Alumni News, continued
Alumnus Appointed to Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Board
Darren D. Hancock, DC, DACBSP, 1995, president of Chicago Sports & Chiropractic Medicine, was appointed by the Governor
(and confirmed by the Senate) in April to serve as one of the seven physician members of the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary
Board (MDB).
Alumni News
July 30th: S.A.C.A.
hosted guest speaker
and NUHS alumnus
Anthony Hamm, DC,
‘79, as part of the
A.C.A. S.A.C.A. Speaks
Series. Dr. Hamm shared
insights into the “Future
of Chiropractic”.
Dr. Mordy Levy’s Thank you post to us.
National University, Chin
worked full-time at the
hospital’s Healthlab as
a problem resolution
representative in the client
services department.
“During the day, I would
investigate and solve
issues pertaining to all
lab specimens that went
through to us.”
The MDB works with the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation to help fulfill the department’s mission of pro-
tecting the public through the monitoring of licensed physicians and selected other health care professionals. He fills the seat that
Richard R. Fay, DC (Class of 1980) occupied for eight years, who represented the chiropractic profession admirably during his ten-
ure. Dr. Hancock is also a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC),
which creates policies to promote a safe, competitive environment for all Illinois high school athletes.
American Chiropractic Association Names NUHS Alumnus President
Mickey Chin, ‘17
With his degree, Chin
transitioned to the sales department of the lab where he helps
various types of health care practitioners across northern Illinois
with every facet involved in obtaining services from the lab.
“The knowledge I acquired from the undergrad program allowed
me to be more efficient in providing lab services to clients,” he
said. “One of my clients in the Schaumburg area is actually a
NUHS graduate in naturopathic medicine.”
Darren R. Jageesar, DC, Class of
2002, recently visited the Lombard
campus with his family.
Eric Cerwin, DC, Class of 1989, stopped in and brought
his daughters to NUHS’ “Student for A Day” event.
NUHS Biomedical Sciences Grad
Finds Calling in Medical Sales
For Mickey Chin (NUHS ’17), a large part of his career in sales
at a hospital-based lab is about being adaptable and having the
knowledge base needed to speak with physicians and practitioners
across all kinds of fields.
“With a solid understanding of biochemistry and physiology, I am
able to banter with physicians and explain our lab’s capabilities
with confidence,” he said.
Chin started his career at Central DuPage Hospital early on.
While earning his Bachelor of Biomedical Science degree at
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During its April 30 meeting in Calgary, Canada, the American Chiropractic Association (ACA)
Board of Governors (BOG) elected N. Ray Tuck, Jr., DC, to serve as its new president. Dr. Tuck is a
class of 1997 National University of Health Sciences alumnus (then National College of Chiroprac-
tic), and a second-generation chiropractic physician.
“I’m honored to serve as ACA president and continue this association’s important work to advance
and integrate chiropractic as part of the health care team through quality care and patient satisfac-
tion,” he said.
Dr. Ray Tuck Jr., ‘97
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With multiple medical degree programs located on the same
campus, students in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science program
at National University are able to interact with students and
faculty in the first professional degrees of chiropractic medicine,
naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and oriental medicine.
Chin most enjoys a level of autonomy in his position along with
his conversations with health care practitioners. “It is interesting
to have discussions with current physicians in their respective
fields like OB/GYN and internal medicine about their practice
and what they are finding among their patient demographics.”
He credits National University’s undergraduate program with
preparing him for his current career. “The fields that I explored
during my undergraduate education were fascinating and I
thoroughly enjoyed the experience,” he said.
For others interested in the health care industry, Chin says
a degree in biomedical sciences can lead to a wide-range of
opportunities. “Having a biomedical science degree doesn’t mean
you have to move forward in one direction only,” he said. “Be
creative and aware of what is available and commit to it.”
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