SCU at CalChiro 2022

October 2022 Every year, the California Chiropractic Association (CalChiro) seeks to honor individuals, districts and student chapters who have shown exceptional leadership in the organization, chiropractic profession and the community. The 2022 CalChiro award winners were recognized at CalChiro's Fall Conference 2022 at the Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa on Saturday, Oct. 1. Following are our Southern California University of Sciences (SCU) Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC) 2022 CalChiro Awardees: CALCHIRO 2022 STUDENT OF THE YEAR: EIRA PEREZ, SCU CalChiro President, ICPA Treasure The CalChiro Student of the Year Award is presented to a chiropractic student who has [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:12:21+00:00October 24, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|

SCU Health announces free chiropractic and ayurvedic healthcare clinics

SCU Health announces free Chiropractic Care Clinics and free Ayurveda Services WHITTIER, CA. - (Oct. 17, 2022) — Southern Californians can receive free chiropractic care at our upcoming SCU Health Tent Event community outreach clinics in Whittier; and free Ayurveda services at our upcoming outreach clinics - in partnership with SPIRITT Family Services, in Whittier and Bell Gardens. FREE CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES SCU Health offers free Tent Event outreach clinic in a continuing effort to serve the community with integrative healthcare services, increase the awareness of integrative healthcare benefits, and provide students with patient treatment and clinical experience. SCU Health Tent [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:16:57+00:00October 17, 2022|AYUR-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News|

Amid Hispanic Heritage Month, SCU honors the importance of diversity in transforming and redefining health and healthcare education

Since 1968, National Hispanic Heritage Month has been recognized by the federal government and celebrated across the United States annually, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 to acknowledge the history, culture, and contributions of Americans whose ancestry can be traced to over 20 countries in Latin America, including Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. There are approximately 60 million people residing in the U.S. representing approximately 18% of the population, who have ancestries connected to these countries. Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) and SCU Health join in celebrating this annual commemoration as part of our commitment [...]

SCU hosts White Coat Ceremony for Doctor of Chiropractic and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine students

Southern California University of Health Sciences hosts White Coat Ceremony for Doctor of Chiropractic and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine students WHITTIER, CA - (Sept. 22, 2022) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) recognized 100 Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) students and 22 Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) students today with a white coat ceremony held outdoors, on the SCU campus in Whittier. The ceremony transitions students from the academic portion of the program into supervised clinical practice, symbolizing their entrance into the healthcare field. The White Coat Ceremony is considered a rite of passage for [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:30:38+00:00September 22, 2022|ACM-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News|

SCU Health announces free chiropractic and ayurvedic healthcare clinics

SCU Health announces free Chiropractic Care Clinics and free Ayurveda Services WHITTIER, CA. - (Sept. 21, 2022) — Southern Californians can receive free chiropractic care at our upcoming SCU Health Tent Event community outreach clinics in Whittier; and free Ayurveda services at our upcoming outreach clinics - in partnership with SPIRITT Family Services, in Whittier and Bell Gardens. FREE CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES SCU Health offers free Tent Event outreach clinic in a continuing effort to serve the community with integrative healthcare services, increase the awareness of integrative healthcare benefits, and provide students with patient treatment and clinical experience. SCU Health Tent [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:33:01+00:00September 21, 2022|AYUR-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News|

Chiropractic’s Founders Day: Celebrating 127 Years of Chiropractic

Chiropractic's Founders Day: Celebrating 127 Years of Chiropractic September 18, 2022 marks the 127th birthday of the chiropractic profession, which all began in the U.S. The word ”˜chiropractic' comes from the Greek words cheir (meaning ”˜hand') and praktos (meaning ”˜done'), i.e., done by hand. Manual healing methods can be traced back to ancient times; however, it was not until the late 19th century that the chiropractic profession began to take shape in the U.S. On Sept. 18, 1895, D.D. Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment and changed the course of history. Two years later, Palmer established the first chiropractic school [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:56:09+00:00September 16, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|

SCU Health announces free chiropractic and ayurvedic healthcare clinic

WHITTIER, CA. - (Aug. 11, 2022) — Southern Californians can receive free chiropractic and Ayurvedic care at an upcoming SCU Health Tent Event community outreach clinic in East Whittier. SCU Health offers free clinics in a continuing effort to serve the community with integrative healthcare services, increase the awareness of integrative healthcare benefits, and provide students with patient treatment and clinical experience.SCU Health's Tent Event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 from 14 p.m. on the campus of Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), at the Sports Medicine Clinic inside Building T, across from the University Health [...]

By |2025-08-21T19:04:36+00:00August 11, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|

University collaborations drive innovation and impact in whole-person health

University collaborations drive innovation and impact in whole-person health In 2015, two institutions with different backgrounds, located on opposite ends of the nation converged to create an innovative partnership in integrative whole-person healthcare and research. Since success is not a solo activity, SCU and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire teamed together allowing the pair to yield a sum greater than two parts with more capacity, stronger creativity, and differing expertise and perspectives to solve problems. The collaborations have resulted several National Institutes of Health (NIH) and private research grants, produced multiple peer-reviewed publications, and started [...]

By |2025-08-21T19:08:00+00:00August 4, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|

SCU volunteers provide free healthcare services for statewide AIDS/LifeCycle event and 2,400 cyclists

SCU volunteers provide free healthcare services for statewide AIDS/LifeCycle event and 2,400 cyclists AIDS/LifeCycle ride, a 7-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, co-produced by and benefiting San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center, began in 1994 to raise awareness about the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic and funds services such as HIV testing, prevention, care, and more. Since 1994, participants have raised more than $300 million for San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the HIV and AIDS-related services of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. During the inaugural ride in 1994, SCU's Dr. Morgenthal, former DC Pre-Clinic [...]

By |2025-08-21T19:09:54+00:00August 3, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|

SCU Health announces free chiropractic and ayurvedic healthcare clinic

WHITTIER, CA. - (July 13, 2022) — Southern Californians can receive free chiropractic and Ayurvedic care at an upcoming SCU Health Tent Event community outreach clinic in East Whittier. SCU Health offers free clinics in a continuing effort to serve the community with integrative healthcare services, increase the awareness of integrative healthcare benefits, and provide students with patient treatment and clinical experience.SCU Health's Tent Event will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 14 p.m. on the campus of Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), at the Sports Medicine Clinic inside Building T, across from the University Health [...]

By |2025-08-21T19:13:41+00:00July 13, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|
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