Approximately 60 percent of current CPAP students are placed outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and into other states. CPAP is a first step toward the state or region of eventual practice for many. For some, it offers an experience outside of a metropolitan environment and into small towns and rural communities. Through the placement interview and by careful selection, we have an opportunity to link a particular office with the perceived needs of a particular student.
Some students are unsure of their skills in chiropractic methods.
Others are concerned about their practice management knowledge. Still others believe that small town life is right for them, but have not yet lived it. CPAP can fill the voids and give the chance to find out about the, as yet, unknowns. At NWCC, the CPAP is governed by the Clinical Outreach Training Advisory Committee and is chaired by the department director. The committee includes college faculty, students and preceptors.