The Indiana State Chiropractic Association recently wrapped up the eighth year of its "Chiropractor of the Day" program at the Indiana General Assembly. The program, which is steered by Dr. Peg VanDenburgh, allows legislators, other state-elected officials and their staffs to receive complimentary chiropractic care during the legislative session.
For the third straight year, the ISCA's program was held directly in the chambers of the Indiana House of Representatives. The program offered chiropractic care on Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 8 through February 26.
Of all patient visits recorded during that time, nearly half came from the state's representatives and senators.
BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota -- More than two dozen students and doctors of chiropractic attended the mid-January American Black Chiropractic Association's Region II conference, hosted by Northwestern College of Chiropractic. Region II comprises the 18 states in the central time zone. The students from the chiropractic colleges in that region that attended were from National, Logan, Palmer, and Northwestern. No students from CCCKC, Parker and TCC were in attendance.
Issues discussed at the meeting included student mentoring, fundraising and community outreach.
"Our college is interested in building stronger ties with the ABCA and the student ABCA," said Henry Kaynes, PhD, director of admissions for Northwestern. "We've been working on a variety of projects with the ABCA."
At Northwestern College of Chiropractic's homecoming in February six of the college's alumni were reelected as directors to the Alumni Association: Kara Arne, DC; Barbro Brost, DC; Richard Greene, DC; Thomas Tjornhom, DC; and Zach Zachman, DC, were all reelected to four-year terms. Dr. Kathy Bloom, a 1984 graduate of NWCC, was elected to serve a one-year interim term.
In addition, 23 scholarships totaling $15,650 were awarded during the college's annual alumni luncheon:
Dr. John B. Rolfe scholarship ($1,000 each)
Willem Bos
Jolyn Halvorson
Doug Maguire
Terence Timm
Jennifer Vondrak
Katherine Gress
Denise Jones
Megan Hudson
Rachel Franklin
Steven Fridinger
Carrie Getzmier
Craig Schulz
Tammy Tremmel
Laura Gardiner
Scott Millner
Sarah Bittell
Lori Dokulil
Darrin Gillette
Sherilyn Hildenbrandt
Paul Schissler
Kristen Smith
Kim Juracek
Andy McCaulley
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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