| A. T. Still University (Small Grant) Mesa, AZ A. T. Still University (ATSU) received $25,000 for the acquisition of new computer technology which will assist in the training of Physicians and Physician Assistants. ATSU operates the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, and the National Center for American Indian Health Professions. ATSU has graduated nearly 25% of the nation's American Physician Assistants; has the highest number of American Indian dental students; has on faculty the nation's first American Indian dentist; and has a significant American Indian medical student presence among its forty-five American Indian students. Several indigenous cultures hold beliefs about death and cadavers that present barriers to learning in a traditional anatomy lab. The grant funds will be utilized outfit a virtual learning laboratory designed to reduce barriers which result from the use of cadavers. Request Official Statement Back to Projects List |