a.t. still university school of osteopathic medicine in arizona a.t. still university school of osteopathic medicine in arizona 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. a.t. still university - school of osteopathic medicine in arizonatypeprivate medical schoolestablished2007presidentcraig m. phelps, d.o., faoasmdeanvalerie sheridan, d.o., facos, facsacademic staff176 full-time 469 part-timestudents425locationmesa, arizona, united statescampus22 acres (8.9 ha)websiteatsu.edu/soma soma is accredited by the commission on osteopathic college accreditation (coca) of the american osteopathic association (aoa). campus atsu soma main building the medical program operates out of a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) building on the 22-acre (89,000 m2) campus of a.t. still university in mesa. the campus is the anchor of the arizona health & technology park, a 132-acre (0.53 km2) 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 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m2) east valley family ymca. academics the curriculum at atsu-soma is unique in that all of the clinical education is based at one of twelve community health centers throughout the country. 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. basic sciences are coupled with clinical sciences so that the students have a more comprehensive and practical foundation for each medical discipline. 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 is unique in that the first year is spent at the mesa campus and the last three years at one of many community health centers. as of 2021, atsu-soma offers 16 community health center opportunities in such locations as (alphabetically, by state): 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 texas north central texas community health care center – witchita falls, texas washington health point (previously community health centers of king county) – suburban seattle, washington