2502 NYCC TRANS FINAL2 - New York Chiropractic College

Dr. Dennis Homack, D.C., C.C.S.P., Assistant Professor
Dr. Dennis Homack is generally found
bustling about the halls of the Seneca Falls
Chiropractic Health Center, busy helping seventh-trimester
interns close their patients’
cases. Confident, pleasant and professional,
Dr. Homack challenges interns to make the
most of their lives and urges them to remember
what it means to be a kid. “Empathize!”
he says; “Doing so will allow you to help
people with their challenges.” Homack feels
the more work he puts into learning, the more
his students can benefit from his efforts. He
explains, “Each clinician has great information
to share, but it’s up to you [the students]
to ask a lot of questions so that you might
benefit from their expertise.”
Chiropractic was not always in the cards
for Dr. Homack. As a high school student he
had little interest in occupations involving auto mechanics or health
care. Instead, he traveled to sunny California to pursue computer
programming in the Air Force. Surprisingly, Dr. Homack thereafter
purchased an auto body repair shop. Then, a self-proclaimed bibliophile
with an associate’s degree under his belt, he wanted more education
and set out to earn a degree in mathematics.
How did a career in chiropractic education come about? Dr.
Homack’s brother-in-law, a 7 th trimester student at Cleveland Chiropractic
College in Kansas City, was tragically killed in a motor cycle
accident. Dr. Homack had, himself, benefited from chiropractic care,
by Jeb Albro, 5 th Trimester
Dr. Dennis Homack
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but had long been disenchanted with explanations
about how the therapy obtained results.
Nevertheless, chiropractic had his attention.
Dr. Homack often parrots, “Somewhere
there is something amazing waiting to
be discovered.” (A quote from the late Carl
Sagan.) Apparently, chiropractic appeared to
hold the promise of an amazing discovery,
for Dr. Homack entered chiropractic college
at NYCC. His wife and four children joined
in his discovery and set up residence in Seneca
Falls.
As a matriculating student, he held the
College in high esteem and felt his instructors
were dedicated. Today, Dr. Homack contributes
to NYCC’s fine educational offerings
– teaching a popular ergonomics course – and
performs as assistant professor in Patient Assessment
I. Currently he is attending Cornell University to earn a
master’s degree in ergonomics.
Dr. Homack is determined to ensure that any student graduated
from NYCC is better educated than he. He typically arrives at work
two hours early to prepare novel ways to deliver information to his
classes, insisting he does nothing more than his other academic colleagues.
Nevertheless, his willingness to add color and life to class
presentation is renowned, as is his encouragement to students to
raise their standards. This willingness and dedication are a credit to
NYCC.
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Introduction to Clinical Practice, Introduction to Psychomotor
Skills, Ancillary Therapeutic Procedures (Therapeutic Modalities),
Clinical Correlation and Review, and Upper Extremity Technique.
He has played a major leadership role in the organization and
administration of the College’s clinic entrance examination, which
all students are required to complete successfully prior to entering
the clinical phases of their education. Dr. McCloughan received
an A.S. degree from the New York Institute of Technology
(1989). After earning a D.C. degree cum laude from NYCC
in 1993, he completed a B.S. degree at SUNY-Albany in 1995.
Amy L. Schleicher (Clinician-Depew). An adjunct faculty member
and staff clinician at the Depew Chiropractic Health Center,
Dr. Schleicher has received recognition and commendations for
her skills in mentoring NYCC student interns in the clinical phases
of their D.C. programs. She has given numerous presentations in
the Buffalo area to bring chiropractic’s message to both professional
and lay audiences. She served as the clinical research manager
at the Depew Chiropractic Health Center on the NYCC research
study related to patient responsiveness to revised Oswestry
and Bornemouth Questionnaires. After earning a B.S. degree from
SUNY-Albany in 1985, Dr. Schleicher earned B.S. and D.C. degrees
from National College of Chiropractic in 1988 and 1990,
respectively.
Surely you have noted that the interests and expertise of
these nine faculty members vary widely; however, it is precisely
the heterogeneity of their talents which helps to estab-
lish the value of the NYCC educational experience.
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