Chiropractic Research Fellowship at Dartmouth

The Chiropractic Research Fellowship at Dartmouth aims to advance chiropractic clinical skills and research on spinal pain through cultivating and mentoring an exceptional candidate in a 3-year postdoctoral program focused on research career development.

The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice (TDI) trains leaders and researchers in healthcare delivery, quality improvement, and policy. The student will develop expertise in the quantitative techniques used to assess healthcare outcomes through challenging coursework and research projects. Along the way, the student will be guided and mentored by world-renowned faculty who are the innovators behind many of the most disruptive ideas in health care today.

In the first year, the fellow will work with faculty mentors on current research projects. By the second year, the fellow will initiate their own research project and present plans and findings to peers and mentors at appropriate regional and national meetings. Following successful completion of formal coursework at TDI, the fellow will earn a Master of Science degree in Healthcare Research.

Fellowship Entails

a salary in accordance with the NIH Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship stipend levels
health insurance coverage
tuition and fees at Dartmouth
a travel allowance for attending scientific meetings

In the first year, the fellow will work with faculty mentors on current research projects. By the second year, the fellow will initiate their own research project and present plans and findings to peers and mentors at appropriate regional and national meetings. Following successful completion of formal coursework at TDI, the fellow will earn a Master of Science degree in Healthcare Research.

Dartmouth Fellowship Recipient

Logan Benjamin, DC, CSCS is a recent graduate of Logan University with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance from Montana State University. He is originally from Montana, where he met his wife, Cassie. His year-long preceptorship at a federally qualified health center in downtown St. Louis exposed him to the challenges faced by lower socioeconomic groups in accessing traditional chiropractic care. He is interested in implementation science, particularly in finding the most efficient and effective ways to provide care in community health centers and hospital systems.

Currently, he is working with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on a scoping review of implementation studies for non-pharmacologic and non-invasive treatments for low back pain. Dr. Benjamin is thrilled to have been chosen to represent the chiropractic profession at Dartmouth College and will do everything he can to help lead the profession toward a more unified future.

MEET THE TEAM

Louis A. Kazal Jr, MD

(Director: Chiropractic Fellowship, Primary Spine Care; Integrative Medicine Program): Dr. Kazal is a Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and an Associated Faculty member at SCU. He is a medical acupuncturist and is certified in Functional Medicine by the Institute for Functional Medicine. Dr. Kazal has collaborated on numerous research projects related to chiropractic care, focused on the primary spine care model and the association between chiropractic and lower use of opioids. A former Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow, Kazal received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.

Justin Goehl, DC, MS

Dr. Goehl is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and holds an Associated Faculty appointment at SCU. He has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications on Chiropractic and Primary Spine Care. Prior to coming to Dartmouth, Dr. Goehl completed a residency at Veteran’s Administration Hospital West Los Angeles, and a clinical fellowship in Primary Spine Care at SCU. He is certified as a Primary Spine Practitioner by the University of Pittsburgh. Goehl received his D.C. and M.S. degrees from Logan University in St. Louis, MO.

Jon Lurie, MD, MS

Dr. Lurie is a Professor of medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He is a principal investigator of the IMPACt-LBP study, an evaluation of a multidisciplinary conservative care model that utilizes chiropractors as a first point of contact for patients with LBP. He has authored more than 175 peer reviewed publications, including many reports on the value of chiropractic care and spinal manipulation. Lurie earned his medical degree from Stanford University and an M.S. from The Dartmouth Institute.

Todd A MacKenzie, PhD

Todd MacKenzie is a Biostatistician and Professor of Biomedical Data Science at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr Mackenzie has trained chiropractic researchers and collaborated on numerous research projects related to the quality and safety of chiropractic care. Overall, his work has been reported in over 290 publications. He teaches biostatistics and advanced methods in healthcare research at the Dartmouth Institute. MacKenzie earned his MSc and PhD degrees from McGill University.

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