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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 - (Jan. 18, 2023) — Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) recognized 45 Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) students today with a white coat ceremony at 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 health sciences students and is designed to instill the values of professionalism, humanism and compassionate care with students reciting [...]

By |2025-08-22T21:04:35+00:00January 18, 2023|DC-Organic, Front Page News|
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What is cervical artery dissection and how common is it, in chiropractic treatments? Ask the Professor, with SCU’s Dr. Jim Whedon

What is cervical artery dissection and how common is it, in chiropractic treatments? Ask the Professor, with SCU's Dr. Jim Whedon  James Whedon DC, MS, Professor & Director of Health Services Research, and colleagues were recently published in BMC Geriatrics, an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the health and healthcare of older people, including the effects of healthcare systems and policies. Their article, "Association between cervical artery dissection and spinal manipulative therapy a medicare claims analysis,” evaluated the association between cervical spinal manipulation and cervical artery dissection in older Medicare beneficiaries, in the [...]

By |2025-08-22T21:04:33+00:00January 13, 2023|DC-Organic, Front Page News|
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SCU Health Research receives half-million dollar NIH grant to advance neck pain study in collaboration with Dartmouth, Palmer universities

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By |2025-08-22T21:04:18+00:00January 9, 2023|DC-Organic, Front Page News|
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Chiropractic Fellowship at Dartmouth

The Chiropractic Fellowship at Dartmouth was developed in association with Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) and Palmer College of Chiropractic. The fellowship is made possible by a grant from the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations' Strategic Plan for the Future of Chiropractic.

By |2025-08-21T17:28:33+00:00December 20, 2022|DC-Organic|
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What is kinesiotaping and what does it treat? Ask the Professor, with SCU’s Dr. Michael Fanning

You may have seen strips of colorful tape across the arms, legs, and other body parts of Olympic athletes to high school players. With the launch of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, we'll be seeing many world-class professional athletes across 32 global teams wearing this tape throughout November and December. The tape is called Kinesiology Tape, and some refer to it simply as KT. We had Dr. Fanning give a lesson in Kinesiology Tape 101.

By |2025-08-21T17:56:05+00:00November 21, 2022|DC-Organic, Front Page News|
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SCU Health announces free Chiropractic Care Clinics, free Ayurveda Services and free Health Fairs

SCU Health announces free Chiropractic Care Clinics, Ayurveda Services, and Health Fairs WHITTIER, CA. - (Nov. 15, 2022) — Southern Californians can receive free chiropractic care at an upcoming SCU Health Tent Event community outreach clinic in Whittier; free Ayurveda services in Bell Gardens and Whittier; free flu shots and health screenings for seniors in La Habra; and a wide range of free healthcare services in Santa Ana. FREE CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES - WHITTIER SCU Health offers free Tent Event outreach clinics in a continuing effort to serve the community with integrative healthcare services, increase the awareness of integrative healthcare benefits, [...]

By |2025-08-21T18:00:29+00:00November 15, 2022|AYUR-Organic, DC-Organic, Front Page News|
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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|
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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. - (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|
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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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