Career Development Center
Linda Kenny, MA was appointed director of Logan College of Chiropractic/University Program's Career Development Center in early 2008. Ms. Kenny formerly held the position of assistant to Logan's vice president of administrative affairs. Prior to joining Logan's staff in 1999, Ms. Kenny worked in administration for the Francis Howell School District, as well as the St. Charles County YMCA and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. She holds a master's degree in communication arts from Lindenwood University.
Linda Kenny, MA
Director of Career Development
linda.kenny@logan.edu
We are accomplishing these objectives for students and experienced Doctors of Chiropractic through:
- Providing career planning resources to help determine career goals.
- Assistance with making informed decisions about practice goals with information on location, practice size, technique preferences, patient profiling, etc.
- Data gathering from students about their career goals.
- Coordinate with Logan faculty on creating job plans.
- Assistance with resume and curriculum vita development.
- Assistance with interview skills.
- Providing demographics for states and cities for potential practice locations.
- Reviewing state licensing requirements for potential practice locations.
- Publish "The Classifieds" twice monthly; a publication of possible job placements, practice opportunities and practices for sale.
- Survey field doctors to determine the most desired characteristics for potential jobs.
- Provide a Career Expo where potential employers can meet and interview students and alumni for possible job opportunities.
- Facilitate meetings with prospective employers and Logan students and alumni.
- Coordinate with the Preceptorship program to provide opportunities for senior students with possible employment placement.
- Coordinate with community service and field events to prepare students for recruiting patients and talking to the public about chiropractic.
- Assistance with bank contacts to answer financial questions.
- Assistance with contract review.
We are accomplishing these objectives for potential employers through:
- Assistance with writing and posting practices for sale, associateships, partnerships, vacation coverage, equipment for sale, etc.
- Publish "The Classifieds" twice monthly; a publication of possible job placements, practice opportunities, practices and equipment for sale.
- Data gathering from employers to determine the most desired characteristics for potential employees.
- Provide a Career Expo where employers can meet and interview students and alumni for possible job opportunities.
- Facilitate meetings with employers and Logan students and alumni.
- Assistance with interview skills.
- Coordinate with the Preceptorship program to provide opportunities for senior students with possible employment placement.
- Assistance with bank contacts to answer financial questions.
- Assistance with contract review.
Logan continues to be a leader in educational innovation by enabling our students and graduates to make a difference in the chiropractic profession by giving them the necessary career building tools. The CDC is committed to assisting students, experienced Doctors of Chiropractic and employers in the recruitment and selection of a dynamic and effective workforce.