Thinking Chiropractic Degree? This Free eBook is for You!

Getting complete answers to questions about healthcare careers takes a lot of searching and a lot of studying. You do want to make the right choice, right? One option that’s well worth investigating is the doctor of chiropractic degree. And as it turns out, you can cut out some of that study time by getting a free eBook about the chiropractic profession.

About the Doctor of Chiropractic Degree

Hadn’t yet thought about a chiropractic career? Chiropractors emphasize the body’s natural biologic ability in restoring and maintaining health without introducing prescription medicine. Doctors of chiropractic seek to relieve interference caused by disturbed joint biomechanics, through manual techniques, constructive exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle and posture changes. There are more than 70,000 chiropractors throughout the world.

Today’s medical community increasingly uses referrals to specialists to deliver better patient care and help drive down costs. Earning a chiropractic degree requires more than 4,200 clock hours of classes, labs, and patient experiences. In less than four years, students graduate as specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal-related conditions and diseases.

Thinking “chiropractic degree” can lead to a rewarding profession.

Getting the Facts About a Chiropractic Degree

One chiropractic and health sciences university, Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC), seems to understand that those who want to help others live a healthier life by avoiding pharmaceutical solutions deserve to have as much information about a chiropractic career as possible.

The University researched and compiled a 41-page eBook that answers nearly every question a prospective student could ask. The eBook covers:

• How musculoskeletal disorders affect the lives of nearly 50 million Americans every year
• Chiropractors are an integral part of today’s multidisciplinary approach to patient care
• Chiropractors are viewed as primary care physicians, and chiropractic care is included in the vast majority of health insurance plans
• The American College of Physicians, the largest medical-specialty society in the world, put in place guidelines recommending conservative, non-invasive treatments as the first step to pain management.

Here are some of the questions the CUKC eBook helps answer:

• What are the educational requirements for the chiropractic degree?
• How do I evaluate the quality of a chiropractic college?
• How long does it take to graduate from chiropractic college?
• What are the personal and professional rewards of a doctor of chiropractic career?

3 Reasons to Look into Chiropractic College

1. It’s a comprehensive healthcare education

Most chiropractic colleges use a tri-semester system (three semesters per year), enabling most students to complete chiropractic college in 3.3 years after admission. Time in school includes more than a year of seeing patients under the guidance of a licensed doctor of chiropractic.

There are only 18 chiropractic schools accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), an independent national organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The CCE is the authority ensuring a high-quality chiropractic education.

CCE accreditation means universities offering the doctor of chiropractic degree meets CCE standards for

• • Assessment and planning
  • Governance and administration
  • Facilities
  • Services and policies
  • Instructional program objectives and content
  • Faculty qualifications
  • Admission requirements
  • Outcomes assessment
  • Clinical competency.

2. The general public finds chiropractic care effective.

The methods and techniques chiropractors use are effective. A Foundation for Chiropractic Progress publication, Chiropractic: a Safe and Cost-Effective Approach to Health, noted that 97% of chiropractic care patients surveyed said they would use chiropractic again for musculoskeletal-related conditions.

More than 50% of chiropractors are in solo or group practices, allowing them to spend more time treating patients and less time on bureaucratic tasks.

3. Chiropractors become a part of the community they serve.

More than 50% of chiropractors own and operate their practices. Doctors of chiropractic can more easily match their work hours and types of services offered to the needs of their community.

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A Free eBook from Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC)

Cleveland University-Kansas City (CUKC) is a private, nonprofit, chiropractic and health sciences university. The CUKC campus is in Overland Park, Kansas, a Kansas City area suburb of 190,000 people. Today, more than one out of every 10 U.S. chiropractors has earned a doctor of chiropractic degree from our chiropractic college.

Most students earn their Doctor of Chiropractic degree (D.C.) in 3.3 years through a year-round, trimester schedule.

Points of distinction for the CUKC College of Chiropractic include:

• CUKC students begin hands-on classes as early as the first trimester. CUKC chiropractic students intern in the on-campus student chiropractic clinic, then advance to serving the public at the CUKC Chiropractic Health Center.
• CUKC also offers a B.S. in Human Biology degree, tailor-made for those who plan to pursue our Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
• In 2022, the CUKC celebrates 100 years as a chiropractic college, graduating more than 10,000 doctors of chiropractic during that time.

Contact an admissions advisor today and get a free eBook: Your Complete Guide to the Chiropractic Profession.