ATSU-KCOM alumna Dr. Rebeccah Rodríguez Regner delivers annual Tinning Founder’s Day Lecture

ATSU-KCOM alumna Dr. Rebeccah Rodríguez Regner delivers annual Tinning Founder's Day Lecture

A.T. Still University (ATSU) welcomed ATSU-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) alumna Rebeccah Rodríguez Regner, DO, FACOFP, FAOASM, '06, to campus Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, for the annual Fred C. Tinning, PhD, DOEd (hon.) '14 Founder's Day Osteopathy Lecture.

Dr. Rodríguez Regner delivered remarks titled, "Rooted in Osteopathy, Leading the Future: The Impact and Influence of the Osteopathic Physician." Her lecture can be viewed here.

Dr. Rodríguez Regner is a nationally recognized physician specializing in sports medicine, hormone health, and performance optimization. She is board certified in family medicine with a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine. Dr. Rodríguez Regner serves as president of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians California Board and is the founder and medical director of Level Up Health and Wellness in Encinitas, California, where she provides hightouch, personalized care for women and men.

With more than a decade of experience in elite sports medicine, Dr. Rodríguez Regner has served as a Team USA physician with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, medical director for Team USA's High Performance Center at the 2016 Olympic Games, head team physician for USA Women's Rugby 15s, and team physician for USA Women's Water Polo. She has also supported the performing arts as company physician for the San Diego Ballet for more than 12 years.

Dr. Rodríguez Regner has been featured on FOX 5 San Diego, on multiple podcasts, and in Women's Wellness Magazine. She was named a Top 10 Doctor in the United States. Her clinical philosophy blends evidence-based medicine with concierge-level access to help patients and athletes optimize energy, recovery, metabolic health, and longevity.

About the lecture series

In 2009, the late Fred C. Tinning, PhD, DOEd (hon.), '14, and his late wife, Janet, established an endowment at ATSU-KCOM to support an annual Founder's Day lecture on osteopathy. The Fred C. Tinning, PhD, DOEd (hon.), '14, President Emeritus, Founder's Day Osteopathy Lecture Endowment reflects their strong commitment to perpetuating osteopathic principles and practices.

The Tinning endowment provides a lasting source of income to sponsor lectures by nationally recognized experts on neuromusculoskeletal medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine. Presented to students, faculty, staff, and alumni as part of Founder's Day activities, the osteopathy lecture was formerly known as the Scott Memorial Lecture, which had been sponsored and funded by the American Academy of Osteopathy and delivered at ATSU-KCOM. Today, this important tradition continues through the generosity of the Tinning endowment.

Dr. Tinning served as ATSU-KCOM's eighth president from 1984-96. In recognition of his exceptional service to the University, ATSU's Board of Trustees named the Tinning Education Center building on the Kirksville, Missouri, campus in his honor and, in 2014, awarded him the doctor of osteopathic education honorary degree. Dr. and Mrs. Tinning, longtime residents of Lansing, Michigan, passed away in 2019.