Drs. Luo, Cordero and Irwin at Southeast University in Nanjing
True to its vision of “Adjusting the World for a Better Future,” Sherman College of Chiropractic is expanding its global reach and deepening its relationships with national and educational institutions in China. During a two-week stay this month, Sherman College President Edwin Cordero, D.C., will join the prestigious Taihu World Cultural Forum on June 19, speaking on “The Role of Cultural Exchange in Promoting World Peace and Development.”
In addition to this third annual national conference and roundtable, Dr. Cordero will visit area hospitals, the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Medical School of Southeast University, with which Sherman established a cooperation agreement and academic exchange program last year. He will complete the trip by speaking to hundreds, likely thousands, of students at widely known Peking University.
“It will be an honor to learn from our colleagues and friends in China, and also to introduce them to Sherman College of Chiropractic and share a deeper understanding of the chiropractic profession,” Dr. Cordero said of the trip. “I particularly look forward to learning more about the language and Chinese culture, which I have a great respect for. At Sherman College we are fortunate to have two professors from China, and over the years we have had many students from China as well. By learning each other’s languages and by showing respect for each other’s cultures, humanity begins to build bridges of understanding, which can lead to so much more. We are participating in the World Cultural Forum and visiting so many schools because we know that the future of our planet depends on forging connections like these, particularly among young people.”
Dr. Cordero’s speaking engagements on the trip were facilitated and arranged by Sherman College graduate Anli Dong, D.C., who practices in Beijing, China. In addition to Dr. Dong, accompanying Dr. Cordero on the trip are Sherman College’s Dean of Basic Sciences and Director of Research George Luo, M.D., Ph.D. (a native of China), Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Robert L. Irwin, D.C., and Chair of the Board of Trustees Peter J. Kevorkian, D.C.
The Taihu World Cultural Forum is a national non-governmental organization that promotes development of the Chinese culture and cross-cultural communications between China and foreign countries, under the concern of the leaders of the Central Government and high regard and great support of the State Council, the Publicity Department of CCCPC, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, local governments and large-scale enterprises. It is the first cultural community established independently and given FORUM as the name of the organization in our country. Taihu World Cultural Forum is located permanently in Zhongxin Taihu Town, the National Tourist Vacation Zone, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. The Executive Board of Taihu World Cultural Forum works in Beijing.
The chiropractic profession is committed to improve every life through service to others. This work, Dr. Cordero says, has the potential to change the world for the better. Sherman College of Chiropractic, and its students and graduates from around the world, have joined this mission to change the world. Because people are demanding a more natural approach to health care, the chiropractic field is growing. Sherman College is committed to meet that growth by continuing to educate the profession’s most skilled, compassionate, ethical and successful doctors of chiropractic.
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