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Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine



The A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Kirksville, Missouri, is the founding institution of osteopathic medicine. Founded in 1892 by Dr. Andrew Taylor Still, the school was originally named The American School of Osteopathy (Still 1897, p. 167).

The institution's name was changed to A.T. Still University after adding a campus at Mesa, Arizona. ATSU-KCOM refers to the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine specifically, and also to the Kirksville campus of A.T. Still University in general.

ATSU-KCOM is location to administrative offices for A.T. Still University, including the office of the president; the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine; the School of Health Management; the A. T. Still Research Institute; and the Still National Osteopathic Museum.


References

Still, Andrew [1897]. Autobiography of Andrew T. Still, with a history of the discovery and development of the science of osteopathy, together with an account of the founding of the American school of osteopathy. 

 
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