In the province of Quebec, the future doctor of chiropractic must complete a five-year undergraduate university doctorate at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières. The program is limited and the admission requirements are similar to those applied in several other recognized health professions. The student must complete eighteen months of clinical work under supervision in a university setting. Subsequently, he was called upon to register for the rigorous national examinations required by the Ordre des chiropraticiens du Québec.

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It is only after passing these examinations that the doctor of chiropractic can receive and treat patients independently. At the end of his training, the chiropractor has the necessary expertise to make a chiropractic diagnosis, which will allow him to create a care program corresponding to the physical condition, age and health objectives of his patient.

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Disciplines studied
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In Quebec or Ontario, the disciplines studied, in addition to the principles of chiropractic and the clinical sciences related in particular to chiropractic diagnosis, relate to:

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Anatomy

biochemistry

physiology

Neurology

Embryology

Immunology

Microbiology

The pathology

Nutrition

etc.

 

Training in radiology is particularly extensive among chiropractic students. It includes 360 hours of courses as well as a clinical internship, and covers biophysics, radiation protection, clinical interpretation of x-rays and diagnosis.

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