Gary Cuneo Named CEO of Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) recently announced that Gary Cuneo, former executive vice president of the American Chiropractic Association, has been named chief executive officer of the F4CP.
"Being part of the Foundation gives me another opportunity to give back to this great profession," said Cuneo. "The [F4CP] has an opportunity to really increase the public's perception of the profession and I am pleased to be part of that effort."
Mr. Cuneo succeeded J. Ray Morgan as ACA EVP on Oct. 1, 1995. After announcing his retirement in 2005, he received the Humanitarian of the Year Award at the ACA House of Delegates meeting that year.
With national ads in Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, U.S. News & World Report, and USA Today, the F4CP is looking for support from the profession to sustain its ongoing media campaign, designed to educate the public on the benefits of chiropractic care. For more information, visit www.foundation4cp.com or send a donation to:
Foundation for Chiropractic Progress
P.O. Box 12611
Roanoke, VA 24027-2611
European Academy of Chiropractic Formed
The newly formed European Academy of Chiropractic (EAC) held its first formal meeting earlier this year in Stockholm, Sweden. The EAC is a pan-European institution that will act as the independent academic arm for the European Chiropractors Union (ECU), and will be responsible for promoting the chiropractic profession across Europe. The EAC also will coordinate with and support ECU/EAC-approved academic institutions, both undergraduate and postgraduate.
Among the distinguished attendees at the inaugural EAC meeting, held during the ECU Convention, were Dr. Jean Robert, academic dean of EAC and past chair of the ECU research council (Switzerland); Dr. Flemming Teilman Nielson, ECU past president (Denmark); Dr. Philippe Druart, ECU president and past president of the Belgian Chiropractic Association; and Dr. George Carruthers, EAC secretary general, ECU secretary general and past president of the BCA (U.K.).
"Chiropractic history has been made today," commented Dr. Druart following the meeting. "The Academy is the first of its kind to be set up for the European profession by the European profession. ... This pan-European institution absorbs the ECU's academic roles, to include our Board of Education, our Research Council and our Conferences. It brings them under the auspices of one distinct academic body which, because of its structure and values, is accepted by all ECU members and therefore the international community at large."
EAC associate memberships will be awarded to all members of ECU member associations; associate members will be eligible to apply for full membership or fellowship of the EAC, and/or its specialist colleges and/or any national colleges, under the auspices of the EAC. Meanwhile, the EAC will be awarding honorary EAC fellowships to those who have attained high academic or professional standing within their national associations or while working for the European chiropractic profession. As the ECU Board of Education has now been absorbed, the EAC now will be responsible for issuing the DC certificate for European chiropractic doctors. Likewise, any DCs already holding a certificate issued by the ECU Board or by a national association can opt to have an EAC certificate, subject to a minor amendment.
Cleveland Chiropractic College Announces Articulation Agreements
Cleveland Chiropractic College (CCC) announced it has entered into articulation agreements with Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Maricopa Community Colleges (MCC) in Maricopa County, Ariz. Under terms of the agreements, chiropractic students will be allowed to take their first year of classes at CCC-Los Angeles or CCC-Kansas City while concurrently completing their final year of coursework at MTSU or MCC.
"Cleveland Chiropractic College has a long tradition of educating leaders in chiropractic," enthused Dennis Giacomino, vice president of enrollment at CCC. "The affiliations with MTSU and MCC will be mutually beneficial ... extending the options available to each school's students, and encouraging high-caliber students to pursue a career in chiropractic."
MTSU is the fastest growing state university in Tennessee, with a current enrollment of approximately 23,000. MCC, a system of 10 colleges, two skill centers and various education centers, boasts a current enrollment of approximately 250,000.
ACC Asserts Authority to Represent Chiropractic Educational Programs
At its July 12-13, 2006 board meeting, the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) issued a formal statement on who speaks for chiropractic educational institutions. According to the ACC, the statement was necessitated by potential confusion regarding "testimony at the Department of Education hearing on CCE's COA continuing recognition."
The statement is as follows:
"The Board of Directors of the Association of Chiropractic Colleges, as representatives of the academic programs, preparing students to be Doctors of Chiropractic and conducting courses for the continuing education of licensed Doctors of Chiropractic, do hereby affirm: The [ACC] is the only organization authorized to speak on behalf of and for the academic programs conducting chiropractic education."
Interest in Electronic Documentation Brings Iowa Governor to Chiropractic Clinic
Future Health, Inc., an integrated office management solutions company for health care providers, based in Carroll, Iowa, recently welcomed Governor Tom Vilsack for a tour of the company's state-of-the-art facility. Gov. Vilsack has expressed an interest in the potential health care cost-savings associated with utilizing electronic health records. Steven Kraus, DC, founder and president of Future Health Inc., guided the 45-minute tour of the facility, highlighting the company's solutions for a paperless office.
Future Health, Inc., shares the same complex with Family & Specialty Medical Clinic, a multidisciplinary and multi-provider clinic owned by Dr. Kraus, housing seven providers. Dr. Vilsack first visited Future Health's headquarters and then the clinic, which has implemented the electronic health records system.
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