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Ivanov, Luo Serve as NBCE Subject Matter Experts
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Assistant Professor of Basic Sciences Dr. Maksim Ivanov and Director of Research Dr. Pengju George Luo served on the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) Part I Test Development Committee and Part I Standard Setting Committee this April at NBCE headquarters in Greeley, CO. Ivanov and Luo served as subject-matter experts on Physiology and on Microbiology, respectively.
Maksim S.Ivanov, MD is an associate professor of clinical and basic sciences. He received his M.S. and M.D. (1997) degrees from Tver Medical Academy. He has been with the college since 1999.
Pengju (George) Luo is an associate professor, Director of Research, and a member of Basic Sciences faculty. He received his Ph.D. (2006) and M.S. (2003) degrees in microbiology from Clemson University and his medical degree (1997) from Tongji Medical University (now known as Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology) in China. He was a doctor of internal medicine in Jingzhou city, Hubei Province, China, before he came to the United States.
Among his research interests are: 1) antimicrobial using nanotechnology; 2) fluorescence bioimaging using nanomaterials; 3) nutri-ceuticals; 4) chiropractic clinical research and research on chiropractic education.
He has been with the college since 2006. He teaches Microbiology I and Microbiology II. He also taught Public Health between 2006 and 2009. In addition to his work at Sherman, he also holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Department of Biological Science at Clemson University.
Members of the Test Development Committee were responsible for reviewing, editing and analyzing test questions for content and appropriateness for future examinations. Members of the Standard Setting Committee were responsible for reviewing hundreds of test questions and setting cut scores for each subject area of the NBCE Part I Exam.
The NBCE is a testing agency for the chiropractic profession. They set, maintain, administer, and score the examinations that determine if a chiropractic student has a thorough understanding of the clinical and practical applications of the profession. Passing the board exams is a requirement or accepted in all 50 states of the United States.
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