Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Medicine
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, and Chiropractic [18 VAC 85 ‑ 20]
Action Four-year degree for licensure in chiropractic
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/26/2007
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12/18/07  2:41 pm
Commenter: Susan McClelland

Bachelor's degree prior to Chiropractic College
 
I am in agreement with instituting this requirement.  Although many of the other professional degree programs (e.g., M.D.) do not require their students to have a Bachelor's degree, or even four years of undergraduate school, the vast majority of the students do.  I believe that four years of undergraduate are necessary to give one the essential maturity and critical thinking skills that are required for physician-level health care.  In my opinion, this SHOULD be a requirement in Virginia.
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