Victor  Benavides,  D.C.

Department:

Clinics

Phone:

281-998-6045

Email:

VBenavides@txchiro.edu

Director of Campus Clinics
Assistant Professor
B.S., Southern California University of Health Sciences (L.A.C.C.), 1992
D.C., Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, 1992
B.S.N., Hardin-Simmons University, 2010

Working Together
For Victor Benavides, DC, giving back to the chiropractic profession in some way has always been one of his professional goals. As a faculty member at Texas Chiropractic College and Director of the Campus Health Center, he finds himself doing just that each and every day.

After earning his DC in 1992 in California, Dr. Benavides spent four years in private practice in Houston. When the position at TCC became available in 1997, he says, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to teach at one of the nation’s premier chiropractic colleges. Three years later, Dr. Benavides resumed his private practice while continuing to teach at TCC, positioning him to work closely with students and give back to the chiropractic community.

Dr. Benavides serves as an excellent example of the impressive faculty at TCC, and the way they bring a wealth of practical, relevant, real-world experience into the classrooms and labs.

Q: Why did you want to come to TCC to teach?
“I had been planning to open my own health center, but I especially wanted to give back to the profession in some way. A position at TCC came to my attention during a seminar, and I was strongly interested because it would give me the opportunity to remain hands-on with patients, while at the same time mentor chiropractic interns. This was perfectly in line with my personal and professional goals.”

Q: What do you enjoy most about working with students at TCC?
“It is a chiropractor’s personal attributes that make him or her successful… interpersonal skills, communication, compassion, and hands-on treatment. The environment at TCC promotes this type of development. The students, in turn, are able to target their interests and it encourages their progress. The result, I believe, is a more compassionate and successful graduate.”

Q: Would you say these collegial relationships with students are responsible for the sense of “togetherness” on campus?
“Because of the intensity of the curriculum, I think the students naturally stick together to help each other out. But I also believe it is their observations of the daily interaction between faculty, staff, and administration that helps them develop this sense of community.”

Q: Do you stay in touch with students after they graduate?
“It’s such a rewarding experience when a graduate says ‘Thank you.’ I encourage all students to—at the very least—send a business card when they start their career. The other day, a former student asked if I could recommend a partner for a second clinic he wanted to open. I’m humbled that a colleague would ask my advice.”