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Japan
Japanese Chiropractors Visit Logan
Logan College of Chiropractic recently played host to a delegation of 13 chiropractors
from Japan who visited the school for a customized postgraduate instruction
program. Accompanied by an interpreter to help ameliorate language barriers,
the doctors received supervised instruction on particular aspects of dissection
and human anatomy, and were given the opportunity to learn a variety of chiropractic
techniques and adjustments.
“The doctors wished to include specific content in the areas of anatomy
and dissection, which they did not study as extensively in their educational
programs as do DCs in the United States and Canada,” explained Ralph Barrale,
D.C., Logan’s post-graduate department director. “They also wanted
hands-on work in adjusting, and asked to take some classes with Logan students
in the DC program, while covering other topics in private tutorials.”
Dr. William Huber, an anatomy instructor at Logan, was the primary educator
for the program. Barrale provided instruction in adjusting techniques, as did
Drs. Ralph Filson and Patrick Montgomery. The visiting chiropractors also enjoyed
a tour of the Logan campus, as well as a reception hosted by Logan President
Dr. George A. Goodman and attended by several administrators and faculty members.
“The doctors were very pleased with the program and seemed to enjoy their
time here very much,” Barrale enthuses. “They were especially intrigued
by the large size and beauty of the campus. They made a donation to the college
at the end of the program, and expressed the desire to return in the future
to further their studies.”
Brazil
Brazilian Chiropractic College Graduates First Class
In August and September, Feevale University Center, Novo Hamburgo and the University
of Anhembi-Morumbi will graduate their first class of chiropractic students. Each
school is a five-year university-based and they are attracting larger classes
of students, up to 80 students per semester.
Feevale University Center, Novo Hamburgo will graduate eight students and the
University of Anhembi-Morumbi will graduate 20 students.
Greece
Two DCs Appointed to U.S. Olympic Medical Team
In June, a 47-person medical staff was announced by the U.S. Olympic Committee
(USOC) to provide healthcare for more than 540 American athletes in the 2004 Olympic
Games in Athens. The U.S. medical staff consists of medical doctors, certified
athletic trainers, massage therapists and chiropractors. The two doctors of chiropractic
selected are Drs. Marc Jaffe and Ira Shapiro, both practice in New Jersey.
The staff was directed by head physician David Weinstein, an orthopedic surgeon
from Colorado Springs, Colo. Ed Ryan, the director of sports medicine at the USOC,
along with the USOC’s Sports Medicine Committee, made the selections from
those professionals who have worked a variety of national and international events
for the USOC and have performed a residency at one of the Olympic Training Centers.
“This is the Olympic team of sports medical professionals in this country,”
said Ryan, who has been a member of the USOC staff for five Olympic Games. “These
men and women have proven themselves in a variety of top events and have made
a difference in our athletes’ performances.”
The medical staff will be with each U.S. Olympic Team at practice and at competitions
to care for the athletes and to oversee their healthcare at the Olympic Games.
Some of the staff will work with the athletes at the USOC’s Medical Clinic
in the Athlete’s Village.
The USOC also has a staff at the American College of Greece, the training center
for many of the athletes and teams of the U.S. delegation.
This is the first time that two chiropractors have been named to the medical staff
since the first chiropractor to be assigned at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
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