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College of Chiropractic Intern’s Clinic Handbook 2021-2022

Winter 2022 Graduation Requirements

During clinic service the intern must meet a number of specific performance requirements prior to graduation. These requirements have been established by NWHSU College of Chiropractic and satisfy the graduation requirement guidelines established by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) and most state statutes where there is state legislation concerning clinic experience requirements. Interns are encouraged to check the requirements for any states they plan to acquire a licensure to ensure they complete any requirements beyond those required by NWHSU.

 

For students entering Clinical Internship 1 prior to the Fall 2021 term:

The outpatient clinic experience requirements identified below are minimum quantitative requirements.

  1. Complete the Northwestern Integrated Competency Exam 2 (NICE 2)
  2. Perform a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) chiropractic adjustments/manipulations, of which at least two hundred (200) must be spinal, occurring during at least two hundred fifty (250) separate patient care visits. Students may begin accumulating chiropractic adjustments/manipulations for this requirement during the Clinical Internship 1 course.
  3. Perform a minimum of seventy-five (75) adjustments that are directly supervised and assessed by their supervising clinician.
  4. Interpret a minimum of twenty (20) diagnostic imaging studies.
  5. Perform at least forty (40) clinical case management activities. These may come from participating in clinical care during the internship, case studies discussed during approved course work or grand rounds sessions, or through simulated cases provided by Clinical Education. examinations with case history for the purpose of developing a diagnostic or clinical impression of the status of the patient relative to chiropractic care. To qualify, the case must include an appropriate history and examination aimed at providing the necessary information need to arrive at a clinical impression/working diagnosis; development of a clinically-appropriate, evidence-informed management plan; inclusion of appropriate referral for additional tests or adjunctive care; and discussion of any needed revisions to the care plan over time and the need to continue/discontinue care at the conclusion of the care plan.
  6. Accumulate the minimum number of clinic hours for Clinical Internship 2 (T7), 3 (T8), 4 (T9), and 5 (T10). The number of weeks in a term may vary.
 

T7: 6 clinic hours/week, for a minimum total of 78 hours 

T8: 18 clinic hours/week plus rotation hours, for a minimum total of 300 hours

T9: 21 clinic hours/week plus rotation hours, for a minimum total of 300 hours

T10: 25 clinic hours/week, for a minimum total of 300 hours

 

During T7-10, interns receive credit for services administered to clinic patients except for their own family members. Credit will be issued accordingly.

Adherence to all of these requirements plus completion of all didactic courses, all Clinical Internship Assignments, Student Internship Agreements, Clinical Rotation Assignments and Clinic Intern Handbook/Orientation Quizzes will qualify each intern for graduation.

 

Quantitative Requirements

(must be completed before you can participate in the Preceptorship Program)

Adjustments 250 No more than 1 spinal and 1 extremity per patient (must be documented in the patient treatment plan). Minimum of 200 must be spinal.
Assessed adjustments 75
Case Managements 40
Diagnostic Imaging Reports (DxI) 20
Clinic Hours T7 78 6-8 minimum each wk (no carry-over)
Clinic Hours T8 (primary site & rotations) 300 18-21 minimum each wk (no carry-over)
Clinic Hours T9 (primary site & rotations) 300 21-25 minimum each wk (no carry-over)
Clinic Hours T10 300 25-40 minimum each wk

Certifications on Record

BLS Current copy of certificate on file each term
HIPAA Training Online training certification
Background Check Completed prior to beginning clinical experience

Submitting documentation:

All forms must be submitted in eMedley or Zoho. The Faculty Clinician must approve each form and the Department of Clinical Education will do a final review before credit will be given.

Any questions contact: Ally Gellatly at 952-467-8852 or email agellatly@nwhealth.edu.

Time Log Approved by Faculty Clinician
Monthly Adjustment Record (MAR) Assessments completed and Adjustments Approved by Faculty Clinician
Case Management Forms Approved by Faculty Clinician
Diagnostic Imaging Report Form Available in Zoho for T8 -T10, Submit to Radiology Dept. Chair

Additional paperwork that needs to be completed and returned during the term.

Clinical Orientation Assignment This form is completed within the first two weeks of the term. You and your faculty clinician will meet to complete the form.
X-ray Tech Orientation Form This form is completed if you are at a CBI clinic only. The intern and faculty clinician/x-ray certified CA review each item and complete the form.
Midterm Evaluation This is completed during your midterm meeting between you and the faculty clinician. This must be submitted by the due date listed on the form.
Self-Assessment This form is to be completed in ExamSoft. There will be a set open and close date for the evaluation. Interns must meet the deadline.
Clinical Internship Experience Evaluation This form is to be completed in a Survey Monkey web link in Moodle at the end of the term.

Points to remember

T7 - T9: Clinic placement assignments are made through a placement process.
T10: You are responsible for locating your own preceptorship, using the Dept. of Clinical Education and eMedley as a resource.