Dr. Story and Dr. Shearon were honored during the NAP’s annual induction banquet and awards ceremony on Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Washington.
NAP is a nonprofit organization that advises governmental bodies on the healthcare system and strives to advance interprofessional education, scholarship, research, practice, and public policy within multiple health professions. Members of NAP work to improve access to affordable, quality healthcare for all, and are distinguished healthcare practitioners and scholars who are elected by their peers.
Both Dr. Shearon and Dr. Story were recognized for their dedication to scholarly advancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and excellence in education.
The library has a slew of new databases in our Access bundle from McGraw Hill. In addition to the nince Access databases that ATSU already subscribes to, students and faculty will now have access to the following databases:
AccessAnethesiology: Your go-to Access collection featuring hundreds trusted anesthesiology resources, including books, review questions, cases, videos, study tools, and more.
AccessAPN: Collection of advanced practice nursing learning resources featuring hundreds of books, review questions, cases, videos and more.
AccessCardiology: Your go-to Access collection in cardiology featuring Fuster and Hurst’s the Heart, ECG resources, board review Q&A, cases, videos, flashcards, visual summaries, reference texts, and more.
AccessDermatologyDxRX: Comprehensive resource for all physicians and other healthcare providers including medical students, dermatology residents, internists, oncologists, and infectious disease specialists. With thousands of images that include all of the essential information to help you with clinical decision-making, this resource covers the full scope of dermatologic conditions.
AccessHemOnc: Provides unique benefits that deliver indispensable support in education and certification/recertification – through these exclusive interactive features: online editions of leading references, helpful diagnostic resources, new treatment regimens, interactive 3D modules, and more.
F.A. Davis AT Collection: Provides unique benefits to athletic trainers at every stage of their careers through these exclusive interactive features: dozens of AT reference texts, case studies, and extensive video library. (A part of AccessPhysiotherapy)
Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice: AccessPharmacy’s Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice is a micro-collection of this popular McGraw-Hill pharmacotherapy text and its accompanying Study Guide. Offered together on one microsite, the collection gives instructors more flexibility and students even broader content through the AccessPharmacy platform – optimized for viewing on any device.
If you have any questions or issues, please contact your liaison librarian or email libaz@atsu.edu.
SOMA is the nation’s largest network of osteopathic medical students and the only student organization with direct representation to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Its members work to advance health policy, build leadership skills, and advocate for the profession as physicians at the local, state, and federal levels.
As parliamentarian, Krishnasamy will serve as the representative voice for all osteopathic medical students at the AOA House of Delegates annual meeting, review submitted resolutions for discussion and potential adoption as SOMA policy, and empower students to use their voices through advocacy and resolution writing.
“I’m deeply honored and grateful for the opportunity to elevate the voices of my peers and to contribute to the advancement of our profession. Most of all, I’m excited to share my passion for advocacy and hope to inspire others to step into this space and make their voices heard,” Krishnasamy said.
You may recognize this month’s staff member highlight if you are on the Arizona campus as it’s Mari Murillo, who has been with us for three years!
Position title: Library Assistant
What made you want to work in libraries? I’ve always enjoyed reading books and I’ve always liked health sciences, so to my wonderful surprise I learned that there are health science libraries. The experience has been so fulfilling that I am looking to pursue my master’s in library science. It feels like this library world found me!
What do you like most about your job and about working for ATSU? The students! They are so kind and I really enjoy it when I get to chat with them! I hope one of their favorite spaces is the library and I’m always happy to help them.
What is a fun job you had before ATSU? I worked as an event planner manager for a local paletas (Mexican popsicles) shop. It was my favorite job because I got to work festivals, farmers markets, and private events all throughout the valley. I met many amazing people and the best part was that I got to trade our paletas for food at these events! YUMMM!
What is a fun/unique/exciting tidbit to know about you, or how do you spend your free time? I make my own jewelry for fun, so sometimes I’m wearing my own designs! I’ll break apart a bunch of old jewelry and create new pieces from them, like earrings or necklaces or bracelets! Rings are tricky but I have managed to turn some old earrings into rings!
Third-year student Jenna Vekariya, ’26, presented her poster, “Illuminating the Hidden: A Case-Based Review of Hearing Loss in Hunter Syndrome (MPS II),” in conjunction with Zarin Mehta, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA, associate professor.
Program alumna Anna Fowler, AuD, ’24, a pediatric audiologist with the University of Miami Health System, presented two posters: “Hearing the Unheard: A Comprehensive Approach to Overcoming Barriers to Pediatric Hearing Health Care for Underserved Families” and “Unlocking Potential: How State Funding Can Positively Impact Pediatric Hearing Health Care.”
Anna Fowler, AuD, ’24, and Amy Metcalfe, LCSW, University of Miami Health System.
The library has over 200 databases (subscription and open access), so it’s nearly impossible for you to be aware of them all. In this newsletter, we are highlighting three databases that provide comprehensive access to instruments, reviews, and psychological measures: HAPI (Health and Psychosocial Instruments), Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY), and PsycTESTS.
Featured Databases:
HAPI: Health and Psychosocial Instruments HAPI offers over 190,000 abstracts and records of behavioral measurement tools used across various disciplines, including nursing, public health, and psychology. It helps you find relevant instruments and connect them to published studies.
Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) The Mental Measurements Yearbook, now available as a database, is a renowned reference series that offers critical reviews of English-language educational and psychological tests. It provides in-depth, expert evaluations, guiding researchers and practitioners to select the most suitable tests for their specific needs. MMY ensures you’re using rigorously reviewed and validated tests, enhancing the quality and reliability of your research.
PsycTESTS APA PsycTests provides expertly-created metadata to instantly find and download instruments for research and teaching, primarily focusing on unpublished tests. It saves researchers time by offering access to tests not commercially available. Each record includes a construct summary, reliability, validity, factor analysis (when available), and supplemental materials like datasets, scoring sheets, and manuals. The types of tests include test batteries, questionnaires, rating scales, surveys, and much more.
How These Databases Can Help You:
Literature Reviews: Easily identify and understand the measurement tools used in previous research.
Instrument Selection: Find the most appropriate and reliable instruments for your studies.
Test Evaluation: Use critical reviews to assess the validity and reliability of tests.
Research Development: Access full-text instruments to integrate into your research design.
Example Use Case:
Imagine you’re researching the impact of stress on nurses’ job satisfaction. You could use:
HAPI to find relevant stress and job satisfaction scales used in nursing research.
MMY to review the psychometric properties of those scales.
PsycTESTS to explore additional, research-specific instruments that might be suitable.
We encourage you to explore these databases and leverage their resources to enhance your research. A note that all three of these databases are through EBSCO and therefore they will look and work similar, but the content is where they differ. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your library liaison.
Worn for more than 100 years by physicians, white coats have been adopted by other health professions. This ceremony serves as a symbol of transformation and a right of passage, and recognizes students for reaching this point in their education.
Pamela K. Levangie, PT, DPT, DSc, FAPTA, former president, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Academy of Education, professor emerita and former physical therapy chair, MGH Institute of Health Professions, provided this year’s keynote address.
In total, 50 future doctors of physical therapy received their white coats.
Watch the complete ceremony here and check out more photos below!
Julie Malloy, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, PMP, CPHQ, FNAP, vice president of practice, American Occupational Therapy Association, delivered the keynote address.
Worn for more than 100 years by physicians, white coats have been adopted by other health professions. This ceremony serves as a symbol of transformation and a right of passage, and recognizes students for reaching this point in their education.
In total, 12 future doctors of occupational therapy received their white coats.
Watch the complete ceremony here and check out more photos below!
This ceremony marks a milestone and recognizes the students completing their first didactic year and beginning clinical rotations. Twelve students received their white coats at this year’s ceremony.
Program alumna Brianne E. Fink, AuD, ’14, an educational audiologist with the Paradise Valley Unified School District, presented the ceremony’s keynote address.
Watch the complete ceremony here and check out more photos below!
Founded in 2021, A.T. Still University’s (ATSU) Harm Reduction Club is making a positive impact throughout the Phoenix area through the implementation of harm reduction practices. The club, dedicated to raising awareness and providing resources to vulnerable populations, has significantly expanded its outreach efforts this year, and students are looking forward to seeing what’s to come.
“With over 800 safety needle kits and naloxone kits created by ATSU’s Harm Reduction Club, this year’s goals are to actively raise awareness about harm reduction practices and to serve our community members through volunteering and increasing access to healthcare,” said club president and ATSU-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) student Helen Dang, OMS I.
“Working closely with Shot in the Dark, we have our club members volunteering their time handing out sterile needles and naloxone kits to people who use drugs. In doing so, actively using harm reduction principles to save a life,” Dang added.
Through a newly focused collaboration with Midwestern University’s Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, club members are also using osteopathic manipulation skills to serve unhoused community members in central Phoenix.
Dang explained, “In this activity of community service, we are directly using our clinical skills to improve a patient’s life. We strive to start the very first student-run street medicine program, to weave harm reduction into clinical practice, while also advocating for harm reduction education into medical education.”
Additionally, through a collaboration with HR Reach, an organization run by medical students and pre-medical undergraduate students passionate about harm reduction education, advocacy, and collaboration in healthcare, members have the opportunity to get involved with medical students across the nation.
Through these collaborations, ATSU’s Harm Reduction Club is not only addressing immediate community needs but also working toward long-term change in medical education and practice.
