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Chiropractic Education

What are the educational requirements for a Chiropractor versus a Medical Doctor? It pains me to hear misinformation regarding Chiropractic education. I completed four years of undergraduate schooling and four and a half years of Chiropractic college. Chiropractors get more anatomy and physiology training then Medical Doctors (over three times as much). Medical Doctors get more drug training. Musculoskeletal problems just aren’t a big focus for Medical Doctors since most of these problems don’t require surgery, and aren’t life threatening. If you go to an M.D. for help with neck, back or headache problems that don’t require surgery you will most likely be given a drug to cover up the problem. If you go to a Chiropractor for a neck, back or headache problems, you will get an exam to determine if it is a spinal problem, and if so an adjustment will be given to correct the problem.The following is a break down of Chiropractic vs. Medical school.

These basic educational requirements for graduates of both chiropractic and medical schools show that although each has its own specialties, the hours of classroom instruction are about the same. (The class hours for basic science comparisons were compiled and averaged following a review of curricula of 18 chiropractic colleges and 22 medical schools.)

Minimum Required Hours for Chiropractic and Medical School

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