Sports Clinic Plans

The weekend was full of time spent studying for the basic science boards as well as the musculoskeletal classwork we've been handed so delicately. It is a bit daunting to think we still have nearly 40 hours of new information left that hasn't been handed down yet. These next few weeks are going to be tough.

Many of my friends are freaking out about balancing finals and boards. Eighteen exams in 7 days is a lot to balance. Particularly when most are skill proficiency exams. I guess this is why they call this the medical school of chiropractic.

In a way I am excited to attack this next week with a full focused effort. Sort of like the final push during a race when you feel like crap but know if you recommit to the effort you'll end up placing. School is no different. If we shut off the fear of failure and turn on the drive to succeed we will smoke through the next two weeks efficiently. It is all about being confident and knowing you have put in the time not only recently but cumulatively.

On another note, I am looking forward to taking the next steps in launching the sports clinic in Boise. From what I have seen with my market research, there isn't a program like the one I am planning in Boise or Idaho. This is pretty exciting. I am setting up some meetings for the break to visit with a few folks that will be major players in the next few years during the clinic's growth phase. My calculations suggest we will have our expenses covered in 2 months. This means I will need money to cover the initial cost of equipment and overhead for 2-4 months. Most likely, I will try for 6 months of revenue just incase we grow slower than anticipated.

This all seems like a dream. I remember when I moved back to Boise in 2005 to pursue chiropractic. Having 2 full years left on my bachelors to complete back then felt like an eternity. I remember I couldn't take general chemistry because BSU required a math prerequisite of precalculus. Testing in at a high school level in math was a huge blow to the psyche back then. Now, I am 18 months away from opening the clinic I envisioned back then! The time spent in the books these last 6 years is really going to pay off. All of these tests and obstacles are miniscule in the long run. Yes, we do need to be proficient doctors and exquisite diagnosticians but not at the expense of our happiness and health. This has been the struggle during the past 18 months at Western States.

With that, I will close by saying this to my fellow DC colleagues, don't let the intensity derail you next week. You've made it this far and that is quite remarkable! Don't forget what you have sacrificed to get to this point in your career.

All my best