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Subjects Taught in a Typical Trimester-Based Chiropractic Program, by Year and Numbers of Contact Hours

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

General anatomy (210)* Pharmacotoxicology (30) Integrated chiropractic clinical application (90) Clinical internship (450)
Functional anatomy and biomechanics (210) Clinical microbiology (90) Physiological therapeutics (30)  
Histology (90) Pathology (135) Chiropractic principles (75)  
Human biochem. (105) Chiropr. principles (60) Practice management (75)  
Chiropr. principles (90) Chiropr. procedures (300) Imaging interpretation (90)  
Clinical chiropractic (60) Physics and clinical imaging (90) Radiological position and technique (30)  
Palpation (120) Clinical orthopedics and neurology (180) Differential diagnosis (90)  
Neuroscience (120) Nutritional assessment (60) Clinical application of manual procedures (60)  
Normal radiological anatomy (90) Community health (60) Clinical internship (390)  
Human physiology (135) Physiological therapeutics (105) Dermatology (15)  
Fundamentals of nutrition (60) Clinical nutrition (60) Clinical psychology (15)  
Introduction to physical examination skills (120) Research methods (30) Obstetrics/gynecology (15)  
Chiropractic procedures (105) Practice management (30) Pediatrics (15)  
  Imaging interpretation (75) Geriatrics (15)  
  Differential diagnosis (90) Clinical laboratory clerkship (15)  
  Clinical chiropr. applied (90)    
Total hours: 1,515 TOTAL HRS: 1,485 TOTAL HRS: 1,410 TOTAL: 450

*Number of contact hours is noted in parentheses.

Source: Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Whittier, California.

 

 

 

 

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