Dr. Scott Haldeman Honored
Scott Haldeman, DC, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FAAN, FCCS(C), is the recipient of the Sheikh Zayed International Award for Complementary Medicine for his work on spine pain and chiropractic. The award "to recognize and reward excellence in complementary medicine by honoring esteemed scientists and medical practitioners for their distinguished contributions to improve the quality of life for humanity, advance knowledge and benefit humanity" is named after the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the United Arab Emirates who invested heavily in health care in the UAE.
"It is a tremendous honor for me to receive this international award for work I care so passionately about and have spent 45 years of my life pursuing," said Dr. Haldeman, founder of World Spine Care. To learn more, visit https://www.worldspinecare.org/founder.
NCMIC: $100,000 for Students' Boards
NCMIC's "Bucks for Boards" program will award 200 scholarships ($500 apiece) in 2020, the company announced recently. Fifty students will be selected quarterly to receive scholarships; any student can enter at https://bucksforboards.appsrvr.io/RZXV1G. The program "[supports] chiropractic students and help defray the costs of these exams."
"NCMIC is committed to the success of all chiropractors, and it starts with the students. We know how hard they work in their chiropractic studies. We also know the costs of taking board exams can be expensive for students," said Wayne Wolfson, president of NCMIC. "We are happy to support them by offering Bucks for Boards scholarships. We hope students take advantage of this opportunity."
