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    Dec 02, 2024  
2024-2025 University Catalog
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SEL BF60 - Beginning Field Experience, 60 hours

Description
This selective course was developed to give the students exposure to a clinical setting and builds on experiences gained in the Student Field Observation course. Students will observe Community Based Clinical Education (CBCE) Private Practice Rotation (PPR) doctors during patient care and participate in patient encounters, including observing patient histories, performing physical exams and keeping patient records. This course will familiarize them with the CBCE Program and the participating CBCE PPR doctors prior to beginning their Chiropractic Clerkship I, II, and III. The student’s participation during this course is limited to observation of the various clinical/office activities and assisting the CBCE PPR doctor with history taking, physical, orthopedic, and neurological examinations, as well as note taking. Students are not allowed to treat patients nor are they to render a diagnosis. The CBCE PPR doctor must make all interpretation of history and exam findings and render the diagnosis. All patients must be informed prior to and consent in writing to a student’s participation in the above-mentioned activities.


Course Delivery Model(s): On-Ground

Lecture Hours: 60
Lab Hours: 0
Total Hours: 60
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Doctor of Chiropractic−10-Term: Completion of all courses from each course sequence for trimesters 1-5. Doctor of Chiropractic−12-Term: completion of all courses from each course sequence for trimesters 1-7.
Corequisites: None

Repeatable (# of times): 5

Grade Type: Pass/No Pass



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