Why Palmer is The Trusted Leader in Chiropractic
Education
Palmer
College of Chiropractic consists of three campuses—the main campus in
Davenport, Iowa, and branch campuses in San Jose, Calif., and Port Orange, Fla.
The College was founded in Davenport, Iowa, by the discoverer of chiropractic,
D.D. Palmer, in 1897, and is widely known as The Fountainhead of the
chiropractic profession. Today, Palmer College has nearly 2,300 students
attending its three campuses and more than 26,000 alumni practicing worldwide.
Since
its founding in 1897, Palmer has shaped the chiropractic profession. That’s not surprising, when you consider that nearly a
third of all chiropractors are Palmer graduates.
By
the time Palmer students receive their Doctor of Chiropractic degree, they’ve
completed more than three years of graduate studies and clinical training that
encompass the science, philosophy and art of chiropractic. In fact, the number of hours Palmer students spend in courses such
as anatomy, physiology, diagnosis and neurology are comparable to the hours
medical students spend in similar courses.
Recent
Palmer successes
- In February 2011, the Palmer
Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR), the RAND Corporation and the
Samueli Institute received a $7.4 million grant from the Congressionally
Directed Medical Research Program. The grant is funding a four-year
research project to assess chiropractic treatment for military readiness
in active duty personnel. This is the largest single award for a
chiropractic research project in the history of the profession and is
being used to conduct the largest clinical trial evaluating chiropractic
to date. Co-principal investigator and Palmer Vice Chancellor for Research
and Health Policy Christine Goertz, D.C., Ph.D., is overseeing the design
and implementation of the three clinical trials funded by this award, with
the PCCR receiving approximately $5.1 million in order to accomplish this
task.
- In the fiscal year ending June
30, 2011, the Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research is projected to
receive $5.5 million in federal funding. This brings the total funding
received by the PCCR to approximately $35 million since 2000.
- A third building is being constructed
on the Florida Campus and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2012. Building
Three, a two-story, 14,000-square-foot facility with a construction budget
of $4 million, will significantly expand support services for the campus’s
nearly 750 students.
- In the fall of 2010, the two
clinics on Palmer’s Davenport Campus in Davenport, Iowa, joined the West
Campus clinic in San Jose, Calif., in earning national quality recognition
for low back pain care from the National Committee on Quality Assurance
(NCQA). Plans are underway to achieve NCQA recognition
for Palmer’s clinics in the Port Orange, Florida, community as well.
- Palmer College and Quad City Bank
& Trust are raising $300,000 for student scholarships.
- Palmer’s involvement in health
policy continues with Dr. Christine Goertz serving on the national
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute board.
- The Florida Campus clinic in Port
Orange, Fla., was completely remodeled in 2010 to enhance student learning
and patient care.
- The West Campus marked its 30th anniversary
in September 2010, highlighted by increased community involvement and
awareness.