Your Next Chapter · In person in St. Louis · November 6, 2026
First year out.
Your future in practice.
A stronger place to start.
You're learning to care for patients. But choosing your first job, managing loans, or opening your own doors brings a different set of questions. You don't have to figure those out alone.
Join a conversation built around the decisions ahead of you, with a doctor who's been where you're going.
- The date
- Friday, November 6, 2026
- The time
- 3:30-7:30 PM CT
- The room
- Courtyard St. Louis West County
Your questions. Your next chapter.
The things you're already
thinking about? Let's talk.
You asked about getting started, getting paid, and doing work you can feel good about. This evening is built around those questions, with room to ask your own, live.
Choose your first step.
Associate position or your own doors?
Explore both paths before you commit. From training, pay, non-competes, and buy-in to location, equipment, and the people you'll need around you.
Make the numbers real.
What does it take to support yourself?
Student loans. Living expenses. Startup costs. Talk through the salary math and financial commitments behind your first year, not just the number on a job offer.
Build a practice people find.
How do your first patients find you?
Get specific about marketing, community outreach, and building a patient base. Then look inside the office at paperwork, payroll, taxes, and the role of a chiropractic assistant.
Grow without losing your why.
Can quality care and a healthy business coexist?
Bring your questions about pricing, new-patient intake, and care plans. We'll talk about the tension between quality and quantity, and finding mentors who support the doctor you want to become.
A guide who's been there
Your path is your own.
You don't have to walk it alone.
Meet Dr. Ryan Weaver, D.C.
Owner & CEO, TLC Coaching
Three associate jobs. One leap of faith. Ryan knows what it's like to weigh a job offer, wonder how the loans will get paid, and decide whether to open a practice. He's sharing the lessons behind those decisions so your learning curve can be shorter.
He founded Apex Spine and Performance in 2019, grew it to more than 500 visits a week with a three-doctor team, and paid off $300K in student loans within nine years of graduating. Not a prescription for your life. Real experience to help you think through your next step.
Building your foundation after graduation
Bring your questions.
Make room for your future.
RSVP for an evening with other students and a doctor who remembers being in your shoes. Bring the questions you want answered before your first year begins.
- Explore the paths available after graduation
- Hear the real decisions behind building a practice
- Ask your questions in a live conversation
Your Next Chapter · First Year Out
Friday, November 6
3:30-7:30 PM CT
Courtyard St. Louis West County
12815 Daylight Drive
St. Louis, MO 63131