Department of Clinics

The CCC 1 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 CCC 1 course also includes the introductory elements needed to be Practice-Ready clinicians. The focus of the Practice-Ready curriculum in CCC I includes basic insurance coding and definitions, risk management, and practice promotion. Additionally, the student will start to gain office experience through mandatory rotations.

(17 weeks) The Clinic II course builds on previous experience learned in Clinic I. 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 Clinic II course also includes additional elements needed to be Practice-Ready clinicians. The focus of the Practice-Ready curriculum in Clinic II includes practice management procedures, insurance fundamentals, and greater emphasis on practice promotion.

(17 weeks) 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 Clinic III course includes additional curriculum to further develop the students into Practice-Ready clinicians. The focus of the Practice-Ready curriculum in Clinic III includes practice management procedures to include accounting and human resources, insurance and credentialing procedures, greater emphasis on practice promotion and practice statistics.

(15 weeks) This course comprises the final trimester in the clinical experience. Upon gaining a high level of clinical proficiency, the intern is afforded increased independence in treatment and case management while still working under the supervision of the faculty attending clinician. Upon completion of all qualitative and quantitative requirements for graduation, interns have the opportunity to participate in the rotations program and / or in community preceptorships throughout the United States (includes state restrictions/limitations). The Clinic IV course includes additional curriculum to further develop the students into Practice-Ready clinicians.

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 Introduction to Chiropractic Business Practices course introduces the initial elements of the Practice Ready Curriculum. The focus of the course includes basic insurance coding, definitions, and risk management. Additionally, the concepts learned from this course will be implemented and practiced in the CCC I clinic rotations.

Intro to Spanish Conversations for the Chiropractic Practitioner is an introductory level course exposing the well-established chiropractic student to conversational Spanish words, phrases, commands, questions, and answers in the clinical setting. The focus of the course includes 4 assignments assessing the knowledge and application of concepts both from a clinical, social, and procedural application. The intention is for the student to be able to complete a simple “yes/no” response history from a Spanish only speaking patient. The course is presented primarily via recorded, asynchronous format with scheduled on-campus, speaking group activities.