A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

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| name = A.T. Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona

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| image = ATSU-SOMA.svg

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| established = 2007

| type = Private medical school

| staff =

| faculty = 176 full-time{{cite web|url=http://www.atsu.edu/soma/prospective_students/academic_fastfacts.htm |title=Academic Fast Facts - School of Osteopathic Medicine - A.T. Still University |publisher=Atsu.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-05-26}}
469 part-time

| dean = Sharon Obadia{{cite web|title=Faculty & Staff|url=https://www.atsu.edu/school-of-osteopathic-medicine-arizona/about-soma/faculty-and-staff|publisher=A.T. Still University}}

| president = Craig M. Phelps

| students = 425{{cite web|title=A.T. Still University–School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA)|url=http://www.aacom.org/resources/bookstore/cib/Documents/2014cib/2014cib-36%20ATSU-SOMA.pdf|publisher=American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine}}

| city = Mesa

| state = Arizona

| country = United States

| campus = {{convert|22|acre}}

| website = {{url|atsu.edu/soma}}

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A.T. Still University - School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) is a private medical school in Mesa, Arizona. It was established in 2007 as the Arizona campus of A.T. Still University. A.T. Still University (ATSU) is the original founding institution of osteopathic healthcare, established in 1892 by Andrew Taylor Still in Kirksville, Missouri.

SOMA is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).{{cite web |url=http://news.atsu.edu/index.php/archives/1158 |title=ATSU-SOMA receives full accreditation status |work=ATSU News Releases |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=9 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823051940/http://news.atsu.edu/index.php/archives/1158 |archive-date=23 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}

Campus

File:ATSU-SOMA-entrance-2012.JPG

The medical program operates out of a {{convert|100,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building on the {{convert|22|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus of A.T. Still University in Mesa. The campus is the anchor of the Arizona Health & Technology Park, a {{convert|132|acre|km2|adj=on}} education, healthcare, and technology triangle owned by ATSU and Vanguard Health Systems. The master plan for the new park includes hospitals, long-term care facilities, professional offices, and product development research facilities.

The campus is also home to the ATSU-Arizona School of Health Sciences, ATSU-Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, and the {{convert|32,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} East Valley Family YMCA.{{cite web |url=http://news.atsu.edu/index.php/archives/tag/arizona-health-technology-park |title=Entries tagged with "Arizona Health & Technology Park" » » News Releases – A.T. Still University |publisher=News.atsu.edu |date= |accessdate=2012-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322201601/http://news.atsu.edu/index.php/archives/tag/arizona-health-technology-park |archive-date=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead }}

Academics

The school offers the following Doctoral degree programs:

Doctor of Audiology

Doctor of Dental Medicine

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

The school offers the following Master's degree programs:

Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences

Master of Science in Orthodontics

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

The curriculum at ATSU-SOMA previously had a unique approach in that all of the clinical education is based at one of twelve community health centers throughout the country.{{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=Candice |last2=Mullan |first2=Fitzhugh |date=June 2009 |title=The separate osteopathic medical education pathway: uniquely addressing national needs. Point. |url=http://www.creighton.edu/fileadmin/user/CCAS/prehealth/PMED/PMED_300/Applying/The_Separate_Osteopathic_Medical_Education.8.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=Academic Medicine |volume=84 |issue=6 |page=695 |doi=10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181a3dd28 |pmid=19474535 |doi-access=free |accessdate=3 November 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731084454/http://www.creighton.edu/fileadmin/user/CCAS/prehealth/PMED/PMED_300/Applying/The_Separate_Osteopathic_Medical_Education.8.pdf |archivedate=31 July 2010}}

=Training=

ATSU-SOMA uses the Clinical Presentation Educational Model which teaches that there are about 120 different ways that a patient can present themself to a physician. The teaching method was based on a method developed in 1994 by the University of Calgary.{{cite web |url=http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/11/faculty-interview-atsu-school-of-osteopathic-medicine-in-arizona/ |title=Faculty Interview: ATSU-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona |date=10 November 2008 |work=The Student Doctor Network |access-date=17 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623091514/http://www.studentdoctor.net/2008/11/faculty-interview-atsu-school-of-osteopathic-medicine-in-arizona/ |archive-date=23 June 2011 |url-status=dead }} Basic sciences are coupled with clinical sciences so that the students have a more comprehensive and practical foundation for each medical discipline.{{cite web|url=http://www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/newsletter/jan11/DO-Day-2010-2011.pdf |title=Student D.O. Day at ATSU-SOMA Flyer |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726002733/http://www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta/newsletter/jan11/DO-Day-2010-2011.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-26 }} The curriculum design emphasizes clinical competencies which allows students to enter residency programs with greater experience with chronic disease than students educated in the majority of tertiary care-oriented academic health centers.

=Community Health Center locations=

ATSU-SOMA previously had a unique approach in that the first year was spent at the Mesa campus and the last three years at one of many community health centers. Currently, however, the medical school has converted back to the traditional approach of the first two years being spent in the classroom and the second two years in clinics. As of 2021, ATSU-SOMA offered 16 community health center opportunities:{{Cite web|title=ATSU {{!}} School of Osteopathic Medicine Arizona|url=https://www.atsu.edu/school-of-osteopathic-medicine-arizona/academics/clinical-rotations-and-facilities|access-date=2021-03-04|website=www.atsu.edu}}

Arizona
North Country Healthcare – Flagstaff, Arizona
Adelante Healthcare – Phoenix, Arizona
El Rio Community Health Center – Tucson, Arizona
California
Community Health Center of the Central Coast, Inc – Santa Maria, California
San Ysidro Health Center – San Ysidro, California
Family Healthcare Network – Tulare County, California
Hawaii
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center – Wai'anae, Oahu, Hawaii
Illinois
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation – Centreville, Illinois
Near North Health Service Corporation – Chicago, Illinois
New York
Sunset Park Family Health Center – Brooklyn, New York
Ohio
HealthSource of Ohio – Mt Orab, Ohio
Oregon
Northwest Regional Primary Care Association – Portland, Oregon
Pennsylvania
The Wright Center for Community Health – Scranton, Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services – Ridgeland, South Carolina
Washington
Health Point (previously Community Health Centers of King County) – Suburban Seattle, Washington