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Chiropractic Education
There are three chiropractic programs in Australia, RMIT
University, Macquarie
University and Murdoch
University and one in New
Zealand. All three are government funded 5 year double
degree programs.
For a comparision of chiropractic, medical and physiotherapy
see the table below.
|
GP |
Chiro |
Physio |
Number of degrees |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Years of full time study |
5 |
5 |
4 |
Government x ray licence |
no |
yes |
no |
Basic mean science hours |
1200 |
1416 |
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Clinical science hours, mean |
3467 |
3406 |
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Total mean contact hours |
4667 |
4822 |
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Hospital residency |
yes |
no |
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Undergrad. manual adjusting /manipulative
skills
|
no - post grad |
yes |
no -post grad |
Profession established in Australia |
c1940s [1] |
1905 [2] |
1938 [3] |
Peak body formation |
1971 [4]
|
1938 [5] |
1939 [6] |
Use of physiologic therapeutics such
as ultrasound, TENS |
unrestricted |
c1912 [7] [8] |
1938 [6] |
References
- Aust. Association of Musculoskleltal Medicine, see www.musmed.com/about.html
- Peters RE, Chance MA. Chiropractic in Australia: the
first forty years (1905-1945). Chiropractic History. 1996
Jun;16(1):29-38.
- University of Melbourne, School of Health Sciences
- Australian Association of Manipulative Medicine formedAustralian
Chiropractors
- Association established. Now, Chiropractors Association
of Australia
- Australian Physiotherapy Association web site
- Beideman, Ronald P. In the making of a profession: National
College ofChiropractic, 1906 to 1981. Lombard IL: National
College of Chiropractic, 1995
- Keating JC. Physiotherapeutics in chiropractic: the early
historical record.
- Dynamic Chiropractic 1998 (Nov 16); 16(24): 8-9, 12, 20,
32-4
This chart has been provided by Dr Joseph
Ierano. Visit his website at: www.chiropracticierano.com.au
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