Cleveland Chiropractic
College - Kansas City
The college recently received approval to offer an Associate of Arts in Biological
Sciences. Notification came from the North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools, the college’s accrediting body. The college is approved to offer
this new program beginning in fall 2002.
“The implementation of the accredited A.A. Degree in Biological Sciences
is an excellent complement to the Cleveland undergraduate division and will
assist students with transfer of credits into paraprofessional or related health
science degree programs,” said Dr. Carl S. Cleveland III, president.
“Cleveland Chiropractic College has the advantage of offering undergraduate
students the same degree available at most community colleges and in an accelerated
format,” said Monty Jordan, director of admissions.
In addition to the Associate of Arts degree, Cleveland Chiropractic College
offers a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology degree and a Doctor of Chiropractic
degree.
Dr. Mark Pfefer, CCCKC research director at CCCKC, co-authored a chapter in
a new text published by the American College of Sports Medicine titled “Peripheral
Neuropathy and Neuropathic Pain” and is found in the text (John Myers,
editor) Guidelines for Exercise Physiology.
Pfefer also was selected to give a platform presentation at the recent Association
of Chiropractic Colleges/ Chiropractic Research Agenda Conference in New Orleans.
The presentation, “Kinematic Analysis of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation:
A Comparison Between Experienced and In-Training Providers,” was prepared
by Pfefer in collaboration with Carole Zebas, professor in the department of
health, sport and exercise science at the University of Kansas; and Dr. Ruth
Sandefur, CCCKC dean of instruction.
This presentation was also published in the spring 2002 edition of the Journal
of Chiropractic Education.
Life University
Michael J. Schmidt, D.C., former dean of the college at Life Chiropractic College
West, has been appointed interim president of Life University effective Monday,
July 15, 2002.
Dr. Schmidt has been on campus meeting with administrators, faculty members and
students about the future of the university.
Prior to his 10 years of service as dean, Schmidt was chair of the department
of technique from 1986 to 1990 and served as chief of staff of the Life West Clinic
from 1982 to 1986. From 1975 to 1980, he served as one of the early faculty members
at Life Chiropractic College.
Schmidt holds degrees from Upsala College (B.A., 1972) and Palmer College of Chiropractic
(D.C., 1975). A Q&A with this leader of chiropractic education appears on
page 6.In August, Life University announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Klapp,
Dr. Robert De Bonis, and Dr. Sharon Gorman to its Board of Trustees. The new appointments
expand the board from 12 to 15 members. “The expansion of Life’s Board
of Trustees ensures the university will continue to benefit from a diversity of
experience and active participation within the profession,” said Dr. Chuck
Ribley, chairman of Life University’s Board of Trustees.
Logan College of Chiropractic
The Send To Alumni Regularly (STAR) is an ongoing fund-raising program established
for financial support of the Logan Alumni Association, which enables donors to
make regular, scheduled donations to the association in amounts of their choosing.
For 2002, the STAR donors elected to award a total of $21,520 to several different
departments to purchase such items as an Acutron Mentor Modality Microcurrent
Stimulator, ACR Learning File CD-ROM Series, SONY Mavica Digital Camera, EEG monitoring
unit, EMG monitoring unit and two TENS Units.
National University of Health Science
Ninth trimester interns are practicing chiropractic in an allopathic hospital
setting. Since February, students have been participating in hospital rotations
at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion which uses a multi-modality approach
to cancer care, meshing traditional therapies with alternative options.
Midwestern hosts one NUHS intern every two weeks and immerses them in the care
of patients and interaction with medical staff. Interns attend grand rounds, tumor
board and pain management team meetings, patient rotations and participate in
the emergency room. They see patients in many stages of the disease process.
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Donald Kern, D.C., Ph.C., has been appointed to the position of senior campus
administrator for Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida. Dr. Kern has a long
tradition of administrative and faculty service to Palmer, having devoted his
professional career to his alma mater after graduating from Palmer College in
1958.
“I am honored to serve the Palmer Chiropractic University System in this
capacity,” he said of his new appointment. “It is indeed an exciting
challenge, as Palmer continues to move forward and expand its influence, philosophy
and excellence in chiropractic education.”
His responsibilities at Palmer Florida will include carrying out projects for
the president’s cabinet, handling community and state chiropractic public
relations and dealing with student recruitment issues. In addition, he will teach
upper cervical technique and philosophy classes.
Parker College of Chiropractic
The 11th Annual Chiropractic Games will be held on Sept. 26-28 at PCC with a
total of 13 or 14 schools competing in this year’s games. The PCC team
finished second in last year’s games held in Davenport, Iowa. PCC has won
more overall championships than any other chiropractic institution with a total
of five in the past 10 years.
The competition in Dallas will include men’s basketball, women’s basketball,
flag football, golf (two-man scramble), ice hockey, co-ed mountain biking, 5k
run, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, co-ed softball, co-ed tennis and
co-ed volleyball.
Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic
Staff, faculty, alumni and friends recently gathered for a Mortgage Burning Ceremony
on Saturday, May 25, in conjunction with the college’s yearly Lyceum program,
a four-day celebration that involves seminars, continuing education courses, alumni
reunions and many other special events.
“Sherman College has reached a significant milestone in becoming a debt-free
campus for the first time since it was founded in 1973,” said the college’s
President, Jerry L. Hardee, Ed.D. “Becoming a debt-free campus will enable
us to launch a multi-million dollar fund-raising campaign that will further ensure
our future.”
The college began a mortgage fund-raising campaign earlier this year and successfully
raised the $210,000 necessary to retire the mortgage. Many supporters’ donations
to retire the mortgage were made in addition to regular yearly pledges.
Sherman College Vice President for Business and Finance Tim Revels said being
a debt-free campus has many advantages and speaks volumes about the college’s
stability. “Sherman College has certainly made substantial progress over
the past several years,” he said. “Reaching this goal will bring an
even higher level of stability to the institution and allow the college to utilize
more of its assets to continue strengthening its programs and position within
the chiropractic profession.”
Western States Chiropractic College
Recently, WSCC was awarded an $84,000 grant from United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
as part of the “Focus Funding” initiative to help shape a social support
system of community organizations that collaborate on common goals to ensure
that all residents are reaching their full potential as active members of a
vital community.
The grant for the West Burnside Chiropractic Clinic supports collaboration between
the clinic and three adult residential rehabilitation centers. The patient population
will consist of residents of rehabilitation programs from Volunteers of America
(VOA) Women’s Residential Center; VOA Men’s Residential Center; and
DePaul Adult Treatment Services.
The purpose of this collaboration is to improve outcomes for residents of drug
and alcohol residential rehabilitation programs through access to chiropractic
care. The correlation between chronic pain and substance abuse is well documented
in the scientific literature. Through eliminating and/or significantly lessening
their pain, chiropractic care may help patients to successfully complete their
rehabilitation programs.
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