A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) student Hunter Katherine Gentry, OMS II, knew the founding school of osteopathic medicine was the right choice for her when she visited the Kirksville, Missouri, campus on her interview day. “My interview was unforgettably warm,” Gentry said. “The staff I spoke with and the ambassadors I met […]
A.T. Still University’s Missouri School of Dentistry & Health (ATSU-MOSDOH) in Kirksville, Missouri, is a home away from home for second-year student Austin Kirby. “ATSU and Kirksville reminded me of home,” the Hannibal, Missouri, native said. “The close knit family that we have here and the love and respect we have for each other is […]
One year ago, ATSU alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students gathered in Heritage Hall to celebrate accreditation of the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine by the American Alliance of Museums. At that celebration, ATSU President Craig M. Phelps, DO, ’84, encouraged alumni and friends to support the museum through charitable gifts, with the goal of preserving […]
A California commencement ATSU-CHC’s Central Coast Physician Assistant (CCPA) program marked its inaugural commencement ceremony Friday, Sept. 8, graduating 88 students with their master’s degree in physician assistant (PA) studies. Held at The Granada Theatre, an ornate, 100-year-old historical landmark in the heart of Santa Barbara’s Historic Theatre District, the ceremony celebrated the graduates’ transition […]
Zeshaun Mirza, MS, ATC, CES, ’11, has been enjoying great success as an athletic trainer. He’s been an athletic trainer with the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns, off-season athletic trainer for Phoenix Suns’ all-star guard Devin Booker, and personal athletic trainer for 14-year NBA veteran forward James Johnson. The ATSU-ASHS Master of Science […]
This past June, ATSU-ASDOH assistant professor Taylor Velasquez, DMD, MPH, ’19, conducted research at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany, representing ATSU as the only American university approved to do research at this level. This monumental opportunity for Dr. Velasquez can trace its roots back eight years ago, when, as a first-year dental […]
Romana Muller, EdD, MSDH, RDH, ’22, assistant professor, ATSU-MOSDOH, was born in Czechoslovakia, a country once under a communist regime. When she was just 11 years old, her family had to make the difficult, and potentially dangerous, decision to flee the country. In doing this, Dr. Muller’s parents could have been sent to prison. However, […]
The email’s subject line was ordinary enough. Something like “National Student Doctor of the Year results,” recalls Michael Megafu, now a fourth-year student at ATSU-KCOM. Megafu was on his third-year rotations at Bayonne Medical Center in New Jersey, checking his email on his phone. He clicked to open the message and reveal its contents. As […]
Every year, the ATSU community gathers to celebrate Founder’s Day and honor the life and legacy of the University’s founder, A.T. Still, DO. The 2023 all-campus celebration began in Kirksville, Missouri, from Oct. 12-14, then in Mesa, Arizona, on Oct. 19, and Santa Maria, California, on Oct. 25. ATSU alumni, students, faculty, and staff reconnected […]
When Danielle Barnett-Trapp, DO, ’11, was asked to join the ATSU Board of Trustees in 2021, she jumped at the opportunity. A member of ATSU- SOMA’s inaugural class, Dr. Barnett-Trapp, a clinical associate professor at Midwestern University’s Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, is the first ATSU-SOMA graduate to serve on the board, something she views […]