1st Annual Women’s Wellness Program Awards
We congratulate the recipients of the 1st Annual Women’s Wellness Program Awards and look forward to their continued success in their endeavors. Over $15,000 in combined funding has been awarded to the following inaugural recipients of the Program Awards.
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♦ BRITE Program
Dental Patient Transportation
Victoria Michaels
Bridging Resources In Treatment & Education (BRITE), a patient advocate program available to patients of ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH), was awarded $3,000 to provide transportation vouchers for patients who have no other means of getting to and from the dental clinic.
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♦ Physician Assistant Studies
Noelle Maternal and Neonatal Birthing Simulator
Emily Babcock
ATSU-ASHS’ Physician Assistant program was awarded $4,000 for the purchase of a birthing simulator manikin for the women’s health clinical medicine course.
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♦ Alaskan Global Outreach Program
Portable Nomad hand-held x-ray system
Dr. Maureen Romer
The Alaskan global outreach program comprises ATSU-ASDOH students and faculty who visit rural villages in Alaska to provide dental care to underserved populations, specifically school-age children. The program was awarded $8,500 for the purchase of a portable hand-held X-ray system.
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