On Friday, Feb. 22, A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) and the Arizona Dental Foundation hosted the annual event, Give Kids A Smile. About 500 uninsured and underinsured children received free dental care, a new record for the School. Service provided at this year’s event was valued at close to […]
On Friday, Feb. 22, students from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (ATSU-KCOM) Pediatrics Club and Alpha Phi Omega hosted the annual Teddy Bear Clinic. The purpose of the event is to teach children what to expect when they visit various healthcare providers, and to expose them to a healthcare setting in a positive […]
The topic of the first panel discussion hosted by A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Center for the Future of the Health Professions was “The Future of Programmatic Accreditation,” which took place on Sept. 11, 2018. This session was organized by Randy Danielsen, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, and moderated by Norman Gevitz, PhD, senior vice president of academic […]
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the A.T. Still University (ATSU) Health Professions Messenger, a periodic newsletter published and distributed electronically by the newly created Center for the Future of the Health Professions based in ATSU’s Department of Academic Affairs. The vision of the center is to become a national and international network and resource […]
Celebrating Higher Learning Commission’s findings Regional accreditation is a university-wide endeavor critical to assuring A.T. Still University (ATSU) is fulfilling its mission in a strategic, responsible way. Several years of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears culminated in a successful evidence-based assurance argument and evaluation by Higher Learning Commission (HLC) site visitors. In January, HLC […]
On Jan.26, Truman State University’s Center for International Students, Center for Diversity Inclusion, and Center for Student Involvement; A.T. Still University (ATSU); the Missouri Statewide Committee; and the Kirksville Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee hosted an event commemorating MLK Day. The event took place at Take Root Café in downtown Kirksville and included a […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) President, Craig Phelps, DO, ’84, presented Christian Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, the Distinguished Patron Award on Feb. 13 in appreciation for their ongoing support and partnership in educating ATSU students. (Pictured from left): Craig Phelps, DO, ’84, president, ATSU; Sebastian Rueckert, MD, chief medical officer, Christian Hospital; Melissa Kershaw, DO, […]
On Thursday, Feb. 14, ATSU’s Missouri campus supported American Heart Month by inviting students, faculty, and staff to wear red for donation to care for Kirksville community AED machines. All donations went directly to a local non-profit organization, NEMO Heart Health, to maintain the 12 AEDs on ATSU’s Missouri campus. A festive photo booth was […]
The A.T. Still Memorial Library is holding a photo caption contest! One winner and one runner-up will be selected from each campus. The first place prize is a student survival pack. The runner-up will receive a free 3D model of their choosing. The contest is for students only. Students must be able to pick up […]
Charmaine Ng, DMD, ’09 has been committed to serving the underserved since she volunteered for a student-run free dental clinic as an undergraduate student at University of California San Diego. This passion for service led her to A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) to pursue a career in dentistry. “The […]