NUHS News
New affiliation agreement with the
Medical College of Wisconsin to
create new clinical opportunity for
students
NUHS chiropractic students will now have the
opportunity to participate in a preceptorship
program with the Medical College of Wisconsin
(MCW) in Milwaukee as part of a new affiliation
agreement with NUHS.
The program will provide broad clinical
experience in an integrative environment that
includes chiropractors, physical therapists, pain
psychologists, nurses, physician assistants,
physiatrists and neurosurgeons. Students who
participate will obtain advanced knowledge and
skills in chiropractic clinical care, patient interaction
and inter-professional collaboration. Read more.
Pride Club Program Addresses
Transgender Experiences with
Medical Professionals
Increasing knowledge about and sensitivity to
the unique needs of transgender medical patients
and massage clients was the topic of discussion at
the Pride Medical Alliance club (PMA) meeting
on March 4 at National University of Health
Sciences in Lombard, Ill. Read more.
Massage Therapy Students Meet
Their Textbook Author
On March 11, Massage Therapy Program
students were treated to a campus visit by Ruth
Werner, the author of their program textbook,
A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology. Every
NUHS massage therapy student was able to meet
and ask questions of the internationally-known
educator, who specializes in research and the role
of massage therapy for people looking for ways to
help manage their health. Read more.
NUHS Selected to Host National
SACA Conference
National University of Health Sciences has been
selected to host the 2019 Student American
Chiropractic Association (SACA) Leadership
Conference, September 6-8, at its Lombard,
Ill., campus. The theme is “Excellence is Our
Standard.”
The American Chiropractic Association’s Leadership
Conference Planning Committee noted that they
were “extremely impressed with the detailed
information…provided about the conference theme,
goals and logistics.” They also cited “tremendous
support” from NUHS President Joseph Stiefel, the
chapter’s faculty advisor Dr. Dana Madigan, and
university administrators. Read more.
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