Do you know someone who is interested in becoming a chiropractor or naturopathic physician? Refer them to us! NUHS Outreach is distributed free to faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends, and other associates.
Do you know someone who is interested in becoming a chiropractor or naturopathic physician? Refer them to us! NUHS Outreach is distributed free to faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends, and other associates.
Do you know someone who is interested in becoming a chiropractor or naturopathic physician? Refer them to us! NUHS Outreach is distributed free to faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends, and other associates.
YOU are our most vital recruiting tool. Do you know someone who is interested in In Memoriam becoming a chiropractic or naturopathic physician or wants to expand their expertise with Dr. Samuel Baker – 1998 a master’s degree in acupuncture or oriental medicine? Refer them to us! Call the Office Dr. Anthony R. Cioeta - 1954 of Admissions at 800-826-6285, e-mail admissions@nuhs.edu, or send their names to Dr. Harry W. Jensen – 1951 Office of Admissions, NUHS, 200 E. Roosevelt Road, Lombard, IL 60148. Thank YOU! Dr. F. N. Kinney - 1952
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thing would turn out) “follow the money.”
appears that the percentage of the National Boasts New population that seeks chiropractic care has That was so true then and is just as not increased significantly. Digital X-Ray System FACULTY NEWS Academic Services, were featured in the National in 2006 from the Chicago true today. cover article in the January issue of ACA School of Professional Psychology where Again, where does this leave us? Well, I do Natural health care professionals in News, “DCs as Primary Caregivers.” he was Director of Student Services. He Jerrilyn Cambron, LMT, DC, MPH, PhD, Shameful as it may seem to most think that on a national level, the American today’s world of integrative medicine holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology professor of research, has been appointed Americans, do we really expect that our Chiropractic Association (ACA) needs to need a working knowledge of modern In the article, Dr. Strehl discussed his in addition to his master’s in higher to the editorial board of the Journal of “scientists” will “find a cure for cancer?” participate in any effort at “health care diagnostic imaging: X-ray, MRI, CT scans chiropractic practice, which developed education administration and is currently Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Can American Health Care really eradicate reform,” just because it needs to be done. and other emerging technologies. from the standard chiropractic model working on his PhD. cardiovascular disease? Have the Statins At the same time, I don’t really expect focused on musculoskeletal conditions to Kristina Conner, ND, instructor in diminished the rate of death due to much to come from this through no fault of one that is now dedicated to primary care. In the Office of Communications, Bridget naturopathic medicine, recently had an coronary incidents? Sorry, friends, but there the ACA, but because of the nature of the To effect the transition, he completed his Crowley assumes the new position of article published in the Naturopathic is just too much money in these diseases — entire business. Each of us needs to urge chiropractic internist diplomate through Assistant Director of Marketing. Her Doctors News and Review. The article, from the diagnostics all the way through the our patients to participate in the ACA effort the ACA’s Council on Diagnosis and duties are to assist the Director of “The Sitz Bath in Gynecology: A treatments and right to the grave. to influence the process. We must make the Internal Disorders. Communications and Enrollment Services Traditional Treatment Revisited,” was effort because the opportunity exists and all featured in the February 2009 Women’s in marketing all National’s degree Just a few years ago, the cost of all this was of that is fine, but beyond all that, where Dr. DeBono spoke of National’s mission to programs with an overall goal of Medicine issue. nearing $900,000 annually and now it is does this leave us? prepare students to provide primary increasing enrollment in each program. predicted to exceed $2 trillion in two more care services by focusing on the body Bridget holds a BA in marketing from the Manuel Duarte, DC, DACBSP, DABCO, years. This is a complex and very expensive It leaves us with the reality of our offices, Now National has installed digital systems as a whole and the need for a University of Iowa. CSCS, NUHS clinician, authored an machine and I just cannot envision the our chiropractic offices, naturopathic radiography equipment with onsite PACS portal-of-entry, primary care type of article in the Nov. 18 issue of Dynamic people who are involved turning their offices, and oriental medicine offices. It (Picture Archival and Communication physician, while most of the allopathic Another staff member new to National Chiropractic entitled “Anterior Cruciate backs on all of that. leaves us with the patient who is in front of System) in the Lombard and Chicago world is headed toward subspecialties. is P. MacLean Zehler, Training and Ligament Injuries in Female Athletes.” The us right now, paying attention to that Whole Health Centers so that images can Assessment Center Coordinator. MacLean article discussed reasons behind the So where does this leave us — the patient, finding out how we might assist be viewed and read digitally. Not only relocated to Chicago from New Mexico greater incidence of ACL injuries in chiropractic physicians and the that patient with whatever troubles him/her can the equipment be used for student where he had served as Senior female athletes compared to male athletes naturopathic physicians, the Oriental right now, AND with a single opportunity to instruction and the university’s many Standardized Patient Trainer at the and interventions that can be used to medicine practitioners, and the massage change the entire picture for that patient research projects, but also for the University of New Mexico Medical prevent injury. therapists? Do we truly want to become from the broadly accepted model of disease Department of Diagnostic Imaging’s School. He reports to Dr. Shellee Handley, part of that gigantic machine as some small care into a model of whole health. That is imaging reading service. Dean of Institutional Analysis and Claire Johnson, MSEd, DC, DACBSP, tooth in a small cog somewhere? how NUHS grads are educated and it is Assessment. editor-in-chief of National’s three exactly what the people of the world need. Physicians who have digital X-ray may peer-reviewed journals, will represent the For decades, the chiropractic profession We may not be able to change the send a CD to National with the images to PROFESSIONAL NEWS university at the North American Research worked frantically to become part of ingrained social constructs that control the read, or they may set up an account with Conference on Complementary and NUHS staff members recently attended the “orthodox health care.” Today after all the disease model, but we can work to change the NUHS Radiology Department so they Staying on top of legal and regulatory Integrative Medicine in Minneapolis in American Chiropractic College of Radiology effort, we are somewhere in the middle — the mind of the patient for whom we are can then email their images to be read. issues affecting one’s profession is vital in May. Her abstract is entitled “Adverse Workshop. Pictured (l to r) are DI Resident not yet part of “traditional medicine” and caring at the moment. Now let’s get on with “We also take X-rays on patients referred today’s health care landscape. A few Events Reported for Older Adults Dr. Jennifer Pedley, Chief of Diagnostic not actually part of complementary and it always remembering that when we to our clinics, interpret them generating Imaging Dr. William Bogar, DI Resident Dr. select individuals have built their legal Using Complementary and Alternative alternative medicine (CAM) either. take care of our patients, they will also a report, and then send them a CD Heather Miley and instructor Dr. Michael careers on the area of complementary and Medicine: An Analysis of Articles Indexed Meanwhile, people have continued to seek take care of us. with the images, or we will print the Fergus. alternative medicine. in PubMed.” Dr. Ram Maruti Gudavalli, the services of those whom it perceives to images onto film for them,” says NUHS adjunct faculty member, also Dr. William Bogar, chief of diagnostic Dr. Yihyun Kwon, assistant dean of Attorney Michael H. Cohen has authored has had his abstract, “Standardization of imaging and residency. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and several books that health practitioners can Treatment Loads for Trials of Spinal Highlights of 2008 at National University “I get calls literally from all over the Manipulation,” conference. accepted for the Dr. Hyundo Kim, lecturer in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, have been use as a resource for understanding the legal issues surrounding their profession world asking for information or our appointed members of the Editorial Board including: Complementary and JA N U A RY: Chicago General Health Services closes; property to be sold opinion on diagnostic imaging of the Journal of the Korean Alternative Medicine: Legal Boundaries MARCH: Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine Program receives candidacy Marc McRae, DC, DACBN, FACN, questions,” adds Dr. Bogar. Pharmacopuncture Institute. Founded in and Regulatory Perspectives; Beyond status from the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME) assistant professor of physiology and APRIL: New “Introduction to Massage” class targets novices and biochemistry, has had two abstracts 1990, the Korean Pharmacopuncture Complementary Medicine: Legal and The new equipment is a valuable training Institute (KPI) is a research center for Ethical Perspectives on Health Care and entering students accepted for platform presentation at this tool for National’s professional degree herbal acupuncture. The aim of the Human Evolution; Healing at the M AY: NUHS Whole Health Center – Chicago opens at University Village year’s ACC/RAC 2009 conference in students who are all prepared for an institute is to improve the safety of herbal Borderland of Medicine and Religion; and Marketplace on Maxwell Street; property being rented from March in Las Vegas. Dr. McRae’s abstract integrative medical environment and acupuncture treatment and to modernize The Practice of Integrative Medicine: A University of Illinois at Chicago titles are: “Educating Chiropractic study diagnostic imaging in varying the clinical usage of herbal medicine. The Legal and Operation Guide. JUNE: NUHS and St. Petersburg College (SPC) of Pinellas County, Florida, Students About Intra-observer and levels on intensity. “Our students need KPI also aims to provide a stimulating and sign partnership to offer a first professional doctoral degree in Inter-observer Variability Through the Use to now what an MRI will show them supportive environment for acupuncture Cohen also maintains a professional chiropractic medicine at one of the SPC campuses of Skinfold Measurements”; and versus a CAT scan versus a nuclear scan and meridian researchers. website outlining the types of counsel his JUNE: Homecoming 2008 features “Whole Health Healing” “Pre-admission Organic Chemistry versus conventional radiography,” firm provides (www.michaelhcohen.com) AU G U S T: Ribbon Cutting at Whole Health Center – Chicago Courses Are Predictors of Academic says Dr. Bogar. Understanding these STAFF NEWS and authors an extensive “blog” AU G U S T: Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine master’s programs receive Performance in Biochemistry at a Midwest different modalities, he says, enables (http://www.camlawblog.com) discussing candidacy from the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Chiropractic College.” them to make proper referrals and Keith Werosh, MAEd, university Registrar, topical issues, court decisions, media Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) proper interpretation of their patients’ has been promoted to Assistant Dean of releases, and experiences in the field of D E C E M B E R : The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association Frank Strehl, DC, diagnosis lecturer, and medical charts as part of an integrative Students and Registrar. Keith came to integrative and natural medicine. of Colleges and Schools (HLC) conducts site visit at St. Petersburg Dr. Vincent DeBono, vice president for medical team. College (SPC) regarding National’s proposed DC program at SPC