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By Betsy Robinson
Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Betsy Robinson, and I am the new Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) national chair for 2008-2009. I was honored to be elected at ACA’s annual House of Delegates meeting this past September in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the meeting, SACA leaders from 15 colleges met and listened to ACA leaders while sharing in their mission. We also became better acquainted with ACA’s specialty council representatives. I was inspired to see so many dedicated students, eager and anxious to lead the way to better health care for tomorrow.
It has been my privilege to be a part of SACA for the past two years, and I am thrilled to be in a position to help guide us over the next year. I look forward to working with my fellow students. We have so many new and exciting ideas for increasing student involvement at all ACA/SACA events. On behalf of chiropractic patients, we hope to bring more than 400 students to NCLC 2009 to lobby Capitol Hill in enthusiastic support of our chiropractic objectives. We are also working to bridge the gap between SACA and SICA through open communication, collaboration and hard work. We understand how important it is to make this move toward alliance and unity. And as students, we believe that it starts with us.
With leadership on our minds, 75 students from across the country met in mid-October at the beautiful new campus of Cleveland College of Chiropractic–Kansas City to attend the 5th Annual SACA Leadership Conference, generously sponsored this year by Standard Process.
Bob Prosen, president and CEO of the Prosen Center for Business Advancement, delivered an innovative message on what it takes to be a leader, and how to lead with purpose. He reminded us that real leaders inspire loyalty and trust, and that they hold people accountable while recognizing excellence. We build this trust by making commitments and living up to them, which helps us gain the respect necessary to demand accountability from those around us. We must be fair in so doing, and we must recognize weaknesses in ourselves and be strong enough to surround ourselves with individuals who will complement and balance those weaknesses. Mr. Prosen’s words of wisdom resonated through the students and left us fired up and ready to meet the challenges of the year ahead.
Among the other inspirational speakers who were well received by students were two-time Olympian Mary Beth Larsen, DC; ACA Vice President Rick McMichael, DC; FCER President Charles Herring, DC; and Molly Meri Robinson, DC, who was the first chiropractic intern at the World Health Organization in Geneva. Switzerland.
We, who are leaders amongst students today, are the chiropractic leaders of tomorrow. We stand dedicated to the advancement of our profession through unity of purpose, commitment to the improvement of standards, and a realistic vision of what can be achieved. We are grateful for this opportunity, and excited about our potential to make a difference.
Betsy Robinson is national chair of the Student ACA (SACA). To learn more about SACA’s benefits and mission, visit www.acatoday.org/SACA.
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