Rising preceptorship participation enhances student clinical experience


Palmer College holds preceptorship agreements with approximately 6,000 chiropractic offices across the country, as well as 50 DoD/VA locations, both of which provide students with robust hands-on training that complement experience gained through the Palmer Chiropractic Clinics.


In these programs, a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic mentors the student in a clinical setting. These programs allow students to refine practical skills, observe the day-to-day business operations and receive guidance on performance.


Designed to complement academic and clinical training, these rotations are a valuable component of students' chiropractic education. Eighty-one percent of students participated in either a preceptorship or DoD/VA rotation this fiscal year.


Doctors of Chiropractic who serve as preceptors make a significant impact. They serve as mentors, providing guidance and feedback on clinical and business aspects of chiropractic as the student transitions into practice.


Dr. Blair Zenker is one of those doctors who proudly hosts student preceptors and shared in the program evaluation form: “Thank you for another wonderful experience and another student who has been taught chiropractic well. I appreciate the work you and the Palmer administration and staff are doing to better our profession!”


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ABOUT PALMER’S PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAM:


Palmer students


gained experience from


126,383 patient visits


in the 2024-25 fiscal year


Palmer Chiropractic Clinics provided


$5.4 MILLION


in pro-bono care in the 2024-25 fiscal year


New rehabilitation resident at Palmer’s Main Campus


Asia Sockrider, D.C. (’23), has joined Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main Campus as its newest rehabilitation resident. With a long-standing goal of working with high- level athletes, such as those competing at the college Division I or professional level, Dr. Sockrider chose Palmer’s Rehabilitation Residency Program — the longest-standing in the profession — to continue developing her clinical and academic skill set.


As part of her residency, Dr. Sockrider has had the opportunity to give guest lectures in Active Care and Movement Science classes and mentor students in the clinic. She has also had two research papers accepted as posters for ACC-RAC:


• Utilization of a Multimodal Intervention Including Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy to Treat a Chronic Presentation of Dupuytren’s Contracture Without Surgical Intervention


• Evaluation of Regional Interdependence in a Golfer with Lead Ankle Pain


“Palmer’s residency has offered an incredibly supportive environment for refining my skills in rehabilitation and clinical teaching. It’s been an ideal place to grow as both a clinician and educator.”


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