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Comparison of the Education of DC's and MD's*


Both chiropractic and medical schools require certain course work for admission. These vary from school to school. Very few schools of either type require a bachelor's degree, although some specify that they prefer the applicant have such a degree.

Chiropractic colleges do not require the MCAT. Some medical schools do. Contrary to common belief, some medical schools (including high profile institutions) require the bare minimum of undergraduate requirements.

We took the admission requirements for medical schools from the publication titled: Medical School Admission Requirements, 1997-1998: United States and Canada, 47th edition (published by The Association of American Medical Colleges). Admission requirements for accredited chiropractic schools are dictated by the Council on Chiropractic Colleges (the agency appointed by the U.S. Dept. of Education to accredit chiropractic colleges).

The Parker College study reported that on average, chiropractic college involves 372 more classroom hours than medical school.  Chiropractic students also have more hours of training in anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, and orthopedics (the musculoskeletal system).

It should be apparent from looking at the data below that in general, the chiropractic student has a more extensive classroom education and practical training in these areas, particularly in diagnosis, than the medical student.

Requirements for Admission to
Chiropractic and Medical Schools

 

 College Courses  Parker Chiropractic College  Harvard Medical School  Stanford University
 Biological Science (with lab) 1 year
1 year
1 year
 General or Inorganic Chemistry 1 year
1 year
1 year
 Organic Chemistry (with lab)  1 year 1 year
 1 year
 Physics (with lab)  1 year 1 year
 1 year
 English or Communicative Skills 1 year


 Psychology  1/2 year

 Humanities or Social Sciences 22.5 quarter hours


 Electives 6-to-18 quarter hours


 

Degree Requirements


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.)

 

Chiropractic College
Course
Medical School
 456 Anatomy/Embryology
 215
 243 Physiology
 174
 296 Pathology
 507
 161 Chemistry/Biochemistry
 100
 145 Microbiology
 145
 408 Diagnosis
 113
 149 Neurology
 171
 56 Psychology/Psychiatry
 323
 66 Obstetrics & Gynecology
 284
 271 X-ray
 13
 168  Orthopedics  2
 2,419  Total Hours for Degree  2,047

 

*The above was from an on-line article, The Grisanti Report by Dr. Ron Grisanti

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