Chiropractic Education :
CHIROPRACTIC COMPARED
TO MEDICAL EDUCATION
|
|
CHIROPRACTIC
Classroom Hours
|
MEDICAL
Classroom Hours
|
|
Anatomy
|
540
|
508
|
|
Physiology
|
240
|
326
|
|
Pathology
|
360
|
401
|
|
Chemistry
|
165
|
325
|
|
Microbiology
|
120
|
114
|
|
Diagnosis
|
630
|
324
|
|
Neurology
|
320
|
112
|
|
X-Ray
|
360
|
148
|
|
Psychiatry
|
60
|
144
|
|
Obstetrics
|
60
|
148
|
|
Orthopedics
|
210
|
156
|
|
Total Hours
|
2,887
|
2,706
|
The undergraduate pre-requisites for chiropractic school
are essentially the same as medical school. The comparison chart of doctorate degrees
above is based on the review of curriculum catalogues from eleven chiropractic colleges
and twenty-two medical schools in the United States. Note that ear, eye, nose, throat, and dermatology are combined
with diagnosis.
Because chiropractic students don’t spend time studying pharmacology
and surgery, as their medical counterparts do, they are given additional training
in anatomy, kinesiology, geriatrics, pediatrics, diagnosis and x-ray.
A chiropractic graduate must pass rigorous national board
examinations and meet stringent licensing requirements which test the doctors’ knowledge
in the areas listed in the chart above. In addition, a Doctor of Chiropractic must
also pass a practical exam and interview conducted by the State Board of Examiners
in any state where they wish to practice.
· REFERENCE ·
Rondberg, Terry, D.C., Chiropractic First, The Chiropractic
Journal, 1998.