Did You Know That Chiropractors Are Real Doctors?

Doctors of Chiropractic comprise the second largest health care profession with over 50,000 D.C. practitioners in the U.S. They earn the title "doctor along with medical doctors (M.D.), doctors of osteopathy (DO.), and dentists lD.D.S.). The educational process leading to the title Doctor of Chiropractic is quite similar to that of an M.D. and DO.

In order to earn a D.C. degree, a student must complete several years of prechiropractic studies at colleges or universities, followed by 5 academic years of cniropractic education (totaling a minimum of 7 years of study). The chiroproct;c stucent's last year is spent in a clinical internship similar to MD or DO 'rotations"). During tnis time the chiropractic intern, under the supervision of a licensed D.C., will consult, examine and treat patients in a clinic setting.

Upon graduation and earning the Doctor of Chiropractic degree, a state licensing exam must be passed in order to practice. Ch;ropractic students study many of the same textbooks as medical and osteopathic students. As a matter of fact, ci chiropractic student accumulates more course hours in anatomy, physiology, biomechanics (how the body moves), neurology, and nutrition than their medicci and osteopathic collegues.