Shanna Buller-Sáenz, D.C., (West, ’20) credits her desire to become a chiropractor because of the example her father and brother set.
“I became a chiropractor because my father and brother are both chiropractors. Growing up, I spent a lot of time in my father’s office. I got to see the benefits of chiropractic and how it truly changed people's lives.”
Chiropractic is Jessica ‘Mee-Lynn’ Bentley, D.C.’s (West, '21) second career path, one she found in her mid-thirties after her first career as a medical massage therapist. Now, as she prepares to begin in practice, she reflects on her experience taking part in Palmer’s Department of Defense/Veteran's Affairs (DoD/VA) program.
Beyond a traditional clinical environment, students working at the VA hospitals also learn how D.C.s work with medical professionals across many disciplines, for the benefit of the patient. Dustin worked alongside orthopedists, podiatrists, acupuncturists, nutritionists, counselors and psychiatrists.
Miholics was introduced to chiropractic in high school after struggling with knee pain while running track. After just a few visits with her chiropractor, her pain was gone, and she was hooked on a more holistic way of health. She is very passionate about helping people, specifically veterans, achieve a pain-free life without medication. Miholics chose Palmer because she wanted to go to the school that led the way for chiropractic. It didn’t hurt that her high school chiropractor, Keely Casteele, D.C. (Main, ‘00), is a Palmer alumna.
Beyond a traditional clinical environment, students working at the VA hospitals also learn how D.C.s work with medical professionals across many disciplines, for the benefit of the patient. Faith worked alongside neurology, rehabilitation, mental health services and pain management. Their knowledge and expertise on various manners left Faith doing additional research at home after work. She credits using everything she learned at Palmer College, from day one, in some way or another.
