Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
CMCC’s annual Backs in Motion was held April 27 at Sunnybrook Park in Toronto,
with the distance changed from 10K to 5K. Proceeds from the Backs in Motion
help support CMCC students as they strive to become leaders in the health care
profession. For every $50 in pledges raised, donors were eligible to win the
grand prize of a gift package from Obus Forme Ltd.
Cleveland Chiropractic College—Kansas City
CCCKC announced the appointment of Dr. Tom Nichols to the position of chairperson
of the department of diagnostic sciences. Nichols brings more than 20 years
of experience in chiropractic education. He was a faculty member in both the
diagnostic sciences and chiropractic sciences departments, and served as a clinician
in the health center.
Nichols is a 1977 graduate of Palmer College. He received his bachelor’s
degree from Baker (Kan.) University in 1992. Nichols, whose parents were both
Palmer graduates, is a third generation chiropractor. There have been eight
doctors of chiropractic in his family.
Cleveland Chiropractic College—Los Angeles
The Arroyo Seco Libraries Network has awarded the CCCLA library the Z39.50 Software
Technology Grant, in the amount of $7,000, which will be used to update existing
technology. The Z39.50 server software enables web-based searching of catalogs
of outside libraries and is the web-searching software standard recommended
by the California State Library.
Life University
With the appointment of Dr. John Downes as acting dean of the college of chiropractic,
there was an announcement of several changes taking place within the school
including a renewed commitment to the students.
“First and foremost is our commitment to students. Second is enhancement
of the clinic experience, third is curriculum design and improvement and fourth
is the delayed option for late enrollment,” said Downes. The school has
added a “frequently asked questions” section to the school’s
website for current students or students looking to re-enroll.
The new chief of staff of clinics is Dr. Cynthia Boyd: she is implementing a
new faculty-based teaching model that provides for continuity of care and development
of management protocols benefiting both the students and patients.
“We are planning to phase out our current Roswell Street clinic in the
near future. Meanwhile, the main outpatient clinic on campus is undergoing renovation
in preparation for operations. This facility will service entry level students,
as well as, upper quarter. These decisions are designed to maximize the learning
experience and demonstrate fiscal responsibility,” stated Downes.
The curriculum is being redesigned to create a better sequencing of courses
and clinic experience to maximize student’s opportunity for success on
National Boards, licensure and practice.
All returning students were expected to begin classes on March 31, with an exception
being granted only to students returning from a trimester system institution.
These students will begin classes on April 20, and they will be able to make
up course work and return to a regular course load by May 5, noted Downes.
Life Chiropractic College West
LCCW student Ed Roberts recently received the national Student of the Year award
from the Gonstead Clinical Studies Society. The award is given to the people
who have over the course of at least a year, demonstrated outstanding service
to the profession for their commitment to the Gonstead work and have gone the
extra mile to study the Gonstead Technique.
A high school graduate of Faith Baptist Schools in Canoga Park, Roberts is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts of Winnetka, Ca. Roberts earned his B.S.
degree in mechanical engineering and his MBA from Pepperdine University. Before
entering Life West, Roberts was employed for 11 years as a product design engineer
for the Rocketdyne Division of Boeing North America in Canoga Park.
Logan College of Chiropractic
Two new studies are underway in the LCC’s Research Division Institute of
Fundamental Scientific Research that was recently announced by Research Director
Dennis Nosco, Ph.D.
“One study focuses on changes in autonomic nervous system balance through
measurement of heart rate variability before and after chiropractic treatment.
The other study focuses on potential causes of osteoporosis. Both of these topics
are of importance within the chiropractic profession,” says Nosco. “As
researchers, we control the process of collecting data, reporting outcomes and
eventual publication of both studies. This allows us to do unbiased research
that, when published, is unencumbered by potential bias that comes with grants
from private industry.”
Logan is utilizing an $110,000 grant from Biocom to study heart rate variability
as an assessment tool within the chiropractic profession, utilizing the Biocom
Heart Rhythm Scanner-Clinical Edition. The scanner, which monitors heart-rate
variability, is being tested as an assessment tool before and after a single
chiropractic care session and over long-term periods by field doctors who ask
patients to volunteer as study subjects.
Logan also is in the process of initiating a study of osteoporosis by collecting
data on 600 St. Louis-area children (ages 8-18), using the Osteometer MediTech
DTX-200 Dexa-Care, a forearm bone density scanner based on dual energy X-ray
absorptiometry technology. The study is funded by an $11,000 grant from Osteometer
Medi-Tech.
Donna Mannello, D.C., associate professor in LCC’s clinical and chiropractic
science divisions, was sworn in recently as a member of the Missouri State Board
of Health.
Missouri Gov. Bob Holden nominated Mannello to serve on the board, implementing
legislation recently passed in the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate
requiring one member of the seven-member Board of Health to be a chiropractor.
The House bill was sponsored by Missouri State Rep. Charles Portwood, D.C.,
a Logan graduate.
As a member of the Missouri State Board of Health, Mannello’s responsibilities
will include review and input on state Department of Health rules, regulations
and budgetary issues; participation in planning of Department of Health and
Senior Services functions; and participation in board meetings and conference
calls.
National University of Health Sciences
On March 7, the Board of Trustees of National University of Health Sciences
in conjunction with Dr. James Winterstein, president, concluded that it is in
the best interests of the NUHS that the transition to a new president be suspended
immediately. The “no cause” release component of the contract the
university has with Dr. David Wickes has been implemented and the board has
asked Winterstein to continue to serve as president for the foreseeable future.
Winterstein has agreed to serve in this capacity.
Palmer College of Chiropractic
On April 28, PCC hosted one of the most noteworthy speakers and writers of our
time. “An Evening With Maya Angelou” was a once-in-a-lifetime chance
for the Palmer community and public to hear this visionary speaker.
“Maya Angelou is the epitome of diversity,” said student Jackie Hunter,
multi-cultural recruiter and steering committee member. “She’s a black
woman who was raised in the South during the Civil Rights movement. She’s
from a broken family and was sexually assaulted as a child, and as a result
didn’t speak for seven years but developed a unique ability to listen and
write. Dr. Angelou started with nothing and now she’s one of the most inspirational
people alive today.”
“An Evening with Maya Angelou,” sponsored by Palmer College, was also
the kick-off event for the Palmer Diversity Advantage, which is Palmer’s
commitment to increasing cultural diversity within the Palmer Chiropractic University
System as well as building relationships with the Quad-City community.
Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida
Palmer Florida launched a 13-week radio talk show to educate the public about
the benefits of chiropractic and the college’s role in educating future
chiropractors. “Chiropractic Today” airs at 9 a.m. every Wednesday
on WNDB (1150 AM), Daytona Beach’s No. 1 talk-radio station, through May
13.
Senior Campus Administrator Dr. Donald Kern kicked off the series on Feb. 18
with a discussion on “The History of Chiropractic and Palmer College.”
Other speakers to date have included Academic Dean Dr. Gloria Niles and faculty
members V.C. Ravikumar, Ph.D., and Dr. David Seaman.
Parker College of Chiropractic
The Inner-City Games Foundation has been awarded a $10,000 PCC grant to support
its youth fitness and educational outreach programs. PCC President Dr. Fabrizio
Mancini presented the contribution to Arnold Schwarzenegger, ICGF board chair
and co-founder, during his annual Fitness Weekend and Expo in Columbus, Ohio.
The contribution will help fund sports, educational, cultural and community
enrichment programs to build confidence and self-esteem, encouraging youth to
say “yes” to hope, learning and life. All ICGF events and programs
are presented free of charge and promise to give youth positive choices that
are also fun, healthy and challenging.
“We are pleased to present this donation to the Inner-City Games Foundation
on behalf of chiropractic and Parker College,” said Mancini. “We share
ICGF’s belief that ‘kids are a lifetime investment’. This donation
is the first phase in an initiative that includes our commitment to build awareness
of this outstanding program and encourage our chiropractic profession to embrace
and support it.”
The American Chiropractic Association has named Mancini as a recipient of the
prestigious Presidential Award which recognizes outstanding service to the ACA
and chiropractic profession.
Presented during the association’s national legislative meeting, ACA President
Dr. Daryl Wills saluted Mancini for his visionary leadership and commitment
to increase awareness of the programs and initiatives of the National Chiropractic
Legal Action Fund (NCLAF). “His contributions to our profession are significant
and far reaching—he is a visionary leader who has used the Parker Seminars
as a forum to reinforce the importance of supporting the chiropractic profession,
ACA and NCLAF,” Wills said.
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic
SCSC has joined with five other local Spartanburg colleges to host the 2003
South Carolina Humanities Festival in April, which included a health fair held
on the SCSC campus. The festival is aimed to enlighten and entertain the public
by offering an exploration of “Changing Minds of the South” through
a week-long series of lectures, panel discussions, music, dance and comedy performances.
Aside from the free health fair, a panel discussion, “The Future of Healthcare
in Spartanburg: The Mind & Body Connection,” was held in conjunction
with the fair.
Southern California University of Health Sciences
The Associated Student Body of SCUHS hosted the third annual “Spring Into
Health” in late March. The event included a 5K run/walk and half-mile kid’s
fun run with all the proceeds benefiting a local charity, Help for Brain Injured
Children.
A free health fair was held for the public to learn more about alternative health
care, including chiropractic and acupuncture/oriental medicine.
Texas Chiropractic College
Susan Grigsby, Ph.D., a TCC associate professor of physiology, has been appointed
as a visiting scholar in biology at the University of Texas at Austin. Grigsby
will work with UT physiology teacher Dr. Dee Silverthorn, learning new laboratory
exercises in physiology and how better to provide an active learning environment.
She will continue her teaching duties at TCC.
“It is my hope and goal that this experience will lead to improved opportunities
on the TCC campus for all faculty who wish to use active learning techniques
in their classes,” Grigsby said, adding that she became inspired after
hearing Silverthorn, the author of “Human Physiology” and editor for
the American Physiological Society’s journal Advances in Physiology Education,
present at a meeting sponsored by physiology and biology publishers. “[Dr.
Silverthorn] is not only a capable author, but also a gifted teacher.”
Silverthorn created the visiting scholar position specifically so Grigsby would
have the opportunity to “learn at her feet.”
Western States Chiropractic College
Dr. James Badge, chairperson of the WSCC board of trustees, is pleased to announce
that Joseph Brimhall, D.C., has accepted the position of president.
Brimhall will assume the position filled for the past 17 years by Dr. William
H. Dallas, who will retire as WSCC President in June.
Brimhall began his tenure on May 1, and assumes full responsibility as WSCC
president on July 1, allowing for a transition between the new and the out-going
president.
Brimhall, a 1981 graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic, has been in private
practice in Utah for more than 20 years. He was voted “Utah Chiropractor
of the Year” in 1989 and again in 1999. In 2002, he received the George
Arvidson Award for Meritorious Service to Chiropractic from the Federation of
Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) and the Distinguished Service Award from
Logan College of Chiropractic. Brimhall served for 10 years on the Utah State
Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board, serving two terms as Board Chairman.
He has served as a consultant on chiropractic professional standards to the
Utah State Attorney General’s Office since 1999.
As the new president, Brimhall has stated he wants to maintain the commitment
to academic excellence, an evidence-based chiropractic curriculum, and the innovation
that was established during Dallas’ years as president. He plans to assume
the role of “ambassador” in promoting WSCC on a national level.
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