Tutor 19

2013

Pendekatan
Chiropractic sebagai
Badan Profesional

Lathifah Muthiah
Laras Pertiwi
Viga Abdillah H
Ridha Mustika Zaif
M Garidya Bestari
M Raihan N
Indri Widia

Ameliawati Azizah
Nida Rahmalia N A
Tivanda S
Vanessa Natasha
Nadiah Nurul I
Sarita Arizky
Rara Aulia

The Difference between General

Practitioner and Chiropractor

Residency and
Internship

Chiropractor

General
Practitioner

Oneyearinternshipthat
coincides with clinical
courses while in
training. NO
Residency required,
but have the option
to complete if
accepted and desire
to.

Oneyearinternshiprequir
ed, and 3-8 years of
residency required for
further specialization.

The Difference between General

Practitioner and Chiropractor

Practice

Chiropractor

General
Practitioner

Private practice
clinics, generally.
However, some are
employed by health
systems and
hospitals. Generalist
practice, neurology
related, orthopedic
related, and general
alignment restoration
dealing with the
skeletal system.

Same as
Chiropractors but with
larger focus at
hospitals and clinics.

The Difference between General

Practitioner and Chiropractor

Chiropractor
Can prescribe
medication

No. New Mexico

recently allowed
limited prescription
rights to DCs

General
Practitioner
Medical physicians
(D.O., M.B.B.S., M.D.)
can prescribe all
medication.

The Difference between General

Practitioner and Chiropractor

Years of medical
school

Chiropractor

General
Practitioner

4-5 undergraduate
years (Bachelor's
required / state
dependent), 5
Chiropractic school, 1
year residency,
minimum 10 years

4 years of
undergraduate. 4-5
years of medical
school. 3-8 years of
Residency. Some may
choose to do an
additional fellowship
as well. Minimum 11
years study for basic
Family physician.
Minimum 13-16+
years for any other
specialty.

The Difference between General

Practitioner and Chiropractor

Status

Chiropractor

General
Practitioner

DC stands for Doctor

of Chiropractic. They
are not medical
doctors, however for
insurance purposes,
some states consider
chiropractors health
care providers, some
do not.

All physicians are

doctors. Some
physicians are
Primary Care
Physicians, while
others are specialists.

The Difference between General

Practitioner and Chiropractor

Chiropractor
Surgery

General
Practitioner

Minor surgery in some Specialists have full

states. DCs are nonsurgical rights in their
pharmacologic and
area of expertise.
non-surgical clinicians
who are experts at
conservative
treatments within
their scope of
practice. However, do
perform MUA in
surgical setting.

The Difference between General

Practitioner and Chiropractor

Specialization

Chiropractor

General
Practitioner

Orthopedics,
Pediatrics, General
Rehab, Internal
Disorders, Radiology,
Neurology, Nutrition,
Occupational Health,
Sports Med, Forensic
Sciences.

ENT, Ophthalmology,
Anesthesia,
Neurosurgery,
Orthopedics, Physical
Medicine &
Rehabilitation,
Neurology,
Cardiology,
Pulmonology,
Nephrology,
Endocrinology,
Pathology,
Gastroenterologyl,

The Difference between General

Practitioner and Chiropractor

Board Sertification

Chiropractor

General
Practitioner

National exam,
Chiropractic Board at
the State level and
Diplomate specialty
boards.

Medical Board at the

State level and
National specialty
boards.

Thankyou