Chiropractic Education

How Well Educated is your Chiropractor?

Today's Doctors of Chiropractic have six or more years of college. See how a Chiropractic education compares to that of a Medical Doctor...

Medical

 

Chiropractic

Minimum
Class Hours

Subject

Minimum
Class Hours

508

Anatomy

520

326

Physiology

420

335

Pathology

271

130

Bacteriology

114

374

Diagnosis

370

112

Neurology

320

148

X-ray

217

144

Psychiatry

65

198

Obstetrics and Gynecology

65

156

Orthopedics

65

325

Chemistry

300

2,756

Total Hours

2,887

Other required subjects for Doctors of Chiropractic: adjusting, manipulation, kinesiology, and other similar basic subjects related to their specialty.

Other required subjects for the Doctors of Medicine: pharmacology, immunology, general surgery, and other similar basic subjects related to their specialty.

Grand total class hours including other basic subjects,

equal 4,248 for M.D., and 4,485 for D.C. The above class hours were compiled following a review of the curriculum catalogues of 22 medical schools and 11 chiropractic colleges, and updated from the National Health Federation bulletin and other publications' statistics.

Today, at least six years of highly specialized college training are required to graduate and earn licensure, and chiropractic has gained recognition as a comprehensive, scientifically sound force among the healing arts. Only chiropractic concerns itself with the interrelationship of structure and body functions, and only chiropractic effectively utilizes natural, drugless methods of treatment - primarily spinal adjustments.

The Doctor of Chiropractic readily acknowledges that the early, formative years of chiropractic education - like those of medicine - left much to be desired. But this is true of every science and profession.

Look at these typical basic educational requirements, including approximately 600 hours of externship, which qualifies them for licensure in all states and Canadian provinces. in many states, they must pass a basic science examination - the same exam given to medical students. They must also pass a rigid chiropractic board examination. And their state probably requires continuing educational seminars for annual license renewal.

If you have friends who are uninformed, or misinformed about chiropractic education, why not share this knowledge with them. They too may benefit from today's scientific chiropractic care. You are in good hands with chiropractic!