IPE helps straighten the kinks

Teamwork, communication, and respect – oh my! Interprofessional education is everywhere at ATSU. Although it is not a new concept in health professions education, it seems IPE’s wildfire growth is catching momentum in programs across the University.

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This was the 16th year that the Arizona campus celebrated Founder’s Day. More than 100 faculty, staff, students, and their families attended Dec. 9 at the Red Mountain Community Center in Mesa, Ariz.

A beautiful love story began in a class registration line on the campus of what is now Truman State University; it was June 4, 1954, and a young Jack Magruder met a young lady named Sue Brimer and boldly struck up a conversation.

For the first time in nearly 30 years, the president of A.T. Still University will be a product of its own. Craig Phelps, DO, FAOASM, ’84, will become ATSU president effective July 1, 2012.

In March, Ron Gaber, EdS, retired from A.T. Still University. Over the past 24 years, he has accomplished much and has been of service to many. He served as dean/vice president for student affairs and associate professor, and for many years, taught death and dying as part of KCOM’s curriculum.

On March 15, amid sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures, ATSU celebrated a symbolic milestone in the establishment of the Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health.