Did You Know?
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Chiropractic institutions only accept
students who have completed a
pre-chiropractic program of at least two
years. The required courses for the
pre-chiropractic education are
concentrated in the sciences, similar to
a pre-medical school curriculum. |
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Many students enter chiropractic
study with an undergraduate degree in the
sciences. |
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After completing the pre-chiropractic
requirements, students must complete at
least four years of academic study in an
accredited chiropractic institution to
graduate |
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To attain the privilege to practice,
the graduate must pass extremely
demanding national and state board exams. |
In Chiropractic School...
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Students
study many of the same subjects that
medical schools teach - anatomy,
physiology, diagnosis, x-ray,
orthopedics, chemistry, bacteriology,
neurology, psychiatry, psychology,
microbiology, pathology, etc. |
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For some classes which include x-ray,
orthopedics, diagnosis and neurology, the
minimum number of hours that are required
to graduate actually exceeds the
requirements imposed on medical students
for the same subjects. |
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While the medical student
concentrates on subjects like infections,
diseases and the prescribing of
medication, the chiropractic student
specializes in the muscular, nervous and
skeletal systems, spinal misalignments,
soft tissue/osseous manipulation,
nutrition and advanced x-ray diagnosis. |
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The chiropractic student begins
actual, hands-on experience with real
patients in the college's clinic,
under the supervision of experienced
chiropractors. |
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