The Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) program is housed within the Department of Community Health Services and Rehabilitation Science (CHSRS). The initial cohort size of 40 students is intentional to keep classes small and provide a strong instructor-to-student ratio in an exceptional academic learning environment.
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| Bachelor's degree preferred (View admissions page.) | Program starts fall term (August) only |
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Program is eight terms including two summer terms (32 months) |
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The Pitt Difference
The breadth of health care programs and legacy of groundbreaking research at the University of Pittsburgh make it one of the only universities in the country positioned to execute this program and train students within an evidence-based, integrated health care environment. In 2023, SHRS received almost $30-million in research funding, a level achieved through the reputation, collaboration and expertise of its researchers who are dedicated to team science.
The Doctor of Chiropractic program will prepare students to work in real world, interprofessional health care settings and become valued members of team-based care. Upon graduation, students will be uniquely qualified to work alongside other health care professionals in medical and health care facilities such as the Veterans Administration (VA), Federally Qualified Health Centers, rehabilitation hospitals and out-patient pain clinics. Entreprenurial students will be able to take business classes to prepare them with the essential tools for running a successful private practice.
Mission
The mission of the Doctor of Chiropractic program is to educate and develop highly qualified chiropractic practitioners who will make a positive impact on their communities, their profession and the world. Students will receive a combination of rigorous evidence-based education and a longitudinal clinical experience within an inter-professional academic environment. This will uniquely prepare our graduates for integration as essential team members in a wide range of clinical environments in the emerging value-based health care delivery system.
Vision
The vision of this program is to become the new model for 21st century chiropractic education in the United States, by combining academic rigor, clinical excellence and research productivity within an integrated health care education and delivery system. We also envision that this program will create a new generation of chiropractic academic scientists who will be at the leading edge of producing research on spine and musculoskeletal disorders.