DOD/VA/MULTIDISCIPLINARY AFFILIATES AND RESIDENCY SITES
the College is on track for record participation in 2021, with 30 students from all three campuses already headed for rotations as the fiscal year kicked off this summer. Of those 30 students, six are representing Palmer College at four affiliate sites for the first time ever. As more and more VA centers bring chiropractic care on-site — all VA clinics must offer it themselves or partner with a community clinic — Steward has noted an uptick in the volume of referrals to the Palmer program. “A lot of the doctors within the VA system know each other, so the positive buzz gets around.” In fact, Steward has her pick of rave reviews from affiliate doctors, who cite everything from the specific techniques and clinical knowledge with which Palmer students come equipped to their independence and leadership abilities. One chiropractor at the VA hospital in Fargo, North Dakota, described how the Palmer student at his clinic was able to help train students from other chiropractic colleges on the same rotation. “He’s teaching the other students what it’s like to be advanced to his level after only one trimester at the VA,” he wrote.
“Our recent graduates have been hired and are starting to take on students themselves— it’s a really neat cycle.”
—Jennifer Steward, M.B.A Director of Clinical and Co-Curricular Programs Of course, the DoD/VA rotation is fundamentally an
opportunity for Palmer students to learn, which is what makes it such a profoundly rewarding experience for the high-achieving students who earn a place in the program. According to the 2020-2021 numbers, which account for reduced patient volumes due to COVID-19, participants had an average of 269 patient encounters each — 28% more than the minimum required for graduation. “I don’t think there was one day during my clerkship
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