Quarter Number Five

The break is over. The two weeks flew by and now reality is changing back to the demands of 37 hours of pure classroom joy. Before long, we'll be studying our butts off and learning to diagnose musculoskeletal and other diseases straight from memory. When I think about the work which needs to be done to get there, I cringe and wish it was going to be easier. The further we go the more immune you become to the demands of the program. Although, the curriculum is quite difficult and is similar to primary care training, if that equilibrates it at all. They emphasize the "doctor" knowledge more so in our school because the powers to be recognized the profession lacked evidence and was producing incompetent DC's. For years the assumption that impinged nerve flow causes disease has produced a stereotype many DC's would like to avoid. Schools produced students to find the subluxation before ruling out other serious diseases. Those days are over as today our training consists of a strong focus on evidence-based practices. It will be interesting to transition out of the busy work of the basic sciences and enter the clinic. Only 2 quarters remain and that will be the new reality.

Enjoy the break and get rested up because the academic war is about to begin!