by nextAdmin1 | Apr 15, 2025
ATSU opens as the American School of Osteopathy (ASO) in Kirksville, with A.T. Still, DO, as the first president.
by nextAdmin1 | Apr 15, 2025
Dr. Still’s reputation grows, and he coins the term “osteopathy.”
by nextAdmin1 | Jan 24, 2025
On June 22nd 1874, after years of study and research, Dr. Still develops what would become osteopathic medicine. In 1875, Dr. Still moves to Kirksville, Missouri to work as a traveling physician.
by nextAdmin1 | Jan 24, 2025
Dr. Still marries Mary Elvira Turner, known as the mother of osteopathic medicine. Dr. Still serves in the Union Army and is distraught by the medical care and effects of opium. Four children of Dr. Still’s die within four weeks, prompting him to rethink his...
by nextAdmin1 | Jan 24, 2025
In 1853, Dr. Still moves to Kansas to help his father provide care for Native Americans and soon receives training to become a physician. In 1857, Dr. Still is elected to Kansas’ territorial legislature.