Episode 55: Changing Course with Geronimo Bejarano
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
Future of physical therapist education programs in higher education
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.