Gerard W. Clum, D.C. Elected President of the World Federation of Chiropractic

On June 27, 2006, at the annual meeting of the Council of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dr. Gerard Clum, representing the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) in the North America Region, was elected to a two-year term as president. Dr. Clum, president of Life Chiropractic College West, formerly served as first vice president following the pattern of past elections of ascending though the chairs. Newly elected Executive board members include: First Vice President Stathis Papadopoulos, D.C., of Cyprus representing the Eastern Mediterranean Region; Second Vice President Michael Flynn, D.C., representing the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) in the North American Region; Secretary-Treasurer Dennis Richards, D.C., of the Chiropractic Association of Australia  as representing the Pacific Region; and Past President  Anthony Metcalfe, D.C., of the U.K. as the representative of the European region.

During the past two years, under the continuing strong leadership of the WFC Council, well-planned, open and consistent pursuit of important goals has produced major successes for the future of the profession.  One has been the international consensus on an identity for the chiropractic profession – the spinal health care experts within mainstream healthcare. Another has been the publication of the WHO Guidelines on chiropractic education which will undoubtedly do more to protect and advance the separate identity of the chiropractic profession than any other single project in the history of the profession.