Welcome to the January 2024 op-ed column of the Center for the Future of the Health Professions Digest! We are committed to delivering trustworthy information and research on the healthcare workforce, assisting policymakers and health system stakeholders to plan for a sustainable future. This month, our focus is on the crucial role of mentoring in […]
Kristy Knight, MS, adjunct assistant professor, A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Post-Professional Doctor of Audiology online program, was featured in several research publications throughout 2023, as well as on “Think Out Loud,” Oregon Public Broadcasting’s news podcast. In addition to her role at ATSU, Knight is a pediatric audiologist and associate professor […]
It is with sadness I share with you the passing of James McGovern, PhD, 10th president of A.T. Still University. Dr. McGovern served as ATSU’s president from 1997-2008. A New York native, Dr. McGovern earned a bachelor’s degree from Iona College and a master’s degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, both in New York. He […]
A.T. Still University-College for Healthy Communities (ATSU-CHC) Dean Eric Sauers, PhD, announced Jennifer Harrington, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA, has been appointed to the role of Central Coast Physician Assistant (CCPA) department chair and program director, effective Jan. 2, 2024. Dr. Harrington has been on CCPA faculty as a professor and director of didactic education and brings […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences’ (ATSU-ASHS) Doctor of Audiology program recently announced the winners of its annual Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) Student Excellence Endowed Scholarship award. Tricia Stanley, ’25, and Sara Janssen, ’25, were recognized as this year’s outstanding residential students, and were selected for the scholarship based on their clinical skills, […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) hosted its annual Championing the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaker event Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, on its Mesa, Arizona, campus. Renée J. Crawford, DO, ’20, a graduate of ATSU’s School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) delivered this year’s speech. As a student at ATSU-SOMA, Dr. Crawford was […]
A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health student Shaheryar Hasan, D3, wants to become a great dentist. To help accomplish that, Hasan chose a great school. “I chose ATSU-ASDOH primarily for its unparalleled clinical program, a rigorous experience that sets us apart from other dental graduates,” Hasan said. “Beyond the unmatched clinical skills, […]
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Monday, January 15, 2024, our nation celebrates the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A.T. Still University prioritizes efforts to be more inclusive of all […]
When Sophie Lower traveled from her home in Texarkana, Texas, to A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) in Kirksville, Missouri, she wasn’t sure what to expect. What she found was a place that felt like home, and the place she would pursue her dental education. “When I came to interview […]
What makes someone from St. Cloud, Minnesota, decide to go to graduate school in Mesa, Arizona? One visit to campus is all it took for A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS) Master of Science in Occupational Therapy student Morgan Peterson, MSOT, ’25. “I chose ATSU because the second I stepped foot on this […]