Because they have yet to pass national legislation protecting the chiropractic profession, Japanese DCs are in a similar situation that U.S. DCs faced. We were fortunate enough to be able to pass chiropractic licensure state by state. The DCs in Japan must accomplish this nationally, which has proved to be an extremely difficult task. And in spite of their efforts, Japanese DCs are currently faced with two chiropractic professions.
NBCE Delegates Elect New Board at Annual Meeting
On May 8, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) held its annual board meeting in conjunction with the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) 83rd Annual Educational Conference in Hollywood, Calif. At the meeting, NBCE delegates elected Dr. Paul N. Morin (Maine) as district III director, replacing Dr. Mary-Ellen Rada (N.J.). The delegates re-elected Dr. Norman E. Ouzts, Jr. (S.C.) as district V director.
Continuing their terms on the board are Dr. Robin R. Lecy (S.D.), district I director; Dr. Donna L. Craft (Mich.), district II director; and Dr. Theodore J. Scott (Utah), district IV director.
NBCE directors-at-large Dr. Vernon Temple (Vt.), and Dr. N. Edwin Weathersby (Ariz.) were re-elected to their at-large positions. Dr. Oliver Smith was elected as a new at-large director. NBCE director-at-large Dr. Richard L. Cole (Tenn.) will continue his term.
The two remaining positions on the 11-member NBCE Board of Directors are filled by the president and vice president of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards; Dr. Daniel Saint-Germain (Quebec City) and Dr. Lawrence O'Connor (N.J.), were appointed to serve on the NBCE board.
The NBCE board then elected its executive committee: Dr. Vernon Temple was re-elected as president, Dr. N. Edwin Weathersby as vice president, Dr. Theodore Scott as treasurer and Dr. Richard L. Cole as secretary.
Source: National Board of Chiropractic Examiners