Dr. Peter Martin, president of Palmer College of Chiropractic West, is on sabbatical effective July 1, 2000. Palmer Chanellor Michael Crawford said he would serve as interim president until a new president is appointed.
Mr. Crawford said Dr. Martin will continue to serve Palmer as a consultant and will finish out his term as president of the Council on Chiropractic Education.
"It should be obvious to all at Palmer West and throughout the chiropractic profession, that Dr. Martin has been instrumental in the progress made by this fine institution," said Mr. Crawford. "The relocation to the Tasman site, the enrollment gains that have assisted in providing better economic stability, and the excelling caliber of the education delivered at Palmer West have all occurred on Dr. Martin's watch. He deserves the appreciation of the entire Palmer Chiropractic community for his contribution to those and other Palmer West successes."
An all-school assembly will be held to honor Dr. Martin.
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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