How well Educated is your Chiropractor
HOW WELL EDUCATED IS YOUR CHIROPRACTOR?
Doctors of Chiropractic Have Six or More Years of College
Basic Science Comparisons
|
CHIROPRACTIC HOURS* (minimum) |
SUBJECT |
MEDICAL HOURS* (minimum) |
|
456 |
Anatomy/Embryology |
215 |
|
243 |
Physiology |
174 |
|
296 |
Pathology** |
507 |
|
161 |
Chemistry |
100 |
|
145 |
Microbiology |
145 |
|
408 |
Diagnosis |
113 |
|
149 |
Neurology |
171 |
|
271 |
X-ray |
13 |
|
56 |
Psychology/Psychiatry |
323 |
|
66 |
Obstetrics & Gynecology |
284 |
|
168 |
Orthopedics |
2 |
|
2,419 |
TOTAL HOURS |
2,047 |
|
* The class hours for basic science comparisons were compiled and averaged following a review of curricula of 18 chiropractic colleges and 22 medical schools, based on the 1988-89 Association of American Medical Colleges Curriculum Directory (AAMC), Vickie Ahari, Editor, and the Chiropractic College Admissions and Curriculum Directory 1988-89, K. Magarian and K. McNamee, editors.
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