Alumni and friends of Palmer College are welcomed for Homecoming events at each of the Palmer campuses. For more information on Homecoming events, select a campus below or call the Continuing Education and Events Department toll free at 800-452-5032.
Main campus
August 8-10, 2019
Schedule of Events
Greg Rose, D.C. is a board certified Doctor of Chiropractic and holds an
engineering degree from the University of Maryland. Dr. Rose specializes in sports
biomechanics, strength and conditioning, manual therapy, rehabilitation,
nutritional supplementation and therapeutic exercises as they each relate to sports. Combining an engineering background with an
expertise on the human body, Greg helped pioneer the field of analyzing
3-dimensional motion capture models of athletes. That research has helped teaching
professionals all over the world gain a better understanding of how the body
works during athletic movements.
Greg is the Co-Founder of the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI), located
in Oceanside, California. TPI is the world-renown
research and testing facility built by Titleist, to help analyze, train and
develop the best golfers in the world. TPI’s
“Body-Swing Connection” seminar series has made Greg one of the most requested
speakers in golf health and fitness. Greg
was the co-host of The Golf Fitness Academy seen on the Golf Channel for 10
years and was shown in over 30 countries. Greg is also one of the co-developers of the Selective Functional Movement
Assessment (SFMA) and co-owners of FMS (Functional Movement Systems). FMS has revolutionized the field of movement
assessment and changed the way many sporting organizations and healthcare
practitioner diagnose musculo-skeletal injuries.
Recently, Greg founded and launched RacquetFit and OnBase University.
RacquetFit is the first tennis-specific certification program offered by the
United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) for health and fitness
professionals. While, OnBase University
(OnBaseU) is the first baseball-softball specific certification program of its
kind, offered for health and fitness professionals.
More schedule information coming soon ...
Printable Schedule
Course Descriptions
Speaker Biographies
Continuing Education
Earn up to 20 hours of continuing education credit at this year's event. Credit hours available for states not requiring applications has been updated. Credit hours for states requiring application will be updated upon receipt of approval. Please see the Homecoming Continuing Education page for list of approvals.
Speaker Notes
Session notes are available on the Homecoming Schedule page only if the speaker provided them in advance of the event. Notes are not provided in a printed format. Please download or print notes for the classes you are interested in attending (Acrobat Reader required). Notes will be available for 30 days after Homecoming concludes.
Hotel and Travel
Please visit the Homecoming Hotel and Travel page for room reservation information.Room blocks have been established at the Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel as well as Hotel Blackhawk and The Current.
Homecoming Mobile App
Download the Palmer Davenport App now to access Homecoming information on the go! You’ll find everything you need for Palmer Davenport Homecoming, including:
- Schedules and maps
- Speaker and Vendor information
- Live newsfeed
- Notifications and updates
- Campus contacts and more
Hunt for a Healthier Tomorrow Cash Prize Drawings
Homecoming registrants who use the app to check-in with at least 10 exhibitors, including the Palmer Bookstore, during homecoming will be entered into drawings for $200, $300, and $500 cash! Drawings will be held at the Saturday, Aug. 11 keynote session. You must be present to win.
Download the Palmer Davenport app at
http://www.palmerdavenport.campusapp.com/
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Homecoming weekend is our opportunity to come together and celebrate this great profession. We hope you will join us to experience the passion, history, vision and spizz that is only available at The Fountainhead.
Take a look throughout the event pages and find out why Palmer College of Chiropractic's Homecoming is THE Homecoming for chiropractors. Three days of educational speakers on topics relevant to daily practice, exciting social events, hallways rich with chiropractic history, and exhibitors located throughout campus overflowing with new products and services is just an overview of what you will find throughout the weekend.
We hope to see you here in August!
Florida campus
March 1-3, 2019
Keynote Speakers
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Michelle Barber-Drover, D.C., M.S.W. earned a Master of Social Work degree from Ohio State University in 1993 and worked in the child and family welfare field for seven years. She graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2000 and practiced for 16 years in Colorado, Ohio, Illinois and Iowa. She started her career at Palmer’s Davenport campus in 2006 and has had faculty appointments in the Clinics and the Life Sciences Department teaching Microbiology, Biomechanics, Public Health and Toxicology. In 2016 Dr. Barber was named Associate Dean for Life Sciences and Foundation. She has received the Faculty of the Year Award every year since 2008, and was named Palmer College's Outstanding Faculty of the Year in 2011. She received the ICAA Female Chiropractic Achievement Award in 2010 and 2013, and the Sigma Phi Chi Chiropractic Service Award in 2014 and 2015.
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Peter Martin, D.C., graduated from the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy in 1964, then earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1968. He served in faculty and administrative positions at Palmer College and Los Angeles College of Chiropractic from 1968 to 1978; owned a chiropractic equipment and supplies business for the next four years; and had a private practice in Lancaster, Calif., from 1982 to 2000. Dr. Martin was president of Palmer College’s San Jose, Calif., campus from 1992 to 2000, when he accepted a position as dean of the College of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport. He returned to the San Jose campus in 2004 as interim president and was named president in February 2005. In July 2005, he assumed the additional duties of president of Palmer’s Port Orange, Fla., campus, and since the appointment in November 2006 of Dr. William Meeker as president of the San Jose campus, has been serving as president of the Port Orange campus exclusively. Dr. Martin is a past president of the Council on Chiropractic Education and the California Chiropractic Association and is a former board member of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges.
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Dan Weinert, D.C., Ph.D., DACRB, is the provost
for Palmer College of Chiropractic. Prior to that appointment he served as Main campus provost, interim vice president for Academic Affairs, dean of Academic Affairs and department chair for the Diagnosis and Radiology Department. Dr. Weinert is a 1996 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. As a faculty member, he has taught Physiotherapy, Biomechanics, Anatomy and Physiology and Biochemistry. He’s currently a professor in the Division of Life Sciences. Dr. Weinert received six Thelma Fordyce Mack Faculty Incentive Awards for Teaching Excellence from 1999 through 2005. He was the recipient of the student body’s Faculty of the Year Award for second trimester each year from 2002 through 2010. His master’s degree is in exercise science from the University of Massachusetts, and he received his Ph.D. in higher education, leadership and policy from the University of Iowa. He’s a graduate of Palmer’s Rehabilitation and Sports Injury Residency Program, where he earned a Diplomate from the American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board and passed the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist examination.
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Earn up to 20 hours of continuing education credit including 13 hours of State of Florida required courses on Ethics/Professional Boundaries, Florida Laws and Rules, Medical Errors, Record Keeping/Documentation/Coding, and Risk Management. An HIV/AIDS course is also available for Florida-licensed doctors completing their first biennium renewal. Credit hours available for States not requiring applications has been updated. Credit hours for States requiring application will be updated upon receipt of approval. Please see the Homecoming Continuing Education page for list of approvals.
Session notes are available on the Homecoming Schedule page only if the speaker provided them in advance of the event. Notes are not provided in a printed format. Please download or print notes for the classes you are interested in attending (Acrobat Reader required). Notes will be available for 30 days after Homecoming concludes.
Homecoming weekend is our opportunity to come together and celebrate this great profession and what better place to do so than in sunny Florida. We hope you will join us for a weekend of camaraderie, reconnecting with the College, and re-energizing yourself with some terrific educational sessions.
Take a look throughout the event pages and find out why Palmer College of Chiropractic's Port Orange, Fla., Campus Homecoming is worth the time away from your practice. Educational speakers on topics relevant to daily practice, fun social events, and an exhibit area with new products and services is just an overview of what you will find throughout the weekend.
We hope to see you here in 2019!
West campus
2019 Printable Event Schedule
(Acrobat required).
May 3-5, 2019
2019 Keynote Speakers
Continuing Education
Earn up to 20 hours of continuing education credit at this year's event. Credit hours available for States not requiring applications have been updated. Credit hours for States requiring application will be updated upon receipt of approval. Please see the Homecoming Continuing Education page for list of approvals. Six hours of QME credit has been applied for to the California Division of Workers Compensation. Approval for 6 hours of QME credit is pending.
Speaker Notes
Session notes are available on the Homecoming Schedule page only if the speaker provided them in advance of the event. Notes are not provided in a printed format. Please download or print notes for the classes you are interested in attending (Acrobat Reader required). Notes will be available for 30 days after Homecoming concludes.
Hotel Reservations
Please visit the Homecoming Hotel and Travel page for room reservation information.
Homecoming weekend is our opportunity to come together and celebrate this great profession. We hope you will join us to renew old friendships, reconnect with the College, and re-energize yourself with some terrific educational sessions.
Check out our full program of events, to see why Palmer College of Chiropractic's San Jose, Calif., Campus Homecoming is a great deal. Educational speakers on topics relevant to daily practice, entertaining social events, and an exhibit hall with new products and services are just a few of the great experiences you will enjoy in this convenient weekend format.
We hope to see you here in May!