Engaging the Community Through Diversity in Research

August 29, 2018

While a chiropractic student, I traveled with a group of medical providers to a community in Ghana to provide supplies, assist with health screens in remote villages, and work in a local hospital within a variety of departments. During my...

How to Apply for a Chiropractic Residency in the VA (Part 1)

December 20, 2017

Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system *Member-Exclusive Content* In this first blog post in a series of three discussing how to be selected for one of the five VA residencies, I’ll...

Don’t Just Inspire; Ignite the Passion to Participate

December 14, 2017

There are many challenges that come with trying to prepare a Student ACA (SACA) chapter for the National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC). However, before you can focus on booking the flights, learning about the issues and registering your chapter, you...

Gaining a New Perspective from Geriatric Medicine

December 7, 2017

Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system Last month, we celebrated Veterans Day, followed a few weeks later by Thanksgiving. Working as a resident at the Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in Greater...

#DCMeToo: One Female Chiropractor’s Perspective on Gender Bias

November 14, 2017

Thanks to the bravery of women who are now coming forward with their #MeToo stories, a much-needed conversation has been initiated across the country, a conversation that illustrates the very different experiences that men and women can have in male-dominated...

NCLC: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

November 10, 2017

"It's the most wonderful time of the year...." As it is fast approaching, you might think of Christmas, or even Thanksgiving, when you hear this phrase, but I am referring to the National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC)! There is simply...

Is the Bridge Built? We Sure Think It Is!

October 24, 2017

The 14th Annual SACA Leadership Conference (LC) was held at Logan University in Chesterfield Mo., Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. The theme for this extraordinary event was “Building Bridges Through Leadership.” Attendance was at an all-time high with 107 students...

VA Residency: Anatomy of a Day in Greater Los Angeles

October 17, 2017

Part of a series on the chiropractic residency program in the VA health care system The saying goes: If you’ve seen one VA hospital, you’ve seen one VA hospital. Across the board, there are many similarities between the chiropractic residency...