The board of directors of the American Chiropractic Foundation and the ACAuxiliary have announced a second round of scholarship awards for chiropractic students with a marked need for financial aid.
A maximum of 12 students will be recommended to the ACF board, based on academic achievements and involvement with the Student American Chiropractic Association. Scholarship winners will each receive a minimum of $1,000 to be used toward tuition expenses.
"It is important to recognize and reward the academic achievements of these students," said ACF President Edward Maurer,DC. "They will advance our profession to new levels of excellence."
Applications are available now. The deadline to submit applications is July 2; scholarships will be awarded in August. For more information, please contact Julie Warner de Martinez, vice president of member services, at (800) 986-4636.
Dr. Josh Dubin of Quincy, Massachusetts has been named to the TEAM USA medical staff for the ITU Duathlon World Championship in Sweden this July. As the only chiropractor on the medical team, Dr. Dubin will assist runners and bikers in the treatment and prevention of injuries during the 10-day event.
The duathlon consists of a 74-mile bike race (120 kilometers) and an 18.6 mile run (30 kilometers). The sport has increased in popularity to the point that it will be included in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia.
A marathon runner himself, Dr. Dubin is well aware of the physical requirements for the athletes and the injuries that can occur in such an event. "The training for an event like this is extremely intense," said Dr. Dubin. "Runners and bikers frequently encounter problems with their upper necks, mid-backs, hips and ankles. I am thrilled to have the chance to participate in this international event and help work with athletes on preventive measures, as well as to help treat those who need it."
Professor Gabriel Donleavy,PhD,LLB, the principal of the Anglo European College of Chiropractic (AECC), has been appointed visiting professor to the business school at nearby Bournemouth University.
Professor Donleavy joined the staff of AECC last autumn. Prior to that, he held the position of deputy vice-chancellor at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. He received his PhD from the University of Glasgow and his LLB from the University of London. He has extensive experience in business and professional ethics and is also a fellow of the Institute of Management.
Many relevant diagnostic signs are not performed deliberately by the examiner or by the patient at the examiner’s direction. They are observed as the patient reacts to their condition. Fortin’s finger sign, Minor’s sign, and Vanzetti’s sign are three examples of this principle.
Spearheaded by burgeoning scientific and clinical research literature, psychedelics have reached a level of media coverage and popular interest that has not been seen for over half a century. By “psychedelics,” we are referring to the unique class of substances that includes psilocybin (the active compound found in so-called “magic mushrooms”), LSD, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT, and mescaline – each of which occurs in the natural world (except for LSD, which is a semi-synthetic compound).
While working at the Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., one of the primary care physicians stated that imaging every patient prior to receiving chiropractic was not medically necessary. It was at that point I reconsidered the need for the imaging of every patient to avoid malpractice.
