Jae Hyun Park, Ph.D., D.M.D., M.S.D., M.S., associate professor and director at ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, recently published “Open-Bite Treatment Utilizing Clear Removeable Appliances with Intermaxillary and Intramaxillary Elsastics” in the World Journal of Orthodontics together with Tae Weon Kim, Ph.D., D.D.S., M.S.D., president of the Korean Society of Lingual Orthodontics, […]

[cincopa 10492571] Eric Sauers, Ph.D., ATC, chair of the department of interdisciplinary health sciences at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Health Sciences (ATSU-ASHS), appeared on ABC 15‘s morning show, Sonoran Living, at 9:50 a.m. on July 24 to discuss the important role of athletic trainers in providing healthcare services to children and adolescents participating […]

[cincopa 10492515] Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS) student Tony Botelho, OT, ’11, took first place at the 2009 NPC Arizona Bodybuilding Championships on July 18 at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Ariz. Botelho’s desire to compete was aided by one of his A.T. Still University (ATSU) professors, Sue Hillman, M.S., M.A., human anatomy […]

More than 300 A.T. Still University (ATSU) students crossed the stage at the Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater on July 20, in Mesa, Ariz., celebrating a new phase in their healthcare education journey. In one day, four ATSU classes participated in three separate ceremonies. At 2 p.m., 68 members of the Arizona School of Dentistry […]

[cincopa 10492121] Approximately 25 students from Truman State University’s Science & Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP Program) visited A.T. Still University’s Missouri Campus on July 20 to tour KCOM’s Microbiology & Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Anatomy, and Biochemistry departments. Department chairs spoke with the students, who also toured the human patient simulation lab in the Connell […]

Brenden Davis, D.M.D., M.P.H., ’09, was recently named dental director of a new, yet-to-be-named community dental clinic in Ellensburg, Wash., that is due to open in November 2009. The clinic will be associated with Community Health of Central Washington (CHCW) and will serve low income, migrant, and homeless populations in Washington’s Kittitas County. According to […]

[cincopa 10491582] More than 120 internal and adjunct faculty members gathered for sessions in networking, critical thinking, and presentations at ATSU’s annual ASDOH Faculty Advance, held July 9-11 at the Hilton Phoenix/Mesa Hotel and at the Arizona Campus. The annual event, which began in 2005, provides a vital forum for ASDOH faculty to jointly develop […]

[cincopa 10491576] ATSU staff members from Institutional Advancement joined more than 1,100 children from Title 1 elementary schools at the Legacy Backpack Buddies Project at Phoenix Preparatory Academy on July 15. Backpack Buddies gives children from low-income families the opportunity to receive brand new back-to-school clothing. Each student receives a backpack and is able to […]

Michael Conte, OMSII, recipient of the 2009 Carol Funk Memorial Award to the Cranial Academy, shows Bob Behnen, director of development, one of the valuable facts about fetal cranial development that he learned at this year’s Cranial Academy Convention and Program. The memorial fund, sponsored by Robert Funk, is in memory of his wife Carol […]

ATSU-ASHS Dean Randy D. Danielsen, Ph.D., PA-C, physician assistant editor-in-chief of Clinician Reviews, shares a personal story illustrating physicians’ lack of compassion for their patients. “This year, President Obama and Congress will attempt health care reform, giving particular attention to the issues of affordability, quality, and access to care. Another area that I have been […]