Geronimo Bejarano is a former chiropractic student at Palmer College of Chiropractic - Florida, whose recent Twitter thread announcing his withdrawal from chiropractic school went viral. Geronimo is now a hopeful 2022 PhD applicant. He is a self-described research nerd, with interests in social determinants of health (SDoH), community based interventions, physical activity promotion and non-communicable diseases. Twitter: @gero5 Instagram: @geronimo10 LinkedIn: Geronimo Bejarano ResearchGate: Geronimo Bejarano Discussion Topics 00:00:01 Teaser Intro 00:02:24 When I grow up 00:03:41 Introduction to chiropractic 00:09:12 Early reading & influences 00:13:31 Choosing chiropractic vs. PT 00:16:33 Choosing a chiropractic school 00:19:15 Early experience in school 00:25:02 Philosophy in the curriculum 00:27:48 Learning about research 00:33:21 Disillusionment - Is “American Chiro doomed?” 00:36:56 Comparing students’ experiences 00:39:51 X-ray requirements 00:43:51 Response to Twitter thread 00:46:49 Fixing the problem from within 00:49:08 Intention and misinterpretation 00:59:45 Systemic issues vs. Personal fit 01:02:02 How to read a paper 01:05:20 Top 3 recommended MSK research papers 01:05:33 Making time to read 01:09:24 Not taking and synthesizing 01:11:10 On writing 01:13:25 Recommendations for students 01:16:38 Outro RESOURCES Top 3 MSK Research Papers Hartvigsen, J., Hancock, M. J., Kongsted, A., Louw, Q. A., Ferreira, M. L., Genevay, S., et al. (2018). What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention. The Lancet, 391(10137), 1–12. Rethorn, Z. D., Cook, C., & Reneker, J. C. (2019). Social Determinants of Health: If You Aren“t Measuring Them, You Aren”t Seeing the Big Picture.The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 49(12), 872–874. Karran, E. L., Grant, A. R., & Moseley, G. L. (2020). Low back pain and the social determinants of health: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Pain, 161(11), 2476. Mendeley app Find more chiropractic interviews at https://www.exploringchiropractic.com SUBSCRIBE: iTunes: www.exploringchiropractic.com/itunes Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/exploring-chiropractic Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/54Ojmk2kjz5jG9n5DCZRxK Google Play Music: https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ipmyhflkvtnwtb23kyj7qrkgn5u?t%3DExploring_Chiropractic_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16 FOLLOW ME: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/exploringchiro Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/exploringchiropractic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploringchiro
