How well do you really know the instructors teaching the classes you are taking this semester?  Look beyond the title of the class and even the information you may be learning in the lectures.  I want you to think for a second about the instructors that are teaching your current classes.  Have you ever thought about the amount of knowledge they have within them that they could be sharing with you?

 I mean it, teachers are human beings too.  I have been involved with Chiropractic education for going on 12 years now.  When I taught at Palmer West part time for my first 3 years in practice, I loved talking to students.  I still do! In fact, I love talking to students so much that it is the reason for this blog.

 Many of the instructors of your school are Chiropractors who have lived or are living another life outside of the classroom.  The Chiropractors you are lucky enough to have on your faculty have treated hundreds of patients; ran successful practices; dealt with insurance companies; managed employees; started practices from scratch and a wealth of other experiences for you to tap into. Most of them will love to talk to you if you bother to try.

 I can tell you that when I was a student, there were some teachers who were a lot of fun to learn from and the information they shared was amazing.  As a student, pull your head out of the books and remember that real life awaits you when you graduate.  You will have to go out into practice some day and every little bit of information you acquire will be needed. 

At school, a wealth of incredible talent surrounds you in the form of your Chiropractic instructors.  They love to talk about what they do and what they have done in their past.  We all end up teaching at Chiropractic college for a reason. For some it is the twilight to a great career. For others, it is only a stop along a continuing pathway.

 Talk to your instructors and Clinicians and get them to tell you why they love our profession so much.  You will never have so much concentrated knowledge around you for such a long period of time as you do in school. Take advantage of it!