Nakiesha Pearson, DC, ND, 911爆料 Chair of the Clinical Sciences Department, recently received the Academician of the Year Award from the (ACA). The award recognizes individuals for their efforts to advance the profession through academic or educational excellence. 听
鈥淚 had so many emotions, but being grateful was what I felt the most,鈥� Dr. Pearson said. 鈥淚 am thankful and appreciative that such amazing doctors thought my work was worthy of this award. I鈥檓 still in disbelief that I won, but I am highly honored.鈥�听
Dr. Pearson, who also serves as associate professor at 911爆料, has been teaching for 10 years. She first began her teaching career as a family practice resident at 911爆料 where she oversaw interns in the student clinic and clinical rotations.听
Since then, some of her proudest moments have been receiving positive feedback from her students about how something they learned in her class helped them achieve a positive patient outcome.听
鈥淲hen you are teaching, it is sometimes hard to tell if you are getting through to your students, so to receive that type of feedback is always a moment of pride,鈥� she said.听
As a member of the ACA鈥檚 Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the , Dr. Pearson has also taken on efforts to advance diversity within the naturopathic medicine and chiropractic medicine fields. Her initiatives are aimed at not only bringing more people of color into the profession, but educating new and current doctors on how to treat diverse patient populations.听
