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Florida Student to be
FIFTH GENERATION CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Carter West , a new chiropractic student at National University ’ s Florida-site , will be the fifth generation of his family to enter the field of chiropractic medicine . His family has had successful careers in chiropractic medicine since his great-great-grandfather graduated from National in 1916 . Each generation has practiced in Idaho ever since .
“ I ’ m excited to join the family practice in Idaho after I complete my education ,” he said . “ It ’ s like passing the torch .”
The philosophy of the West Clinic is to help people using chiropractic adjustments , physiologic therapeutics , and clinical nutritional methods . At the family practice , they believe in treating the patient as a person and not a disease .
“ The people who we have helped , whose health we have restored , are part of our story ,” he said .
( L-R ) Dr . Henry West , Jr ., former President of the American Chiropractic Association and graduate of Western States College of Chiropractic , Caden West , Jason West , Southern California University of Health Sciences graduate , Carter West , a current DC student at the NUHS Florida-site . Photo taken in 2000 .
In 1916 , his great-great-grandfather , Alfred West , first started the practice in a little railroad town in Idaho . He became quite well known for treating “ railroad spine ”, a condition that involves organic pathology and inflammation of the spinal cord without fractures . Although train
20 ALUMNEWS / WINTER 2023