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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. A class assignment for T4 chiropractic
students resulted in 21 creative and informative posters, which are
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on display in the hallways of Northwestern.
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milk and the flu vaccine are part of a project about factors that » Northwestern in the News
enhance or diminish the body's immune system. Verena Van Fleet,
PhD, associate professor in the chiropractic program, teaches the For Journalists
Immunology and Clinical Microbiology course and uses the
presentations to reinforce what students have learned.
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this was a perfect opportunity for active learning," Dr. Van Fleet » Public Reiations Staff
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in the last two years since a course in Evidence Informed Practice
was introduced into the T3 chiropractic curriculum. "In this class, the » Nort.!:lwest~m_ToQgy:
T4 chiropractic students get to apply some of the course content » Nor:!;hwesJJ~L!J.JljaturqJI'y
from Evidence Informed Practice that they learned as T3 students,"
she said.
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Students prepare for the project by studying the defense
mechanisms of the human body. "Then students get a chance to
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make a presentation, which there are not many opportunities while
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in school, but a skill that will be needed once they are in practice,"
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Dr. Van Fleet said. In addition, students get to research the topic of
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because they can live out their creative side," Dr. Van Fleet said.
James Jessen, T4 chiropractic student in the Immunology and
Clinical Microbiology class, did his project on omega-3 and its effects
on Multiple Sclerosis. "The main reason we chose to research this
topic was because a couple of members in our group, myself
included, have friends or family members that are diagnosed with
MS," Jessen said. "We wanted to learn about the disease and how to
help people with it in a holistic manner, if at all possible."
After doing research, Jessen's said his group found very promising
evidence that omega-3's can help reduce the symptoms and even
slow the progression of MS.
According to Jessen, omega-3's are a commonly suggested
supplement by chiropractors because of their anti-inflammatory
properties. "Learning more about the properties of omega-3's is
going to help us treat patients in the future when we become
doctors." Jessen said. "We were really excited to present on it."
Northwestern Health Sciences University offers a wide array of
choices in natural health care education including chiropractic,
Oriental medicine, acupuncture, therapeutic massage and human
biology. The University has nearly 900 students on a 25-acre campus
in Bloomington, Minnesota.
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