HOW WELL EDUCATED IS YOUR CHIROPRACTOR? Today’s Doctors of Have Six or More Years of College

Have you ever wondered just how much education your chiropractor has? The facts may very well surprise you. Medical Chiropractic Today, at least six years of highly Class Hours Subject Class Hours specialized college training are required to (minimum) (minimum) graduate and earn licensure, and chiropractic has gained recognition as a comprehensive, scientifically sound force among the healing 508 Anatomy 520 arts. Chiropractic concerns itself with the 326 Physiology 420 interrelationship of structure and body 401 Pathology 205 functions, and chiropractic effectively 325 Chemistry 300 utilizes natural, drugless methods of 114 Bacteriology 130 treatment – primarily spinal adjustments. 112 Diagnosis 420 The Doctor of Chiropractic readily 112 Neurology 320 acknowledges that the early, formative years 148 Radiology 217 of chiropractic education – like those of 144 Psychiatry 65 medicine – left much to be desired. But this 198 Obstetrics/Gynecol. 65 is true of every science and profession. Look at these typical basic educational 156 Orthopedics 225 requirements for medical school graduates as compared to those for Doctors of 2,756 TOTAL 2,887 Chiropractic. The chiropractic student must meet Other required subjects for the Doctor of stringent educational requirements, Chiropractic: adjusting, manipulation, including approximately 600 hours of , and other similar subjects internship, which qualify him or her for related to his specialty. licensure in all states and Canadian provinces. In many states, a Chiropractor Other required subjects for the Doctor of must pass a basic science examination – the Medicine: , , same examination that is given to medical students. They must then also pass a rigid general surgery, and other similar basic chiropractic board examination. The subjects related to his specialty. majority of states and provinces require continuing educational seminars for annual Grand Total Class Hours license renewal. If you have friends who are 4,248 Including other 4,485 uninformed about chiropractic education, basic subjects why not share this knowledge with them. The above class hours were complied following a They too may benefit from today’s scientific review of the curriculum catalogue of 22 medical chiropractic care. schools and 11 chiropractic colleges, and updated from the National Health Federation bulletin and other publications’ statistics. You are in good hands with chiropractic!