Today’s Doctors of Chiropractic have six or more years of College Education:
Have you ever wondered just
how much education your Chiropractic Doctor has? The facts may very well surprise you.
Today, at least six years of highly specialized college training are required to graduate from an accredited Chiropractic College and gain licensure. Today, Chiropractic has gained recognition comprehensive, scientifically sound force among the healing arts. Only Chiropractic specifically concerns itself with the interrelationship of structure and body functions. Chiropractic further does not use drugs or surgical alternatives therefore utilizing a drugless, nonsurgical method of treatment, primarily the spinal adjustments.
Look below to see that the Doctor of Chiropractic and Medical school graduates are required to take extensive educational courses with Chiropractors actually taking more courses that directly relate to the bodies ability to heal.
Above the noted classes, a Chiropractic Doctor also spend about 600 hours of externship, which qualifies them for licensure if they successfully pass all college and state board examinations.
MEDICAL CHIROPRACTIC
Class Hours Subject Class Hours
(Minimum) (Minimum)
508 Anatomy 520
326 Physiology 420
401 Pathology 205
325 Chemistry 300
114 Bacteriology 130
324 Diagnosis 420
112 Neurology 320
148 X-ray 217
144 Psychiatry 65
198 Obstetrics/Gynecology 65
156 Orthopedics 225
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2,756 TOTAL HOURS 2,887
Other required subjects for the Doctor of Chiropractic: adjusting, spinal manipulation, kinesiology, and other subjects related to this specialty.
Other required subject for the Doctor of Medicine: pharmacology, general surgery, and other subjects related to this specialty.
GRAND TOTAL CLASS HOURS
4,248 4,485
