Falls Church, VA — We’re excited to introduce Dr. Neil Cohen as the ICA’s new Membership Ambassador! In this important role, Dr. Cohen will be working closely with our student ICA programs at affiliated schools, inspiring the next generation of chiropractors to embrace ICA’s mission and values. 

He will also be actively recruiting new members, helping young graduates transition smoothly into full doctor-level membership, and ensuring they remain active and engaged throughout their careers for full ICA benefits. 

Dr. Cohen will be working hand-in-hand with our CEO, Dr. Edwin Cordero, to strengthen and grow our ICA community—just as he did as Executive Vice President of Sherman College of Chiropractic, where together they advanced the college’s standing as a leader in principled chiropractic education.

Dr. Cohen joined Sherman College in 2014 and served there for nearly 10 years, helping guide its growth and impact. He is a 1986 graduate of Life Chiropractic College, where he was deeply inspired by Dr. Sid Williams’ passion for chiropractic’s unique philosophy—a passion that sparked a lifelong commitment to principled chiropractic care. 

For nearly 30 years, Dr. Cohen practiced alongside his wife, Randi, in South Florida, earning a reputation for his genuine care and for helping countless patients experience the transformative power of chiropractic. He’s always believed that, by God’s design, the body has an incredible ability to heal itself, and he’s dedicated his life to sharing that truth.

Dr. Cohen’s leadership, communication skills, and unwavering commitment to chiropractic’s core philosophy make him a perfect fit for this role. We can’t wait to see the positive impact he’ll bring to our ICA community.

For more information about the ICA and its leadership, visit www.chiropractic.org. 

Media Contact: 
Beth Clay, Executive Director 
bclay@chiropractic.org 

The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 student scholarships. These scholarships were awarded to outstanding members of the Student ICA (SICA) who demonstrated exceptional commitment to chiropractic through written and speech competitions. 

This year’s scholarship recipients represent the bright future of the profession and ICA.  We are honored to support their journey. 

Written Competition Winners 
Students submitted a written statement ahead of the Annual Meeting for judging.

Student Dr. Sylvia Frierson (pictured with past president Dr. Selina Sigafoose-Jackson)	Sherman College of Chiropractic
Student Dr. Payton Rinkol	Cleveland University-Kansas City
Student Dr. Noah Jackson-O’Mary	Life Chiropractic College West (Nebraska)

Each written competition winner was awarded $1,000.

Speech Competition Winners

The speech competition was held live during the ICA’s 99th Annual Convention in Clearwater, Florida, as part of the ICA Philosophy Lunch on Saturday, April 5.

Student Dr. Lauren Haar	Sherman College of Chiropractic
Student Dr. Sylvia Frierson	Sherman College of Chiropractic

Each winner of the speech competition was awarded $1,250.

These scholarships are made possible through the Coralee Van Egmond Student Scholarship Fund, which honors the legacy of leadership and service to the chiropractic profession of Dr. Coralee Van Egmond, who served for many years as Program Director at the ICA.  Donations to the Scholarship fund are always welcomed.    

The ICA believes in investing in the next generation of chiropractors and remains committed to supporting students who are passionate about health, health freedom, and the future of principled chiropractic. We congratulate these exceptional students and look forward to the impact they will make in the years ahead as ICA members. 

Clearwater, FL – April 15, 2025—The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) made a powerful impact this past weekend at the Dynamic Essentials Conference in Clearwater, Florida.

ICA’s newly appointed CEO, Edwin Cordero, DC, FICA, took the stage as the Friday Night Keynote Speaker, delivering a passionate message rooted in principled chiropractic, legacy, and vision for the future. The response was overwhelming.

22 doctors and students signed up to become ICA members, committing to stand for the sacred principles of chiropractic and join a global movement.

“This isn’t just a new season—it’s a new era for ICA,” said Dr. Cordero. “We are more than an organization; we are a movement to protect the Sacred Trust and ensure chiropractic remains a distinct, powerful, and principled profession worldwide.”

ICA Mission
To protect and promote chiropractic throughout the world as a distinct healthcare profession predicated upon its unique philosophy, science, and art of subluxation detection and correction.

ICA Vision
To empower humanity to optimal life expression, health, and human potential through specific and scientific chiropractic care.

Founded by Dr. B.J. Palmer in 1926, the ICA continues to lead the profession forward with integrity, purpose, and global advocacy. For more information or to join the ICA, visit www.chiropractic.org.

Introducing Exclusive Insurance Benefits for ICA Members

The International Chiropractors Association is excited to announce a new benefit for our American members—comprehensive insurance coverage, including health, life, disability and more, for practices of all sizes, available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia through R&B Insurance Services, LLC.

We’ve worked hard to provide options that fit your practice and your life, whether you’re a solo practitioner or managing multiple offices. R&B will be joining us at our Annual Convention in Clearwater to explain their services and answer your questions.

• Benefit Options for all size Practices.  Including 1 person Practices
• Discounted Rates for Group Health Insurance Options
• Dental Insurance with many plan design options for Practices to choose from.  Available Practice paid or Voluntary
• Vision Insurance with many plan design options for Practices to choose from.  Available Practice paid or Voluntary
• Guarantee Issue Practice Paid Life Insurance up to $150,000 in coverage
• Guarantee Issue Voluntary Life Insurance up to $150,000 in coverage.  Options for Spouse and Children Available
• Guarantee Issue Short-Term Disability Coverages.  Practice paid or Voluntary up to $1500 Weekly Benefits
• Guarantee Issue Long-Term Disability Coverages.  Practice paid or Voluntary up to $6000 Monthly Benefits.  No Restrictions for Chiropractors
• 24 Hour a day Accident coverage.  Pays Benefits directly to policyholders if they are hurt in an accident.  Can cover dependents
• Guarantee Issue Critical Illness coverage.  Covers over 25 major health events (Cancer, Heart Attacks, Stroke, ETC…)  Up to $30,000 in coverage with no health questions. Can cover dependents
• Guarantee Issue Hospital Indemnity.  Pays benefits to help cover out of pocket medical expenses.  Can cover dependents
• Additional available coverages; Legal, Identity Theft and Fraud Protection

Learn more at rbinsuranceservice.com or email ICAservice@rbinsuranceservice.com.

ICA affiliated state associations should contact bclay@chiropractic.org for information regarding extending this benefit to state-level members.

The allopathic medical model calls for symptom suppression and now, in their bag of Rx potions, doctors and dentists had Oxy. So, when JCAHO – the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations – instituted a requirement that hospitals ask every patient about their pain status and the satisfaction in their pain management, all of a sudden, the patient population was not focused on their recovery, but on their pain. The use of the smiley face-frowny face pain scale began being used with adults and children every day in doctors’ offices, clinics, and hospital.

Suddenly, millions of Americans were being prescribed opioids and other drugs to suppress their pain! The medical community has always known that opioids are addictive and have serious risks. Oxy was supposed to be “less addictive,” so the “do no harm” oath was set aside and Oxy became the prescribed drug of choice. We now know the manufacturer misled the world about Oxy’s addiction capacity intentionally. Along the way, the American Pain Society was busy normalizing the thought that one should be treating pain with opioids and other strong drugs. In 2019, The American Pain Society would go bankrupt and shut down when their ties to drug makers were made public. But not before the damage was done – millions of Americans died.

Today, over 2.5 million Americans have OUD – Opioid Use Disorder – and over 80,000 Americans died in 2021 from opioids. The medical community puts its attention on the symptom of pain being suppressed and their methods resulted in death and addiction for many. Because their model is far from optimal.

The Life Lesson: Where You Put Your Attention is Where You Get Results!

Where is ICA’s Attention? On making sure every person on the planet has the opportunity to access chiropractic care focusing on the correction of vertebral subluxations by safeguarding the privilege of licensed/credentialled chiropractors to practice chiropractic worldwide!

ICA chiropractors know that pain is a symptom of an underlying subluxation and that by identifying and correcting that subluxation through the chiropractic adjustment, the symptom can be addressed. There are no drugs that can fix the “chronic pain” that develops when the pain signal gets stuck in the “on” position. It is up to you, the ICA chiropractor – Doctors of Health who promote the body’s innate ability to seek and achieve optimal life expression, health, and human potential through specific and scientific chiropractic care – to provide the opportunity for patients to resolve this suffering.

To paraphrase former ICA President, Dr. George Curry – the world is subluxated, let’s get to it and get adjusting.

Growth is the Solution – growth of the ICA and growth in the numbers of chiropractors worldwide. ICA leadership and staff are focused on growth; and we ask you to join us in being a part of this important global solution.

ICA is focused on improving the member benefits, on advocating for you and the profession, and on expanding awareness of the benefits of regular chiropractic care.

Our continuing education programs offered through our councils advanced the mission through training at the highest standards. We help attendees be better chiropractors.

We have new vendors coming on board to offer you discounts, and revenue opportunities. The MLily mattresses designed by ICA experts are only available through ICA doctors – it is up to you to get engaged with the company and make these amazing products available.

We could focus on all the negatives in the world today; but instead, we are focusing on what we can do to help the world – and that is to increase access to ICA chiropractors. I am asking you today to joins us in this focus on ICA membership growth through the end of 2024. Will you bring one new doctor to the ICA each month? If you share the ICA message, I know you can. But we must make the effort to achieve the goal. Simone Biles didn’t win all those gold medals by just thinking about gymnastics – she put the effort in. I’m making this same request to our leadership and Assembly Representatives. Working on this focus together we can achieve amazing growth. Our founder, Dr. B.J. Palmer created the ICA to be THE voice in chiropractic to protect and promote the profession worldwide. To achieve his vision and goals, we need ICA members – ALL OF US – focused and active on growing the ICA.