Course information

The clinical internship course series provides students with increasing opportunities to apply, integrate, and refine the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to become confident, competent, and caring primary care chiropractic physicians. Occurring within a clinic setting, interns incorporate evidence-informed clinical reasoning in applying effective health care procedures and professional integrity in the delivery of patient-centered care. At this point in the clinical internship course series, interns continue to be closely supervised by their attending physician, treating similar cases as in clinical internship I, but the hours engaged in patient care are increased. As a part of clinical internship II, students participate in the practical clinical skills assessment (CSA) which is modeled after NBCE Part IV and draws from all Q1-Q8 course work. Students perform a series of specified procedures including but not limited to history, examination, and simulated treatment on a trained standardized patient. The student’s performance is observed by a trained evaluator and assessed using detailed grading rubrics. Students must also answer written questions related to the clinical condition exhibited by the patient including necessary diagnostic testing, diagnosis, and case management/recommended treatment. Students are required to pass the CSA to be eligible for all off-site clinical experience in subsequent quarters.