Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, In regards to your editor’s note from the 2012 July/August issue, I could not agree with you more. I am a 1995 graduate from a chiroprac-tic program – our class was at the early stages of the inter-professional movement. I was, and still am, well aware of the medical and chiropractic “political forces” that are at play. It took me several years in practice to work out what I saw as the strengths and limitations of both the chiro-practic and medical paradigms. I certainly feel that inter-professional collaboration is important and should be pursued. But I am very concerned with what I see as the new graduates’ weakened chiropractic identity. Evidence-based care and inter-pro-fessional cooperation does not ne-cessitate exclusion of a strong and confident conviction regarding the chiropractic paradigm and philosophy. Yet my experience, and the influence from many instructors and peers in chiropractic school, seemed to be exactly this message! I would argue that a chiropractor should pursue close connections with the medical community only if and when they have developed a deep ingrained identity of chiropractic and its enor-mous value. And the DC should have the experience to back up his/ her convictions. I have real concerns for these stu-dents, for they are our future leaders. What will the profession look like 10-20 years from now when, for many of these future leaders, the biggest professional influences com-ing out of school will be from other health disciplines who have a much more narrow view of our scope and value? Not good for chiropractic. Not good for the health of our patients. Sincerely, James DiGiuseppe, DC Thunder Bay, Ontario Traditional Herbal Medicine Immune System Support Proprietary Herbal Formula • Gluten Free cGMP Compliance • Trusted Worldwide Since 1922 Made only in Canada • Exported Worldwide NPN 80012920 Powder NPN 80015598 NPN 80012914 Capsules Extract Doctors Recommend BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS! ESSIAC ® Canada International P.O. Box 23155, Ottawa, Ont., Canada K2A 4E2 Tel. : (613) 729-9111 · Fax : (613) 729-9555 · E-mail : [email protected] www.essiaccanada.ca FULL TEXT COPYRIGHT © 2011, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. AUTHORIZED USER OF ESSIAC TRADEMARK www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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