ATSU-ASHS audiology graduate Brad Murphree, Au.D., was featured in the July/August 2009 issue of Audiology Today, the magazine of the American Academy of Audiology, as part of what is believed to be the only three-generational family of audiologists currently practicing in the United States. Brad practices with his father, George Murphree, Au.D., in Huntsville, Ala. […]
Several ATSU-ASHS athletic training faculty and alumni made presentations and received awards at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) annual meeting in San Antonio, TX, held June 17-20. Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Alison Snyder, Ph.D., ATC, was awarded the Clint Thompson Award for Clinical Advancement by the Journal of Athletic Training. Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary […]
With the help of 10 second-year SOMA students, El Rio Community Health Center in Tucson, Ariz., hosted its Cover the Uninsured Health Fair on March 24 as part of national Cover the Uninsured Week, held March 22-28. According to the Arizona Daily Star, approximately one out of every five Arizonans does not have health insurance, […]
On your mark, get set, go! On September 13, hundreds of athletes splashed into the waters of Forest Lake at Thousand Hills State Park in Kirksville to kick off the 25th anniversary of the Northeast Missouri (NEMO) Triathlon, organized by A.T. Still University. Participants began checking in for the event at 6:30 a.m. on race […]
Just three months after his appointment to the editorial board of the American Journal of Medicine, ATSU-KCOM Dean Philip Slocum, D.O., ’76, co-authored an article on osteopathic clinical education for the journal, Academic Medicine. Entitled “Osteopathic Clinical Training in Three Universities,” the article ran in the June 2009 issue of the journal. It explains the difference between […]
Michael Lazzari, a doctor of health sciences (D.H.Ed.) student in ATSU’s School of Health Management class of 2010, was awarded a $3,000 ASCLS E&R Graduate scholarship from the Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. “This scholarship program is very competitive, so it is a noteworthy accomplishment for Michael,” said Alpha Mu Tau Board […]
ATSU-KCOM Biochemistry Assistant Professor James Cox, Ph.D., recently shared details from a two-year research project that shows that the anti-obesity drug Orlistat, known as Alli, the only FDA approved over-the-counter weight loss product, decreases the development of gastrointestinal cancer in mice. The research was done in conjunction with biochemistry professor Richard Cenedella, Ph.D., and graduate […]
SOMA student Brian Grimwood, OMS I, was recently awarded a scholarship from the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation. According to Grimwood, who is from Oregon and plans to return there to practice, the scholarship is designed to help students who plan on practicing in the Pacific Northwest.
[cincopa 10489081] Second-year SOMA student Esther Min and her classmates show what they have been doing at their community health center in California.
[cincopa 10488933] Special Olympic athletes were treated to free dental screenings by ASDOH students and faculty May 1 at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz., as part of the Special Olympics Special Smiles® program. Participating ASDOH students included Heather Hearon, D2; Erik Smith, D3; Cameron Blythe, D2; Ryan Taylor, D2; Kevin Ramsey, D3; and Brian […]