Canadian
Memorial College of Chiropractic
The CMCC will host the 19th Annual “Backs in Motion 5K Run/Walk” for Chiropractic Education on April 25 in Sunnybrook Park in Toronto. The event raises money to support chiropractic education and research at CMCC. There is also an awareness drive that consists of a poster campaign at stations in the subway system to promote chiropractic and the event.
Homecoming is being held June 4-5 for CMCC alumni who wish to gather at the Bayview campus and reacquaint themselves with classmates, reflect upon life during and after CMCC and look forward to the exciting new chapter that awaits CMCC and the profession at our new campus on Leslie Street.
Cleveland Chiropractic College–Kansas City
CCCKC and Truman Medical Center have established a historical partnership through which the college in February 2004 began operating its own chiropractic clinic inside TMC’s Lakewood hospital.
This venture provides an additional opportunity for students to gain valuable experience working in a multidisciplinary setting, learn hospital protocol and work with clinicians and members of the hospital staff by assisting with patient care. At the same time, interns will be educating other healthcare providers on the benefits of chiropractic care.
The expansive, state-of-the-art Lakewood campus offers a full range of health care services to the community. This facility also manages and operates the Jackson County Health Department, where each year thousands of Jackson County residents receive care. In addition, the TMC network includes the Hospital Hill facility in Kansas City, Mo. TMC is well known for its innovative programs, including the Women’s Care Breast Center and the Sickle Cell Center.
Cleveland Chiropractic College–Los Angeles
CCCLA graduates Bryen Bell and his wife Alithea Corter helped organize a group of chiropractors and massage therapists for a trip to the San Bernardino base camp, where thousands of firefighters and incident-control specialists were staying as part of the effort to put out California’s raging wildfires. The group, which also included Dr. Edgar Chang, provided chiropractic care at the camp during a four-day span in late October/early November.
Firefighters fighting the “Old Fire” called the San Bernardino base camp home for days on end. While they were there they could visit the medic tent for a complimentary chiropractic adjustment and mini-massage. Many of the firefighters worked 12-hour shifts carrying 40-pound packs. They had many complaints that could be addressed immediately by the doctors and therapists.
“Being on location and helping to adjust the firefighters was absolutely exhilarating,” Bell said. “The whole experience was extremely rewarding in that we were able to help them be more productive, safe and healthy. They were climbing mountains and carrying heavy equipment to battle the fires and we were able to help them increase their strength and stamina.”
Life University
At the end of January, Life held its second Life Source seminar in Atlanta which attracted hundreds of chiropractors, chiropractic assistants and supporters for three days to hear some of the most inspiring speakers in the chiropractic profession today talk about the Lasting Purpose idea of living an inner-directed life. With each successive seminar, the number of doctors and staff in attendance has grown. Although the speakers finish by 10 p.m. each evening, the fellowship and camaraderie often continues into the early hours of the morning. Old friendships are renewed and new relationships forged that last long past the conclusion of the seminar.
Life Source was created for doctors of chiropractic, chiropractic assistants and office administrators to gain knowledge on how to build a better, more successful practice. The role call of speakers at the Life Source Seminars continues to grow. Among those scheduled to speak in April are Drs. Chuck Ribley, Jim Sigafoose, Shawn Powers, Bruce Parker, Sharon Gorman, Darryl Wills, Gerry Clum, and Stu and Teri Warner. Chiropractic students are admitted free to the seminars. The seminar offers a special late-night Friday program for chiropractic students and prospective students that provides them with the opportunity to interact with the outstanding team of speakers and address issues that are unique to them.
Logan College of Chiropractic
In the November 2003 issue of the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association, three LCC faculty members published an article titled, “Lumbar Segmental Flexion Reserve in Side-Posture Pelvic Manipulation: Segmental Flexion Reserve in Pelvic HVLA.”
Dr. Raymond Wiegand, formerly of Logan’s Research Division, is now conducting research privately. Dr. Norman Kettner is chairperson of the Logan Radiology Department. Dr. John Zhang is a research associate at Logan. The authors studied intersegmental flexion motion of the lumbar spine resulting from a pelvic side-posture, high-velocity adjustment, using a low-amplitude set-up.
Their objectives included determining whether any additional reserve of motion segment flexion exists beyond the set-up position, providing estimates of potential lumbar disc injury due to flexion loading as a result of the side-posture set-up, and assessing differences in estimates of segmental reserve range of lumbar motion between experienced and novice doctors of chiropractic.
Emerson of St. Louis, formerly Emerson Electric, annually presents teaching awards to outstanding educators in the region. This year Emerson named 109 recipients in November, including Karen Dishauzi, D.C., assistant professor in the chiropractic and clinical science divisions at LCC.
Dishauzi, an LCC graduate, has been a full-time faculty member at Logan teaching physical diagnosis laboratory, philosophy, orthopedics and Diversified Technique. She is widely recognized on campus for her commitment to academic excellence and assisting students and for her leadership skills.
National University of Health Sciences
NUHS’s library recently received a donation of the “Primal Pictures Interactive Anatomy Series” because of the generosity of the university’s senior staff clinician, Dr. Manuel Duarte. Duarte is the most recent recipient of the Foot Levelers’ Clinical Excellence Award, which normally includes a certificate of recognition and a monetary donation. However, Duarte requested that Foot Levelers divert the monetary award toward the donation of the award-winning mini-CD instructional series.
“I felt it was important to donate the ‘Primal Anatomy’ package because it is a high quality teaching tool for anatomy and biomechanics. Having this set of CDs will be helpful to all our students at some point,” said Duarte. “I hope this gift will have broad appeal and be a useful supplement to our anatomy, chiropractic, physiology and board review studies.”
NUHS’s Learning Resource Center Director Joyce Whitehead agrees. “We are happy and grateful to receive this donation. This comprehensive program offers excellent depth and quality of instruction,” says Whitehead. “It is an exceptional learning resource. We appreciate the ongoing support of Duarte and the people of Foot Levelers as they demonstrate their commitment to education.”
Northwestern Health Sciences University
This February the first annual school of massage therapy winter gathering was held on campus for all current massage therapy students, Northwestern alumni and massage therapy professionals. It was an opportunity to meet other professionals in the field, earn valuable education credits and explore the latest in massage products.
The event included an open cadaver lab and presenters like Ruth Werner, author of A Massage Therapists Guide To Pathology, and Kim Swineheart, D.C., assistant professor and chair of the basic science lab. The speakers will cover a myriad of topics from power of the positive to the delicate art of talking to clients about their health.
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Members of the Palmer Student Alumni Foundation immerse themselves in the holiday spirit with their annual Toys-for-Tots campaign in December conducted by local Marine Corps Reservists.
Of the organizations on campus that contributed, to the event Palmer’s Student Council lead the cause with a $500 donation. Other student organizations who donated include the Palmer Vet’s Club, the Palmer Student ACA, the Palmer Student ABCA and the Beacon. Faculty and staff’s contributions added over $625 to the efforts. In addition, the Palmer Faculty Senate gave a $100 donation as well.
The total combined contribution for all the classes was over $750.
Palmer College of Chiropractic-Florida
Palmer Florida students have formed a Motion Palpation Club to facilitate a greater understanding of the technique. The primary goal of the club is to help students become proficient in the art of motion palpation, while developing an understanding of clinical biomechanics and neurology. Club meetings will cover palpation of the spine and extremities; concepts of end feel, joint play and joint dysfunction; biomechanics of joints and the back force transmission system; and neurological considerations.
Parker College of Chiropractic
With thousands of people in attendance, Parker Seminars Las Vegas 2004 held one of the largest chiropractic gatherings in the profession’s history on Jan. 15-18. The annual event has become the most anticipated event in the profession and this year did not disappoint that expectation. Chiropractors from as far away as Australia, Japan and France were in attendance.
The entertainment was provided by noted celebrities such as Dana Carvey, Mariah Carey, Bob Eubanks and Marilu Henner, and this year’s event was the most spectacular in the 51-year history of Parker Seminars. In addition, comedian Jerry Lewis was present to accept the Parker Crystal Backbone Award for his humanitarian efforts.
But entertainment wasn’t the primary reason people attended: accomplished authors and speakers such as Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul, and John Gray, author of Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus, were on hand to provide the audience with their unique insight and motivation.
In addition, many of chiropractic’s most respected doctors and researchers were featured lecturers during the numerous break-out classes.
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic
SCSC, Spartanburg Technical College and the University of South Carolina Spartanburg signed an agreement on Dec. 10, creating “The Two Plus One Plus One” program to benefit upstate South Carolina students. Signed in the Scallon Building Atrium at Sherman College, this agreement expands higher educational opportunities and career options, while saving students time and money.
The program facilitates transfer for students earning an Associate Degree in Science from STC to USCS and Sherman College, where they can earn a bachelor of science or bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies and a doctor of chiropractic degree. “Spartanburg Technical College is pleased to be partnering with the University of South Carolina Spartanburg and Sherman College to provide additional higher education opportunities for students in the Upstate,” says Dan Terhune, STC president. “The ‘Two Plus One Plus One’ program provides a new employment track for our students as we continue emphasizing our workforce development mission.”
According to Jerry Hardee, president of Sherman College, “Students will save time and money by completing the final year of their bachelor’s degree simultaneously with the first year of the doctorate program at Sherman.”
Southern California University of Health Sciences
The SCU Motion Palpation Club and the Motion Palpation Institute are hosting a seminar on “Spine 2: Cervicals & Thoracics.” This 12-hour, hands-on session will deal specifically with palpation and adjusting of the occipital-atlanto-axis complex, lower cervical spine, thoracic spine and first rib.
Texas Chiropractic College
TCC’s 13th Annual Gala with the theme of “Adventure on the High Seas” was held Feb. 7 at the Houston Hobby Airport Hilton Hotel. The popular Judge Molly Maness-Barnes and Rae Sanders co-emceed the evening’s festivities while Judge Louie Ditta and Port of Houston Commissioner Steve Phelps took on the live auction responsibilities.
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