Palmer Students Reflect on Learning During a Pandemic Experiencing life as a chiropractic student during the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t been easy, but like generations of chiropractors before them, today’s students are showing resilience and finding ways to make the best of this time. “I think this situation is teaching us how to adapt and overcome, because you either give up and quit and don’t get anything done, or you just push ahead with what you have,” says David Clagget, who’s in his 6th trimester at Palmer’s main campus. “I think the professors have been doing a really good job moving...
Two generations of chiropractors show their passion for ensuring the future of chiropractic at Palmer [caption id="attachment_10083" align="alignright" width="216"] Both Molly and Art Durham agree that giving back to Palmer means pushing the profession forward.[/caption] Art Durham, D.C. (Main, ’75) recalls his time on campus in the ’70s fondly. “I remember the unity, ‘spizz’ and family feel of the chiropractic student family.” Following a dancing injury that left her in extreme sciatic pain, Molly Durham, D.C. (Florida, ’17), sought out chiropractic care for relief, and it led her to her career. “I felt so much better after getting adjusted; I...
It all started because a custodian was emptying a trash can 125 years ago this fall. Seriously. “Your vertebra is out of position, Harvey,” Daniel David “D.D.” Palmer said, raising his voice above the din coming from the streets outside the window of his fourth floor office. From across the room of his office in the Ryan Building in downtown Davenport, Iowa, the building’s custodian Harvey Lillard had just bent over to empty a trash can. He couldn’t hear the noise from the street but could hear Palmer’s commanding voice. “More than a decade ago, D.D., I moved the wrong...
Expanded VA Residency Programs Offer Advanced Interdisciplinary Training [caption id="attachment_1364" align="alignright" width="300"] Resident Vivian Ly, D.C. (West, ’18) provides care in the VA Health Care System alongside Anthony Lisi, D.C. (West ’96) to patients who would not have had access just a few years ago.[/caption] More of our nation’s veterans will have access to chiropractic care through the Veteran’s Administration (VA) Health Care program thanks to the recent addition of five new VA Chiropractic Residency Programs. In 2014, five VA facilities across the country were selected to be part of a pilot program of chiropractic residencies that incorporated doctors of...
Foundational belief spanning generations and the world. [caption id="attachment_1361" align="alignright" width="300"] As a philosophy professor, Victor Strang, D.C., FPAC, gets to witness the full transformation of students.[/caption] Victor Strang, D.C., FPAC, (Main, ’77) has been teaching philosophy at Palmer for 42 years. In addition, he and his father, Virgil Strang, D.C., (Main, ’49) who served in multiple capacities, including dean of philosophy for Palmer College, ran a private practice for a combined 67 years. As the faculty member who teaches philosophy at every point in the curriculum, he has the unique privilege of being with students throughout their journey from...
