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

Congratulations to our very own Joseph Eggleston on his appointment to the Board of Directors for the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS). As a new board member, Joe will help provide strategic and financial direction to the organization’s CEO and continue to serve ... Read More

Dear SCU Community, The recent events that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia have filled many of us with shock, sadness, and anger. On behalf of all of us at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), I offer my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the ... Read More

We are pleased to announce that, after an extensive selection process, Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) has been chosen to house the Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH). While many strong universities submitted proposals vying for the opportunity, ... Read More

SCU recently hosted an on-campus visit for 25 administrators and faculty from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The goal of the visit was for the guests to learn about SCU’s College of Eastern Medicine (CEM), and mor ... Read More

Yoga practice as a lab in neuroscience education Laura Schmalzl, PhD, RYT-500 has been an associate professor at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) for the past year. There, she teaches neuroscience to chiropractic, acupuncture, and Oriental medicine students. A trained ... Read More

Dr. Anupama Kizhakkeveettil, affectionately known around campus as Dr. Anu, has been part of SCU since 2004. Dr. Anu’s diverse educational background as a doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Yoga teacher, and a Ph.D. in Public Health, has allowed her to play an integral ... Read More