Dr. Janiak is an experienced industrial injury evaluator, teacher, and mentor within the Worker’s Compensation environment. As a licensed chiropractor since 2007, she has extensive experience writing medical-legal reports while running a successful chiropractic practice.
She has performed over 1500 designated doctor exams in Texas over the past decade and over 500 functional capacity exams. For the past six years while performing PQME exams in California, Dr. Janiak has helped dozens of doctors to become licensed and certified to perform exams in California.
Dr. Janiak currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas with her three young children where she also maintains a small chiropractic practice. She enjoys being active in civic in philanthropic organizations such as The Womans’ Club of Fort Worth and Phi Mu fraternity.
Dr. Scott Jurica, D.C.
Instructor
Dr. Scott Jurica, D.C. has been in private practice since 2006, providing progressive and integrative health care. His practice locations have included New York City, Los Angeles, California, and Austin, Texas.
In addition to his private practice, he serves in two official capacities in the workers’ compensation system in the states of Texas and California. In his home state of Texas, Dr. Jurica has served as a Designated Doctor since 2015, providing examinations on MMI/IR/RTW/Extent of Injury/Disability across 50 counties. He has since brought his med-legal expertise to the state of California, serving as a Qualified Medical Evaluator since 2024.
His expertise is frequently shared through lectures and speaking events as a former Wellness Consultant for companies like Nasdaq (multiple locations) and Ixia, as well as for various groups and organizations like Standard Process, People’s Wellness Pharmacy, Alger Group NYC, and SoHo House NYC. On that speaking circuit, Dr. Jurica presents topics such as functional nutrition, chronic inflammation, hormone imbalance, and metabolic conditions.
Rand Mansour, Esq
Legal Instructor
Rand Mansour, Esq., is a California-licensed attorney with extensive experience in workers’ compensation law, representing both applicants and defendants in complex, high-exposure cases before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. She currently serves as a defense attorney, advising employers, insurance carriers, and public agencies on litigation strategy, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance. Ms. Mansour brings a comprehensive, dual-perspective approach to QME education, grounded in real-world courtroom advocacy, deposition strategy, and settlement negotiation. Her teaching style is practical, structured, and highly applicable, focusing on equipping physicians with the legal insight necessary to navigate med-legal evaluations, withstand cross-examination, and produce defensible, high-quality reports. She is passionate about bridging the gap between medicine and law, empowering QMEs to operate with confidence, clarity, and precision in the California workers’ compensation system.