The amount and content of courses in public health conducted at the 16 accredited U.S. chiropractic colleges are not standardized. The course hours are considerably lower than in medical education.
Courses vary widely, depending on the interests and expertise of the individual instructor.
Many courses do not mention the chiropractor s role in public health, and neglect several important prevention topics. The current project, which uses the template syllabus as a jump-off point, is designed to address the issue of course content and presentation of public health for chiropractors. The assessment team is currently analyzing this data. All members contributed in the design of overall program goals. Area teams then began to develop initial subject-specific learning objectives, content and instructional approaches.