22 CMCC Academic Calendar 2016-2017
Undergraduate Education Program Telephone: 416 482 2340 ext. 135 Telephone: 416 482 2546 ext. 113
Fax: 416 488 0470 Fax: 416 646 1115
Email: undergrad@cmcc.ca Email: clinic@cmcc.ca
Dean, Undergraduate Education Lenore Edmunds, BA, MEd Dean, Clinics Anthony Tibbles, BSc(Hons), DC, FCCS(C) In 2005, the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College received Ministerial consent to confer a Doctor of Chiropractic degree to graduates of its Undergraduate Program. The CMCC program is a comprehensive, integrative curriculum, aligned with CMCC’s Model of Care and designed to ensure CMCC’s Critical Performance Outcome and reflect CMCC’s Graduate Competencies.
CMCC Model of Care Statement Chiropractic is a primary contact health care profession with expert knowledge in spinal and musculoskeletal health, emphasizing differential diagnosis, patient centred care and research.
Critical Performance Outcome Graduates of the CMCC Doctor of Chiropractic program are primary contact health care professionals with expert knowledge in spinal and musculoskeletal health emphasizing differential diagnosis, patient centered care and research.
Graduate Competencies To achieve the critical performance outcome, upon successful completion of the Doctor of Chiropractic program, the qualifying person will have demonstrated the ability to: 1. Obtain an in-depth patient history by utilizing adequate knowledge of pathophysiology, and the basic and clinical sciences. 2. Conduct a competent physical examination, with particular emphasis on the neuromusculoskeletal system. 3. Recognise indicators of patient psychosocial and health behavioural factors that are associated with risk of developing chronic illness/pain. 4. Order and interpret specialized testing procedures, such as diagnostic imaging and clinical laboratory tests, as indicated by the clinical status of the patient. 5. Identify and appropriately respond to clinical findings suggesting the presence of conditions, risk factors and/or life threatening situations requiring emergency or urgent care.