Clinical Sciences
The primary emphasis of the Clinical Science Division is to prepare a chiropractic physician, confident and competent in cognitive, physical, clinical, laboratory, and fundamental diagnostic imaging skills and capable of performing differential diagnosis as it applies to clinical care. The student is prepared to integrate these skills and knowledge into patient management in the health center system.
This is accomplished by highly experienced faculty and employing the time-honored method of building upon the necessary critical faculties of basic science and chiropractic, and blending all into a system of investigative procedures which develop the highly trained chiropractor who can function as a primary health care provider in an integrated health care system.
The courses offered in this division cover topics such as physical diagnosis, neurology, radiology, laboratory diagnosis, rheumatology, endocrinology, neuromusculoskeletal, pediatrics, geriatrics, dermatology, clinical nutrition, cardiorespiratory, gastrointestinal, eyes, ears, nose and throat and obstetrics and gynecology.