What type of training is required to become a chiropractor?
Chiropractors receive their Doctor of Chiropractic degree from a specialized chiropractic school. The entrance requirements vary slightly from school to school. All require the same pre-med coursework as medical school. The first 2 years of chiropractic school practically mirror that of the medical school curriculum. The differences are chiropractic students get more credit hours of anatomy, pathology, physiology, radiology, biochemistry and nutrition. Medical school students get more pharmacology, genetics and public health. The remainder of school for both medical and chiropractic students involves clinical rotations treating patients. Medical students do theirs in a teaching hospital while chiropractic students do theirs in clinics that are part of the chiropractic school. Chiropractic students take a four part national board exam which tests knowledge of all basic science, anatomy, radiology, diagnostic and clinical skills. Students then have to apply to the licensing board in the
