Today's doctors of chiropractic must have at least six years of highly specialized college training. They must pass rigid state board examinations, and in many states continuing education seminars must be completed for annual license renewal. Through these measures, modern chiropractic has achieved recognition as a comprehensive, scientifically sound force among the health professions.

Required courses of study for a chiropractic doctorate include anatomy, physiology, pathology, chemistry, bacteriology, diagnosis, neurology, X-ray, psychiatry, obstetrics, as well as specialized chiropractic courses. Because of this intense education, today's chiropractor is qualified and capable of relieving a wider range of ailments, pain and suffering than ever before. Included here is a comparison of basic educational requirements for medical school graduates and doctors of chiropractic.

Approximately 25% of chiropractic graduates are women, with that percentage slightly growing. In addition to classroom work, training includes an internship period where students take care of patients under supervision of chiropractic instructors.

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