Terry Schroeder, D.C. (West, ’86), scored numerous goals during the course of a Hall of Fame career in which he was selected to four U.S. Olympic water-polo teams as a player (’80, ’84, ’88 and ’92), and participated in two other Olympics as a coach (’08 and ’12).
Dr. Schroeder’s experiences during the course of qualifying and training for four Olympic games as a player, and, more recently, preparing for two Olympics as a coach, have taught him multiple life-lessons that have impacted him well beyond his athletic endeavors. He says he applies them every day, whether with patients in his practice or the players that he coaches.
Naomi Ndungu, R.N., wanted more from her career than her R.N. degree provided, so she explored chiropractic schools and realized that a D.C. degree would give her the ability to address the sources of disease, rather than just manage the symptoms of disease. Her dream is to go back to Kenya and establish a pediatric chiropractic practice.
Sherri LaShomb, D.C., ATC, CCSP®, ICCSP, provided chiropractic care at the U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials in 2008 and 2012, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games before heading to the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Dr. O'Tool graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2013 and has already expanded his private practice to three locations around the Des Moines area. He says Palmer College set him up for success through the business and leadership programs available on campus. While at Palmer, he served as president of the Palmer Campus Guides and was active in the Palmer Student Alumni Foundation, the Iowa Club and was instrumental in starting the SACA Sports Council. He was also chosen to represent Palmer as a student at several political round-table discussions with local, state, and national politicians.
Dr. Prasad first learned about Palmer and chiropractic at the age of 16, when Palmer's Clinic Abroad team came to her home town of Labasa, on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji. She was one of many people who went to the clinic for free care, without having "the faintest idea as to the amazing results that chiropractic provided."
