Parker Awarded Seven-year Accreditation
The Parker College of Chiropractic has had its accreditation re-affirmed for the next seven years. The seven-year accreditation (the longest available) was granted at a meeting of the Chiropractic Council on Education (CCE) in Denver, Colorado June 19-23.
In attendance at the CCE meeting were Dr. James W. Parker, president of the college; Dr. Neil Stern, executive vice president; Dr. J.C. Johnson, member of the board of trustees; and Dr. Louis Brighi, secretary.
Parker Offers New Bachelor of Science in Anatomy
Parker College recently received a certificate of authority from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to award a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in anatomy. This approval comes after several years of effort by Parker administrators, faculty, and staff working toward this goal.
Parker Issues Special Texas License Plates
Parker has become the first chiropractic college to have its own distinctive license plates. Each plate has "Parker College of Chiropractic" written at the bottom, and is issued through the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. The license plate is available to students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the college.
D.A.B.C.R. Granted to Three Parker Faculty Members
Three chiropractic science faculty members of Parker College were awarded Diplomates of the American Chiropractic Board of Radiologists (D.A.B.C.R.) in June. Drs. Ken Garrett, Craig Church, and Darrell Hobson are the first faculty members at the college to receive this diplomate.
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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A central challenge in creating our identity is that chiropractic is a method of care, not a technique or procedure. This is an important concept for us to promote. Our patients are treated with lifestyle modification, exercise, nutritional supplements, diet and a whole-body approach to accelerate the natural healing process. We are not simply CMT providers.
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