Chiropractic training
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Subjects Taught in a Typical Trimester-Based Chiropractic Program, by Year and Numbers of Contact Hours | |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
General anatomy (210)* |
Pharmacotoxicology (30) |
Functional anatomy and biomechanics (210) |
Clinical microbiology (90) |
Histology (90) |
Pathology (135) |
Human biochem. (105) |
Chiropr. principles (60) |
Chiropr. principles (90) |
Chiropr. procedures (300) |
Clinical chiropractic (60) |
Physics and clinical imaging (90) |
Palpation (120) |
Clinical orthopedics and neurology |
Neuroscience (120) |
Nutritional assessment (60) |
Normal radiological anatomy (90) |
Community health (60) |
Human physiology (135) |
Physiological therapeutics (105) |
Fundamentals of nutrition (60) |
Clinical nutrition (60) |
Introduction to physical examination skills (120) |
Research methods (30) |
Chiropractic procedures (105) |
Practice management (30) |
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Imaging interpretation (75) |
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Differential diagnosis (90) |
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Clinical chiropr. applied (90) |
Total hours: |
Total hours: |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Integrated chiropractic clinical application (90) |
Clinical internship (450) |
Physiological therapeutics (30) |
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Chiropractic principles (75) |
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Practice management (75) |
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Imaging interpretation (90) |
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Radiological position and technique (30) |
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Differential diagnosis (90) |
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Clinical application of manual procedures (60) |
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Clinical internship (390) |
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Dermatology (15) |
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Clinical psychology (15) |
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Obstetrics/gynecology (15) |
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Pediatrics (15) |
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Geriatrics (15) |
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Clinical laboratory clerkship (15) |
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Total hours: |
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| Number of contact hours is noted in parentheses.
Source: Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California | |