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Maria Boyd
WHY WE DO THIS For Palmer students in the final trimesters of their chiropractic education, what could be better than a job offer? One night over pizza with their preceptors, Zach Wurth, D.C. (Main, `19), and Brynn Wurth, D.C. (Main, `19), found out. A former member of the Palmer
Maria Boyd is one. A Florida native, she met Dr. Cayer long before stepping foot in his office. She remembers him visiting her family’s house to tutor her brothers in Latin, and as a child, she played with his children. Later, in high school, she became his patient. It was during an undergraduate internship at his practice that Maria decided, with Dr. Cayer’s encouragement, to apply to Palmer Florida. “Through that experience, I was able to witness
chiropractic in a way that I hadn’t before, and I said, ‘I want to do this,’” recalls Maria. “Dr. Cayer’s office is such a positive place, and everyone leaves happy. He’s so good at making you know that he cares.” Just over a year into her Palmer education, Maria continues to benefit from Dr. Cayer’s advice and his listening ear. When the time comes, she hopes to return to his office for a preceptorship and gain more firsthand exposure to SOT. “Every doctor in the field should be anxious to mentor
young doctors because the survival of the profession depends so much on passing down what we’ve learned,” says Dr. Cayer. “But it’s important to be open to learning as much from young students as you’re teaching them.” “This is a challenging profession, and you have to be humble,” says Maria. “That’s one of the things Dr. Cayer has taught me.”
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Student Alumni Foundation, Dr. Brynn first met Robert Ault, D.C., M.B.A. (Main, `07), and Rebecca Ault, D.C. (Main, `07), at a donor dinner, where she and Dr. Rebecca connected over their shared hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. Later, Dr. Zach got to know Dr. Robert after he spoke at the Palmer Center for Business Development. The two couples stayed in touch, and before Dr. Brynn and Dr. Zach knew it, their three-month preceptorships at the Aults’ northeastern Ohio practices were coming to an end. “At the time, they were looking for new associates, and I thought, ‘If they offer us positions, that would be fantastic,’” Dr. Brynn remembers. “Instead, they said: ‘We want you to go open your own practice. We know you’ve been planning, and you’re ready for it. We’ve got you.’” That was just the vote of confidence
the Wurths needed to choose the riskier and more arduous path of setting out on their own. And it only begins to illustrate the profound impact their mentors have made on their career after Palmer.
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