Chiropractor

Overview

Chiropractic medicine is based on the human body’s ability to heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. It focuses on the relationship between the body's structure (primarily the vertebral column and spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health. The chiropractic approach to healthcare is holistic, emphasizing the patient's overall health and wellness. It recognizes that many factors impact a patient’s health, including exercise, diet, rest, environment and genetics. Chiropractic doctors are most well known for the different hands-on techniques they employ to adjust misalignments in the patient’s skeletal system, particularly focusing on the back.

A career as a chiropractor offers real personal satisfaction and rewarding income. In addition, doctors of chiropractic are usually their own managers, establishing their own hours and work habits. Chiropractors enjoy the advantages of a profession that is well established: one that is recognized for its service to others, does not limit a person in opportunity, income or challenge, yet offers opportunities of security and community leadership.

Biola offers an excellent educational foundation, and individualized advising/preparation, for any student interested in becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C. degree). 

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Reasons to Study pre-Chiropractic at Biola

1. Integration

   Science instruction and teaching at Biola is always implemented in the context of the sovereignty of God, and as a tool to further explore and appreciate his creation. A distinctive of the pre-chiropractic program at Biola University is that it offers excellent preparation for chiropractic school as an integrated part of the much larger on-campus Christian community.

2. Personal Advising

   Every pre-chiropractic student has access to personal advising from BOHPA, the Biola Office of Health Professions Advising. Specifically, every pre-chiropractic student has the opportunity for multiple advising appointments with the chief advisor (an M.D. degree graduate from the UCLA School of Medicine) who has direct experience with the chiropractic medicine field.

3. Clinical Experience

   Every pre-chiropractic student is eligible to enroll in the upper division clinical shadowing program (BIOS 460) at Biola University. This semester-long experience for juniors and seniors provides weekly or biweekly opportunities to observe and interact directly with a chiropractor seeing patients in clinical practice. Clinical shadowing allows students to explore the chiropractic medicine field, gain valuable clinical experience, provide sources for letters of recommendation, and make decisions about future career paths.

4. Community

   Biola has a wonderful peer-to-peer community for pre-health students in the Health Careers Club (HCC). The HCC provides opportunities for like-minded students to gather, fellowship, learn, and share the pre-health career journey together. Student officers of the HCC plan monthly activities and presentations directly related to the medical field. Speakers from various specialties are brought in to discuss their clinical work and topics in their field. Christian professionals and sponsoring missions organizations are also scheduled for students interested in short-term and long-term missions. Unlike some of the larger state schools, the Health Careers Club at Biola University ensures that no student has to undertake the challenging pre-health career journey alone.