My Story
April 20, 2009
A little over 2 years ago I started chiropractic school at Life Chiropractic College West. Unlike most of my classmates I came from no chiropractic background. My first adjustment was in our student clinic 1st week of school. In fact, I was a pre-med student in undergrad with the aspirations to serve others in that model of healthcare.
How did I get into it? I lost a bet. In my senior year in undergrad a friend and I made a bet. Both of us would apply to medical school and if we dont get in 1st round we would apply to chiropractic school. Naive as I was at that time I said yes. I took the MCAT and put all of the school applications together and right before I started to fill out the 1st one I had a brief thought flash that made me realize it wasnt for me. I didnt believe that taking a pill for a symptom was the answer. Dont get me wrong, medicine has its place. Knowing what I know now I realize its just not for me.
I ended up defaulting on the bet and started to do some research on this thing called chiropractic. I looked at everything – both good and bad. I read stuff online, I spoke with doctors, I did everything I could to get a clear understanding of what it was I was getting myself into. One thing I appreciated was this basic philosophy that the body was a self healing, self-regulating organism. Like I said before, I’d never been a big pill popper. If I was sick…I drank lots of fluid and rested. I was also surprised to see the number of hours chiropractic students put into their education. In many areas it surpassed that of medical school. After all my research was said and done I applied to Life West and about 3 months later I started school.
If you had asked me 3+ years ago about what I wanted to do in life I would have told you I wanted to be a doctor and nothing more. Now I can tell you that I want to be a doctor that specializes in a natural form of healthcare that deals with removing nerve interference in the body so that our bodiees can express optimal health – a chiropractor. I encourage all of you who read this to expose yourself to anything and everything. See what works with you.
October 8, 2009 at 7:59 am
Although, it was no bet at all, and there was a third person involved too… It was more of a pact that we made, and it was if we were not in med school in 3 years, we would go into chiropractic…. Glad to see you carried it out for yourself and not because of the pact!!! Stay focused and keep up the good work!