Department of Clinics

The CCCI course introduces the student doctor to the clinical setting. It provides the student doctor with a forum for the application of history, examination, diagnosis and treatment. The course also fosters the application and integration of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills obtained in the didactic portion of the Doctor of Chiropractic Program (DCP). The CCCI course also incorporates introductory elements needed to be Practice-Ready clinicians including basic insurance definitions, coding, and risk management.

The CCCII course builds on previous experience learned in CCCI. It provides the student doctor with a forum for the application of history, examination, diagnosis and treatment as they begin to provide service to the public. The course fosters the application and integration of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills obtained in the didactic portion of the Doctor of Chiropractic Program (DCP). The CCCII course incorporates additional elements needed to be Practice-Ready clinicians including practice management/promotion procedures, and expansion on insurance fundamentals.

Building upon clinical skills learned in their initial trimester in Moody Health Center, interns continue to provide chiropractic care to patients under the mentoring and supervision of faculty attending clinicians. Interns are expected to refine their skills to meet the defined clinical competencies. The CCCIII course incorporates additional elements to further develop the students into Practice-Ready clinicians including practice management/promotion procedures, continued insurance fundamentals, and credentialing procedures.

The Advanced Chiropractic Business Concepts continues expansion of the Practice Ready Curriculum. The focus of the course includes discussion on advanced insurance coding, practice statistical analysis, business models, marketing and risk management. This class will build on material covered in the Intro to Chiropractic Business Practices and Chiropractic Business Practices courses and it is expected the student has retained a functional knowledge of that material. 
Additionally, the concepts learned from the Advanced Chiropractic Business Concepts course will be implemented and practiced in the CCC III clinic rotations. This course is administered in a remote, asynchronous format.

The Chiropractic Business Concepts expands on the elements of the Practice Ready Curriculum. Specifically, this course builds on the materials covered in Introduction to Chiropractic Business Practices and it is expected that the student maintains the knowledge of materials covered in that course. The focus of the course includes continued discussion on insurance coding, front desk procedures, back office practices, practice statistical analysis, internal and external marketing and risk management. Additionally, the concepts learned from the Chiropractic Business Practices course will be implemented and practiced in the CCC II clinic rotations.