What type of education do chiropractic doctors receive?

Doctors of Chiropractic are well educated. Doctor's of Chiropractic must receive at least six years of highly specialized college training in order to graduate. Chiropractic and medical education are similar in many respects and require the same total numbers of basic science but in different areas because chiropractors do not prescribe drugs. In addition each chiropractor must pass a rigorous and demanding four part National Board Examination before applying to their respective state for licensure.  more

Doctors of Chiropractic are well-educated health professionals. Chiropractic education and medical education are similar in many respects but differ in that Chiropractors do not prescribe drugs or perform surgery while medical doctors do not correct vertebral subluxations. After graduating with a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) Degree, each candidate passes the demanding four-part National Board Examinations. Then doctors apply to a governmental or professional licensing board where they must pass a still more difficult test before being granted the privilege to practice. A Chiropractor's education, however, never ends. Most doctors complete regular postgraduate instruction for license renewal and to stay current on the latest research and adjustment techniques. At Family Chiropractic, Dr. Lynn Kerew, D.C. also has a Baccalaureate degree in Nutrition from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Masters of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree from U.C.L.A. in Health Education. Utilizing ...  more

Doctors of Chiropractic are well-educated health professionals. Chiropractic education and medical education are similar in many respects but differ in that Chiropractors do not prescribe drugs or perform surgery while medical doctors do not correct vertebral subluxations. After graduating with a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) Degree, each candidate passes the demanding four-part National Board Examinations. Then doctors apply to a governmental or professional licensing board where they must pass a still more difficult test before being granted the privilege to practice. A Chiropractor's education, however, never ends. Most doctors complete regular postgraduate instruction for license renewal and to stay current on the latest research and adjustment techniques. At Family Chiropractic, Dr. Lynn Kerew also has a Baccalaureate degree in Nutrition from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Masters of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree from U.C.L.A. in Health Education. Utilizing this ...  more

Doctors of Chiropractic are well-educated. Chiropractic education and medical education are similar in many respects and different in others because chiropractors do not prescribe drugs or perform surgery, and medical doctors do not correct vertebral subluxations. After graduating with a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) Degree, each candidate passes the demanding four part National Board Examinations. Then, doctors apply to a governmental or professional licensing board and pass a still more difficult test before being granted the privilege to practice. A chiropractor's education, however, never ends. Most doctors complete regular postgraduate instruction for license renewal and to stay current on the latest research and adjustment techniques.  more