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PRIMARY CONTACT SPRING 2020 • Volume 58 • Issue No. 2 Reflections from CMCC's CMCC's lookbook for the 75th Past President Ian Coulter Anniversary Weekend The growth of sports chiropractic in Canada A publication from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College www.cmcc.ca for alumni, members and friends SUPPLY CENTRE AND BOOKSTORE The CMCC Supply Centre and Bookstore is proud to announce that they have become official dealers of Springwall Mattresses. Supply Centre and Bookstore Follow us @CMCCSTORE 1 800 268 8940 store.cmcc.ca IN THIS ISSUE 02 19 From the President The FOUNDATION Social 04 20 From the Chair CMCC's 75th Anniversary Weekend Lookbook 06 CMCC News 46 Dr. Spencer Bell receives RCCSS(C) Annual Academic Achievement 07 Scholarship Award Alumni News 47 08 Ms. Patti Riley honours her father, The Dr. Douglas M. Brown Dr. Ron Elford, with a gift to CMCC Memorial Space 48 09 A look at CMCC research Dr. Ian Coulter reflects on chiropractic in North America and the work of Dr. Doug Brown 50 The Benefits of Gift Planning 12 Dr. Mary-Irene Parker receives 52 Lifetime Achievement Award In Memoriam 14 53 The gifts of CMCC's Governors' Club Passage 15 54 RCCSS(C) and the growth of sports Donations chiropractic in Canada 56 Go Green Go green: You can reduce your carbon footprint and read Primary Contact in a digital format (PDF) instead of receiving a paper copy. Email us at [email protected] and we’ll make the switch for you. Primary Contact - Spring 2020 FROM THE PRESIDENT EXPANDING OUR they acquire the competencies HORIZONS and have the opportunities to At its core, CMCC has three become excellent and successful primary driving forces. Providing chiropractors. chiropractic care to patients in our clinics and serving the profession With our students in mind, and the health care community CMCC has embarked upon a new through the development of voyage to seek an expansion of new knowledge with ongoing practice opportunities for our research are two key elements graduates in North America. of what we do. But first and This year we announced that we foremost is our commitment to would be pursuing accreditation provide an outstanding education of our educational program for our students, assuring that by the Council on Chiropractic 2 www.cmcc.ca Education in the United States CCE-Australasia, and European- Doctor of Chiropractic program (CCE-US). If we are successful CCE. Because the profession could also become the first in this quest, our graduates will started in the US, and because the program in the world accredited meet a key eligibility requirement first CCE was formed to accredit by two CCE organizations. Based for licensure in all states in US colleges, the formal name on our institutional maturity that country: graduation from a for the US-based CCE is actually and existing recognition by CCE(US)-accredited institution. just “CCE”. I have added the Canadian agencies, CCE-US “US” to the name just for clarity has set an aggressive timetable Currently, many states allow purposes in this message. CCEC, for our application and review, CMCC graduates to apply for CCEA, and ECCE all belong to beginning with a comprehensive licensure. In some cases, the CCE-International. CCE-US was self-study report due in April state regulations or practice formerly a member, but withdrew 2021, followed by a site visit in acts are vague and the licensing a couple of years ago, straining the fall of 2021. A decision will board has extended eligibility to relationships between the be made in January 2022. Until a CMCC graduates. But many states organizations and creating some decision is made, we will include still will not recognize CMCC stress among students across the following statement in any graduates as eligible applicants North America. But even if CCE-US public announcement regarding either because there is specific resumed its membership in CCE-I, accreditation: language in the regulations it would not change prospects restricting licensure to graduates for students because licensure The Doctor of Chiropractic degree of CCE-US programs, or because requirements are set locally program at the Canadian Memorial the licensing board has put by the jurisdictions (states and Chiropractic College (CMCC) is into effect a policy with the provinces), not by the accreditors. currently engaged in the process of same type of restriction. There seeking programmatic accreditation are even states that will not Does this mean that CMCC by the Council on Chiropractic allow chiropractors to receive will abandon its accreditation Education, 8049 North 85th Way, continuing education credits by CCE-Canada? Absolutely Scottsdale, AZ, 85258-4321, Phone: from CMCC because we aren’t US not! We are adding to, not (480) 443 8877, Website: accredited. We want to remove substituting for, our existing www.cce-usa.org. During this these barriers. accreditation. As I write this application process, the program article, we are actively engaged does not hold accredited status with Today’s students increasingly in renewing our recognition by the agency, nor does the agency express a desire to have global the Ontario Ministry of Colleges ensure eventual accreditation. opportunities for practice. Polling and Universities, renewing our done by the World Congress accreditation with CCE-Canada, Our 75th anniversary celebration is of Chiropractic Students has and preparing submission of our in June of this year and I’m looking indicated that the majority of self-study materials for CCE-US. forward to seeing many of you students hope to spend at least Accreditation is a vital part of there at that spectacular event. a portion of their professional quality assurance for educational Seeking additional accreditation career in a country other than programs and having three is just one more reason for CMCC the one in which they received different organizations scrutinizing alumni to be proud of the many their chiropractic education. We our DC degree program accomplishments and global want CMCC graduates to be able simultaneously and continuously impact of our institution. to follow their dreams and we will lead to a stronger program hope that by adding this layer of than ever before. accreditation we will open up new doors for them. CMCC is, to our knowledge, the first international chiropractic There are four Councils on program to be considered as Chiropractic Education around eligible for accreditation by the the world: CCE-Canada, CCE-US, CCE-US. If successful, CMCC’s David Wickes, DC, MA 3 Primary Contact - Spring 2020 FROM THE CHAIR I am very excited to greet you as place, and Ms. Donna Sharp from successes at CMCC and within our the new Chair of the Board of Toronto as a new Public Member. chiropractic profession. We have Governors for CMCC following As well as to the two dedicated an exceptional team at CMCC, and a long line of dedicated Chairs Board Members leaving the Board look forward to a year filled with before me. It is with an immense mentioned above, we said a warm challenges, opportunities and sense of pride and humility that I and heartfelt thank you to Past remarkable accomplishments. became the first Board member Board Chair, Dr. David Gryfe. from the province of Québec I look forward to working with to be elected to this position. I our dedicated Board Members was elected to this position at throughout the academic year. a Board meeting following the CMCC Annual General Meeting I am exceptionally honoured C’est avec une énorme fierté in October where we heard to be Board Chair during this et une grande humilité que once again of the advances very special 75th Anniversary je m’adresse à vous à titre CMCC continues to make for the of CMCC. What a journey CMCC de Président du «Board of benefit of its students and for has navigated over these Governors» du CMCC devenant the chiropractic profession as a years! 2020 will hold many par le fait même le premier whole. I am constantly amazed at opportunities to celebrate and francophone du Québec à the progress we achieve each year we are encouraging everyone occuper ce poste. Lorsque je while maintaining a strong and to attend the 75th Anniversary pense à toutes ces personnes stable financial position. Weekend on June 5 and 6. As well exceptionnelles qui ont servi notre as those celebrating their class CMCC depuis 75 ans, je ne peux At our Board meeting that anniversary, we welcome one and m’empêcher de ressentir des weekend, we welcomed new all to commemorate and revere sentiments d’énorme privilège Board Members Dr. Liza Grant this amazing institution and the et de profonde gratitude. Tout le as representative from British progress it has made on behalf of travail accompli au cours de ces Columbia taking Dr. Richard all chiropractors. années a su mener notre CMCC à Cronk’s place, Dr. Jason Fox as un respect et une reconnaissance representative from Nova Scotia Please read further in Primary internationale quant à la qualité taking Dr. Mary-Irene Parker’s Contact for stories about de l’enseignement qui y est offert, 4 www.cmcc.ca l’excellence de la recherche qui y est conduite et la très grande qualité des soins apportés aux gens qui consultent à l’une de nos dix cliniques. C’est aussi pour moi, un honneur indescriptible d’agir à titre de Président du « B of G » lors d’une année historique pour notre CMCC qui célèbre en 2020 son 75ème anniversaire. Nous devons avoir une pensée profonde de respect et de gratitude pour les gens qui ont lutté sans relâche pour la création et la survie du CMCC.