Palmer Board of Trustees Announces New, Returning Members
Susan Hatfield, PhD, a professor of communication studies at Winona State University and peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, has been appointed to the Palmer College Board of Trustees. The one-year appointment took effect Jan. 1, 2011. Current board members Dr. Michael Hahn, John Huston, Ken Koupal, Dr. Barry McAlpine, Dr. Paul Peterson and Dr. Paul VanDuyne have been reappointed to the board, each for three-year terms.
Dr. Arlan Fuhr Honored
During Parker Seminars Las Vegas in January, Parker College of Chiropractic inducted Dr. Arlan Fuhr, the founder and CEO of Activator Methods, International, into the Drugless Research Hall of Fame. Dr. Fuhr becomes the third such inductee, joining Dr. Ron Rupert and Dr. Cheryl Hawk. The Drugless Research Hall of Fame was designed to "showcase significant drug-free contributions in research worldwide."
ANJC Sports Council Names Its Chiropractor of the Year
The Association of New Jersey Chiropractors Sports Council has named Eric Nelson, DC, CCSP, sports chiropractor of the year for 2010. A past president of the sports council, Dr. Nelson helped grow the council to its current membership of more than 100 DCs.
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.
The results of a global survey released late last year (2023) unveiled some startling findings among medical and nursing students. The “Clinician of the Future: 2023 Education Edition” surveyed 2,212 students, of which 446 were in the United States, from 91 countries.
