Johnson Valerie, Assal Shery, Khauv Kim, Moosad Deepak, Morales Brenda
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitative Services/Chiropractic, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.
Whole Health, TN Valley VA Healthcare System.
J Chiropr Humanit. 2021 Dec 22;28:22-34. doi: 10.1016/j.echu.2021.10.003. eCollection 2021 Dec.
The purpose of this report was to explore the views of chiropractors about their career paths and recommendations for Chiropractic Day.
For this narrative inquiry, selected individuals from diverse backgrounds were invited to share their experiences about becoming chiropractors and their recommendations for Chiropractic Day. Each doctor of chiropractic was asked to provide a response to a set of structured questions. The responses were collated into a descriptive narrative, and themes were identified from these narratives.
Five chiropractors from diverse backgrounds, who graduated from chiropractic programs in the United States, participated in this project. Each reported a different path to becoming a chiropractor. From these different career paths, common themes emerged, which included (1) a drive to serve others, (2) a personal experience or quest, (3) and a propensity to be problem solvers and inquisitive learners. Their recommendations for celebrating Chiropractic Day paralleled their individual qualities and values, which included providing educational seminars to patients and other health care providers, mentoring students, reading scientific papers about health issues related to diversity, providing chiropractic services to underserved populations, appreciating our predecessors and mentors, and performing community outreach.
This narrative provides insight into the thoughts of people from diverse backgrounds about why they may choose chiropractic as a profession and their paths to a career in chiropractic. This article demonstrates that chiropractors come to the profession for a variety of reasons but may have similar themes such as that the choice may generate from a personal experience, a quest for knowledge, an interest in helping others, and a joy for service. This narrative provides unique insights about the authors' values for chiropractic, which were congruent with their recommendations for celebrating Chiropractic Day.
本报告旨在探讨脊椎按摩师对其职业道路的看法以及对“脊椎按摩日”的建议。
对于这项叙事性探究，邀请了来自不同背景的人员分享他们成为脊椎按摩师的经历以及对“脊椎按摩日”的建议。每位脊椎按摩师都被要求回答一组结构化问题。回答被整理成描述性叙述，并从这些叙述中确定主题。
五位来自不同背景、毕业于美国脊椎按摩专业课程的脊椎按摩师参与了该项目。每个人都讲述了成为脊椎按摩师的不同道路。从这些不同的职业道路中，出现了一些共同主题，包括（1）服务他人的动力，（2）个人经历或追求，（3）以及成为问题解决者和好奇学习者的倾向。他们对庆祝“脊椎按摩日”的建议与他们的个人品质和价值观相呼应，包括为患者和其他医疗保健提供者提供教育研讨会、指导学生、阅读有关与多样性相关的健康问题的科学论文、为服务不足的人群提供脊椎按摩服务、感激我们的前辈和导师以及开展社区外展活动。
本叙事提供了对来自不同背景的人关于他们为何可能选择脊椎按摩作为职业以及他们通往脊椎按摩职业道路的想法的见解。本文表明，脊椎按摩师选择该职业的原因多种多样，但可能有相似的主题，例如选择可能源于个人经历、对知识的追求、帮助他人的兴趣以及服务的喜悦。本叙事提供了关于作者对脊椎按摩价值观的独特见解，这些见解与他们对庆祝“脊椎按摩日”的建议一致。
