Dr. Bourla participated in the alumni panel at the July 16
Prospective Student Event. |
West Campus ’97 alumnus Jack Bourla, D.C., Redwood City,
Calif., remembers how as a student he was immensely appreciative
of the doctors who would return as guest speakers to share
their own perspective of clinical practice and provide insight
into the “real world.”
So when West Campus faculty member Gary de Wet, D.C., invited
him to come and speak to students in one of Dr. de Wet’s business
classes during the 2005 summer quarter, Dr. Bourla proudly accepted.
Since that initial visit, he has returned to share his own perspective
and insight with students in Dr. de Wet’s classes for 25 straight
quarters.
“As doctors, we cannot live in our caves and never come out,”
Dr. Bourla said. “I believe we all have a responsibility to give back
to our community, to our schools and to our profession. We have
been given a gift, and it is our responsibility to share that gift and
protect that gift.”
During his days as a West Campus student, Dr. Bourla was
president of the COPE (Community Outreach and Patient
Education) Club, the West Campus student California
Chiropractic Association (CCA) chapter and the statewide
student CCA. Dr. Bourla, who graduated as class valedictorian
and Clinical Excellence Award honoree, remains active in the
CCA, currently serving as chair of its membership department.
“As our history shows, many West Campus students who have
demonstrated leadership qualities while in school often continue
to serve the profession and aspire to similar leadership roles after
they graduate and venture into practice,” said Dr. Bill Meeker,
West Campus president. “In the case of Dr. Bourla, with more than
six years of continuous service to our students, he takes the bar of
professional commitment to equally admirable and impressive
heights. He sets a standard of alumni dedication for which the West
Campus faculty and administration, and, in particular, the Palmer
doctors of tomorrow, are quite appreciative.”
Adds Dr. de Wet: “Dr. Bourla is one of the most committed chiropractors
I have ever known. He emphasizes that the future of our
profession is in the hands of our students, and to that end he is
committed to our classrooms, assisting in graduating the most
competent and best-educated doctors of chiropractic for the future.”