December 2007
CHIROPRACTIC BRIEFS ...
Chiropractic group offers free care for veterans
Saying that the
emotional and physical stress of war could be felt a lifetime, doctors in
the Mississippi Valley Chiropractic Alliance are honoring the men and women
who served in Iraq by offering their own services free of charge.
Soldiers wear more than
seventy five pounds of protective equipment everyday. The chiropractic group
says the added weight and physical stress of war can cause more problems
when they return home. "It causes the vertebrate to disalign and cause
pressure on the nerves," said Chad
Schultz, DC, of Three Rivers
Chiropractic.
Veterans say their
services are helping them get life back to normal. Veteran soldier Derril
Albert suffered from nerve problems when he returned from Iraq. Derrill has
been receiving free treatment at Three
Rivers Chiropractic Center in
Onalaska for the last five months. Three Rivers Chiropractic is one of 17
Mississippi
chiropractic centers offering free services to operation military veterans.
Albert says the
treatment has helped him get life back to normal in more ways than one. "It
helps me physically and emotionally. It helps me be a better soldier and a
better father," he explained. The Mississippi Valley Chiropractic Alliance
is offering free services to soldiers for one year.
There are free clinics
in Arcadia, Galesville, Holmen, La Crosse, Onalaska, Sparta and West Salem.
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NYCC
gets $1 million in grants for back pain research
New York Chiropractic
College was awarded a federal grant of more than one million dollars from
the US Department of Health and Human Services. The study will compare two
different treatment modalities for patients suffering from chronic lower
back pain. The treatment modalities which will be utilized are spinal
manipulative therapy and active exercise therapy. Paul Dougherty, DC, NYCC
Associate Professor and principal research grant investigator, will utilize
a "prediction rule" to attempt to identify those patients who best respond
to particular treatment modalities. "The research will help doctors predict
patient responsiveness to treatment and help determine who should be
referred for spinal manipulation or for active exercise therapy," Dougherty
stated.
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American Black Chiropractic Association names chiropractor of the year
Dr. Juneau K. Robbins
of Minneapolis,
MN, has been named Chiropractor of the Year
by the American Black Chiropractic Association, a national professional
association. The honor was announced at the organization's 2007 Annual
National Convention held recently in Little Rock, Arkansas. In a career
spanning just over a decade Dr. Robbins has become a recognized leader
amongst African Americans in the Chiropractic field. The ABCA's Chiropractor
of the Year award was established to recognize and honor a member in good
standing who performed at a level above the rest during the previous year.
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CCE
announces board changes
The Council on
Chiropractic Education (CCE) announced that its Executive Director Dr.
Martha O'Connor has resigned and that Dr. Lance Blackshaw was named as
Interim Executive Director. Dr. Blackshaw has previously served as an
officer on the Board of Directors of CCE and currently is serving the
organization as the Chair of the Task Force on Accreditation Standards
Improvement. In order to fulfill the duties of Interim Executive Director,
Dr. Blackshaw will no longer serve on the Board of Trustees of New York
Chiropractic College. A national search for a permanent executive director
to replace Dr. O'Connor is currently being organized.
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FCER
elects new executive committee
The Foundation for
Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) has elected a new foundation
president, an expanded Board of Trustees, and appointed a new executive
committee. Dr. Charles R. Herring, currently a trustee, was elected FCER
president at the FCER Board of Trustees meeting held in Orlando,
Florida. Dr. Herring succeeds Vincent
P. Lucido, DC, who had been board president for the past 10 years. Dr.
Lucido remains on the board.
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Cleveland College grant renewed
Cleveland Chiropractic
College‑Kansas City (CCCKC) recently received notification from the Missouri
Department of Higher Education (MDHE) that the College will once again be
awarded a $25,000 Loan Default Prevention Grant. This grant, first awarded
in July 2006, is intended to assist the College's efforts to support
students in successfully continuing their education and repaying their
student loans. In addition to supporting the student body by providing
strategies for academic success, the grant also allowed the College
departments to further educate students on the long‑term responsibility
involved in taking out student loans.
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After hours clinic
visit program launched at Parker College
In an effort to
reinforce effective business procedures, the Parker Alumni Association has
instituted the "After Hours Clinic Visit Program." The program involves
inviting Parker students to Dallas‑Ft. Worth area chiropractic offices
"after hours" to tour clinics and visit with field doctors. During the
implementation process for the program, the Parker Alumni Board wanted to
insure that students have more exposure to the business side of
chiropractic. "Parker students receive an exemplary education," said Tim
Gunn, Director of Alumni Relations. "Parker
College's traditions of quality
education, student‑centered attention and a family environment make the
Parker experience exceptional. We continue to provide classes designed to
help the students from a business point of view. This program yields more
learning opportunities in regards to running successful practices."
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SCU
picks Kraft for president
Southern California
University of Health Sciences' Board of Regents has appointed Ronald D.
Kraft PhD. as the college's president. Dr. Kraft, served three years as CEO
and President of the Alliance for
Corporate Education, an agency of the Washington State Community and
Technical
Colleges charged with coordinating workforce programs and training of the
state's higher education sector to business and industry. This followed an
appointment as Vice President at Lord
Fairfax Community College in suburban
Virginia, where he also served as Special Assistant to the President. In
California, he served as a Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chair, and
directed the Community Programs at Southwestern Community College.
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Building renovation at NHSU
Construction crews have
been busy during the last several months on the campus of Northwestern
Health Sciences University. Extensive renovations have been completed on the
cafeteria and foyer and construction is progressing rapidly on a new
48,000‑square‑foot addition, the Wolfe‑Harris Center for Excellence. The new
building will be three floors and will house the Wolfe‑Harris Center for
Clinical Studies, the Greenawalt Library, the Integrity Management Student,
Alumni and Career
Services Center, and administrative offices.
Other recent renovations include removing the old fuel tanks and installing
a new fuel tank near the new loading dock; and newly added ready‑to‑use
volleyball courts.
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ICAK‑USA
awards Parker scholarship
The International
College of Applied Kinesiology ‑‑ USA (ICAK‑USA) will offer its first annual
George J. Goodheart Scholarship in AK at Parker College of Chiropractic this
fall. The $2500 scholarship will be sponsored by Apex Energetics, Inc. and
will be the first of its kind at Parker. It will mark the eighth school in a
series of scholarships that began in October 2005 and has continued to grow.
"The Goodheart Scholarship has been become a success thanks to the
enthusiasm of our sponsors, the motivation of the students and the
assistance from the faculty at every school," remarked Dr. Allan Zatkin,
ICAK‑U.S.A. Scholarship Chairman.
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LACC
celebrates 96th birthday
The Los Angeles College
of Chiropractic (LACC) celebrated its 96th birthday on October 18. LACC was
incorporated in Los Angeles in 1911 and currently has over 6000 alumni
living throughout the world. It is now part of Southern California
University of Health Sciences (SCU)
"LACC has a remarkable
history," stated Ronald Kraft, DC, SCU President "As one of the first
chiropractic colleges in the nation, LACC's proud tradition of preparing men
and women as healers is taking on new dimensions as SCU begins to lead the
profession in a powerful perspective on evidence‑based complementary and
alternative medicine education."
SCU incorporates LACC,
the College of Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine, and the School
of Professional Studies.
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Palmer receives NIH grant
Palmer College of
Chiropractic's Executive Director for Research Christine Choate, DC, PhD,
announced that the college recently received a grant award from the National
Institutes of Health, National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. This is a 1‑year grant
for $110,000, with an option for an additional 3 years at a total of
$750,000. This grant will help Palmer develop faculty, create a more
evidence‑based curriculum, and expand research efforts throughout the
college.
"Palmer is committed to
providing the best education possible to future doctors of chiropractic,"
says Choate. "An important component of this process is to enhance our
students' ability to think critically and to incorporate new knowledge about
how to deliver high quality chiropractic care to patients. This grant will
enhance Palmer's ability to carry out this important component of our
mission. We are very excited that the NIH shares our enthusiasm for this
team effort between research and academic affairs at Palmer."
With the expansion of
the Research Honors Program, students will have more opportunities to do
research. Educators and researchers at the University of
Iowa
and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, will serve as consultants
to Palmer in implementing faculty and student training programs in
evidence‑based practice. In addition, a Palmer advisory committee consisting
of a cross section of administrators, faculty, and students will play a key
role in implementing the objectives of this grant.
