In celebration of Women’s History Month, we recently interviewed Melissa Nagare, DC, L.Ac, CCSP®, SCU Vice President for SCU Health System and Chief Clinical Officer. After receiving her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, Dr. Nagare enrolled in Southern California University ... Read More

Significant Growth of Public Interest in Integrative Health and the Need to Transform Healthcare Education Drives University Development Southern California University of Health Sciences’ (SCU) board of regents recently elected Thomas S. Bakman, DC, FAFICC as the Chair, Board of Regents. T ... Read More

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we recently interviewed Dr. Sheryl Berman, SCU Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs. Dr. Berman has been in Healthcare education and research for nearly 33 years. Her research areas include HIV and immune suppression, the microflora of t ... Read More

Years ago, those who were addicted to prescription opioids or NSAIDS were attached to a certain stigma. That is no longer the case. Reliance on pain medication is widespread throughout many demographics, and no matter how or why the pills got in their hands, millions of Americans are lear ... Read More

SCU is proud to participate in a ground-breaking spine care partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in New Hampshire. The Spine Care Project is an innovative approach to the treatment of spine-related injuries which promises higher value, more cost-effective, patient-centered ... Read More

Dr. Michael Fanning ’16 (LACC) recently graduated from the Doctorate of Chiropractic program at SCU’s Los Angeles College of Chiropractic (LACC) Cum Laude and received the Dr. Lester McCoy Clinical Excellence Award. He is now part of the SCU Chiropractic Sports Medicine Residen ... Read More

The 2018 Winter Olympics will kick off at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium Feb. 9. While athletes from 92 nations will take center stage, dedicated doctors will be behind the scenes — playing a pivotal role in keeping their teams in elite shape. Leading the sports medicine team for the ... Read More

The dark red spots that dotted the body of Michael Phelps during the Rio Olympics raised eyebrows in 2016. But Kevin Pierce, DC, DACBSP, ‘09 (LACC), was no stranger to the traditional Chinese medical practice—called cupping—which is a popular form of therapy for many professiona ... Read More

Jennifer Watters, DC, LAc, DACBSP ‘08 Dr. Jennifer Watters ’08 (LACC, CEM) is a full-time clinician with Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) Sports Medicine Department. Since February 2017, she has worked with the USOC Chula Vista facility representing SCU. Begi ... Read More

Annie R. Babikian, DC, DACBSP, ’13 (LACC) Dr. Babikian ’13 (LACC) is a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians and completed a two-year residency in Primary Spine Care. She served as an attending clinician for interns. She has experience through several rotat ... Read More

SCU Alum at the Winter Games For lifelong athlete Jason Reynolds, DC, DACBSP ’08 (LACC) having a role in the Olympics is a dream come true. “I love Olympic sport. I love the amateurism that’s involved,” he says. Reynolds is a Senior High Performance Health C ... Read More

The Veterans Affairs (VA) Chiropractic Residency: The application period for the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Integrated Clinical Residency is coming to a close on Feb. 2, 2018. The VA chiropractic residency program focuses on Integrated Clinical Practice, with train ... Read More

An international assembly with representatives from China, Australia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Palestine, Thailand, South Africa and United States met for two days at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). There were presentations from representatives of these nine nat ... Read More

SCU 2017 commencement speaker is first African American U.S. Surgeon General. As an outspoken advocate of expanded sex education, Dr. Joycelyn Elders has always been ahead of her time. At 84 years old, the first African American to head the U.S. Public Health Service may be retired, but she i ... Read More

Dear SCU Community: As we approach Veterans Day, I would personally like to thank our veterans and active servicewomen and men, as well as their families for their selfless service and sacrifice in defense of our freedom. We owe an unending debt of gratitude to you. On a personal note, ... Read More