Leaders Made

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Motivated. Determined. Focused. These are some of the adjectives that come to mind when describing BREANNA SPRINGER.

Breanna’s first chiropractic experience for a sports-related injury has been imprinted in her memory since seventh grade, and in high school she decided she was all in on pursuing chiropractic as a career. In researching the best way forward, Breanna discovered Logan’s 3+3 program would be the quickest route to chiropractic school.

“I knew at an early age what my career path would be, and at 16 I found a way to make it happen,” she said. She attended Hannibal La Grange University in Hannibal, Missouri, on a softball scholarship and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology. In 2019, she began working toward her Doctor of Chiropractic at Logan, immediately getting involved on campus.

Since trimester 4, she has been a student ambassador, giving campus tours to prospective students. She’s also a member of the Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA) and previously served as the public relations (PR) chair for Logan’s chapter. In this position, she worked with students at other chiropractic schools to communicate news and events. She also applied to give a SACA talk at the organization’s conference, and it opened many doors. Taking her involvement to the national level, she is now the newly elected national legislative vice chair for SACA.

“I love the SACA mission of advancing the chiropractic profession, and in this legislative vice chair position, I work toward helping pass legislation that will impact our profession in a positive way,” she said. “I also love communicating with other students at chiropractic schools and learning from them.”

With her PR chair experience, Breanna was also asked to lead the communication committee for the organization, where she communicates with PR chairs from the various school chapters. This is the first time a student has simultaneously held a national student board position as well as a committee chair position for SACA.

“I have met so many wonderfully inspiring doctors in the U.S. and Canada who have shared so much knowledge with me,” she said. “These leadership positions have helped me advance as a student as well as grow professionally and learn various aspects of our profession.”

Now in trimester 9 and graduating this December, Breanna is also conducting a preceptorship at MyoCore Personalized Pain Care Clinic. “I am learning a lot about pain management and how chiropractic plays an important role in integrated health care. After graduation, my goal is to work in an environment where doctors can collaborate to improve patient outcomes.”

As for new students, Breanna recommends they get involved in campus clubs and find opportunities to grow personally and professionally. “Everyone’s experience is so unique. I have had great mentors and hope that I am able to give back to students who come after me in the same meaningful way.”

WYATT MOHRMANN, DC (’21), experienced a full circle moment. He recently lectured about chiropractic care and biomechanics for athletes to a group of advanced strength and conditioning students at Lindenwood University. Coincidentally, a few years ago, Jose Ramirez, DC, MS, CCSP lectured to the same class when Dr. Mohrmann was an undergraduate student at Lindenwood.

Breanna Springer

“That was the first time I heard about athletes taking advantage of chiropractic care for better performance, and it lit a spark in me,” said Dr. Mohrmann. “After meeting Dr. Ramirez and hearing the lecture, I knew chiropractic school was in my future and would be the perfect complement to my strength and conditioning experience.”

Growing up in Wright City, Missouri, Dr. Mohrmann is the first person in his family to attend college. He was planning on going to Emporia State University in Kansas on a football scholarship, but a family emergency made him reevaluate his plans. He decided to attend Lindenwood to remain close to family in the area. There, he played collegiate football and worked as a strength and conditioning intern.

“During my time playing football at Lindenwood, I visited a chiropractor for an adjustment, and the next day my squat max went up by 100 pounds,” he said. “It was hard to believe, but it made an impact on my performance as an athlete.”

He graduated in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He then moved to Columbia, Missouri, where he worked at a kickboxing gym and a chiropractic office.

“While in Columbia, I had the opportunity to shadow the Mizzou Athletics team chiropractor, which at the time I did not know was Dr. Brittany Ramirez, married to Dr. Jose Ramirez,” he said. “I enjoyed the shadowing experience and reconnected with Dr. Jose Ramirez. We shared stories about playing football as offensive linemen and discussed all the ways chiropractic benefits the body. He helped me see a bigger scope of how to help others.”

By 2018, Dr. Mohrmann was at Logan University ready to begin his doctoral degree. “My experience at Logan was incredible. The professors knew us individually, and we had access to so many resources. It was great preparation for my career,” he said.

Dr. Mohrmann is now an associate doctor at HealthSource of Ballwin, Missouri, where they see 40 to 60 patients per day. In addition, he works as a trainer and strength and conditioning coach at F45 Training in Ellisville, Missouri, his career having come full circle.

PATRICIA ESTRADA, DC (’99)

has served as the lead clinician at the Logan Health Center at the Stephen A. Orthwein Center at Paraquad since 2021. In her role, she works closely with students and patients to serve the Paraquad community.

“Paraquad is an amazing organization where patients with cognitive or physical disabilities can take advantage of more than 30 services,” she said. “Patients can use the fully accessible gym and all the equipment. We also provide chiropractic care through the Logan Health Center at the Orthwein Center, working with other health care providers in an interdisciplinary manner.”

After graduating from Logan in 1999, Dr. Estrada–who is originally from El Salvador and Southern California–began her chiropractic career in Costa Rica. She then returned to St. Louis and opened a practice with a colleague. When her twin sons were born prematurely in 2008, she dissolved the partnership to care for the boys. In 2010, she began working at the Montgomery Health Center as a clinician. She started at Paraquad in 2021.

While in private practice, she became involved with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis to support the local Hispanic community.

“Being Hispanic and bilingual, I felt an obligation to serve my community, especially those with financial and language disparities that can become health care disparities,” she said.

This year, Dr. Estrada was selected as one of 12 to 15 Hispanic professionals to participate in the Hispanic Leadership Institute, a series of courses to advance Hispanic and Latin leadership.

“The courses were phenomenal, and we learned about a wide range of topics to help us become better leaders,” she said. “For me, the biggest takeaway was how to better understand myself and my leadership style in order to improve my mentoring skills.”

With a focus on developing emotional intelligence in the workplace and promoting Hispanic and Latin leaders, the program’s participants met one Friday per month for nine months. It was sponsored by local corporations and universities such as Bayer and Saint Louis University.

“The organization’s mission of encouraging diversity is in line with Logan’s mission, which really appealed to me,” she said. “I would love to see more Hispanic and Latin women in chiropractic, including in leadership positions. My best advice to Hispanic and Latin students is to stay connected to your roots and network at Hispanic events and through social media so we can better serve our community.”

Dr. Patricia Estrada