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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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|
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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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Ask the Professor: What is interprofessional education, and what is IPE and Collaborative Practice Week?

Ask the Professor: What is interprofessional education, and what is IPE and Collaborative Practice Week? To fully meet the complex healthcare needs of patients, a broad range of different perspectives, expertise and education is required. Interprofessional care ranges from clinical and community providers, from family caregivers to case managers, primary care physicians to physician assistants, advance practice nurses, to specialists such as chiropractors and acupuncturists, to social workers, pharmacists, psychologists, and long-term care providers. "At SCU, we like to look at healthcare education a little differently where we challenge convention, embrace collaboration and unite modern medicine with ancient and traditional [...]

By |2025-08-21T19:21:20+00:00June 7, 2022|AYUR-Organic, BSHS-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News, Genetics-Organic, MSMS-Organic, MSPA-Organic|
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SCU hosts White Coat Ceremony for Doctor of Chiropractic students

Southern California University of Health Sciences hosts White Coat Ceremony for Doctor of Chiropractic students WHITTIER, CA. - (May 26, 2022) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) recognized 55 Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) students this evening with a white coat ceremony held 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 live-streamed virtual ceremony is available for on-demand viewing on SCU's YouTube channel. The White Coat Ceremony is considered a rite of passage for health sciences students and is [...]

By |2025-08-21T19:23:06+00:00May 26, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|
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SCU LACC faculty and alumni to present at 2022 Chiropractic Sports Sciences Symposium, hosted by the ACBSP

SCU LACC faculty and alumni to present at 2022 Chiropractic Sports Sciences Symposium, hosted by the ACBSP WHITTIER, CA. - (April 25, 2022) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) Los Angeles College of Chiropractic faculty, alumni and students will be presenting at the 2022 Chiropractic Sports Sciences Symposium, hosted by the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Sciences (ACBSP), from April 28 May 1, 2022. The 2022 ACBSP Symposium will be held in-person, with attendees gathering in Universal City, California for live events, including an SCU-hosted Alumni & Friends Cocktail Reception. The ACBSP promotes the highest standards of excellence [...]

By |2025-08-21T19:30:15+00:00April 25, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|
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