Journal of Chiropractic Education最新文献

Objective: To investigate if a written guide or augmented reality (AR) guide improves free recall of diversified chiropractic adjusting technique and to capture participants' impressions of the study in a poststudy questionnaire.

Methods: Thirty-eight chiropractic students were evaluated for diversified listing (a nomenclature denoting vertebral malposition and correction) recall, pre-AR and post-AR, or written guide review. The vertebral segments used were C7 and T6. Two randomized groups reviewed an original course written guide (n = 18) or a new AR guide (n = 20). A Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney (C7) and t test (T6) compared group differences in reevaluation scores. A poststudy questionnaire was given to capture participants' impressions of the study.

Results: Both groups showed no significant differences in free recall scores after reviewing the guides for C7 or T6. The poststudy questionnaire suggested a number of strategies could be used to improve current teaching material such as more detail in the written guides and organizing content into smaller blocks.

Conclusion: Use of an AR or written guide does not seem to change participants' free recall ability when used to review diversified technique listings. The poststudy questionnaire was useful to identify strategies to improve currently used teaching material.

Objective: This article examined current chiropractic oaths, particularly topics related to aspects of integrity, ethics, and professional behavior. The oaths were then compared for their individual inclusion and emphasis of these components.

Methods: Data were obtained from 1988 and 2019 papers describing components of the oaths used at each existing chiropractic college as well as those used in the past by colleges that are no longer operational. Additionally, colleges founded after 2019 were contacted to obtain their oaths. Nine oath components related to ethics and professional conduct were selected from 26 topics originally studied. Each oath was evaluated for the presence of and specific wording used to describe those components. The oaths were compared for their inclusion and emphasis of these components.

Results: Some topics, such as "keeping a patient's confidence" and "refrain from wrongdoing," demonstrated a high rate of occurrence. Others, including "serving humanity" and "respecting teachers," were less frequent. The oath of 1 program contained 8 of the topics, 4 program's oaths used 7 topics, 11 schools had 6 topics in their oath, and the oaths of 5 schools included 2 topics.

Conclusion: There is wide variation in the occurrence and emphasis of themes relating to ethics, integrity, and professionalism in the different chiropractic oaths. This study provides information for institutions to consider with regard to the content of the oath they administer. It is hoped that this article may encourage the creation of a universally accepted chiropractic oath that will help each graduate commit to a fulsome, all-encompassing pledge to become an ethical professional who optimally represents chiropractic.

Objective: Chiropractic institutions face the challenging quandary of how to prepare future doctors for entry into a society completely transformed by technology. At an increasing rate, the incoming student profile is representative of a digital generation with a high affinity for technology use. The aim of this study was 2-fold: (1) outline the basic elements of a technology integration program at our institution and (2) determine if a potential relationship exists between ongoing training and acceptance of such a programmatic shift among faculty and students.

Methods: At each phase of technology integration, electronic survey instruments were deployed to participating students and faculty members. Survey instruments included question items assessed through Likert-type scales and open-ended questions to provide students and faculty members with a vehicle for providing specific feedback. To ensure anonymity of student and faculty survey respondents, the response collection source was a different department than the deployment of the survey emails. Participants were encouraged, but not required, to complete the surveys.

Results: Analysis of survey responses generally found increases in overall participant satisfaction and acceptance of the technology integration with the provision of ongoing support systems.

Conclusion: As suggested in similar scholarship in the field, the results of this study underscored the value of support systems for faculty members and students in an academic community. The systems that provided ongoing training and other support mechanisms seemed more accepted when tailored to myriad skill levels. Creating a culture in which faculty members and students felt adequately supported fostered the acceptance necessary for forward momentum of a campus initiative of significant change.

Objective: The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the methods used and feedback from reviewers about the peer review process for the 2023 Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference and Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC).

Methods: After the peer review process was complete, the 2023 ACC-RAC peer review committee members were invited to provide feedback through an anonymous electronic form. The survey included a Likert scale to rate items about the peer review process and an option for open-ended comments.

Results: Of the 166 peer reviewers, 77 (46%) completed the survey. The reviewers represented 9 countries, with the greatest number from North America. The majority (95%) of respondents rated the process of peer review in topic groups as good to excellent, and the majority (92%) of respondents rated the overall 2023 peer review process as good to excellent. The critical comments that were submitted are addressed in this report.

Conclusion: Overall, peer reviewer satisfaction with the process used for the 2023 ACC-RAC was high. We will include information from this report as part of the continuous quality improvement of peer review process, an important part of improving chiropractic education, research, and scholarly activities.

Objective: From 2009 to 2019, staff, students, and faculty volunteers from a chiropractic college started Mission Trip America, later re-named Service Trip America (STA), providing monthly free chiropractic services at a hiring hall for day laborers in San Francisco until the 2020 COVID-19 hiatus. We report on volunteers' service-learning experiences.

Methods: Mixed-methods analysis comprising document review, descriptive report of site visit records, and thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 12 student and faculty volunteers.

Results: STA conducted 104 visits (8-11 per year) including 2272 patient encounters. Document review revealed an average of 22 patients per visit, with 60% to 85% return patients. On average, 3 student interns and 2 student assistants attended each visit, supervised by a doctor of chiropractic faculty member and the program director. Most commonly, interns treated 8 patients during the 4- to 5-hour visits. Patient concerns included musculoskeletal problems and other health conditions commonly seen at chiropractic offices and teaching clinics. Interns also regularly saw chronic health problems exacerbated by poor living conditions, violence, limited access to health care, low educational attainment, chronic stress, and the extreme biomechanical loading resulting from heavy labor. Interview results yielded 4 themes: learning, attitudes, challenges, and program strengths. Interviewees described opportunities to learn while working with a marginalized population and discussed long-term effects on their postgraduation practice as chiropractors.

Conclusion: Patients' physical, mental health, and psychosocial issues illustrated unique circumstances and profound needs of the underserved population being cared for by STA volunteers. Our findings may provide guidance for other community-based chiropractic service-learning programs in marginalized and underserved communities.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to survey awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, plus health disparities among complementary integrative health providers; chiropractors, naturopaths, acupuncturists, and massage therapists and secondly, examine how providers' sexual and gender identity correlated with that awareness.

Methods: An electronic survey was designed, which included demographic questions as well as closed-ended and Likert response items to measure provider awareness of LGBTQ+ patients and the health disparities they experience. Kruskal-Wallis H tests with pairwise comparisons were used to evaluate the differences between defined groups and their awareness of health disparities of LGBTQ+ adults and youth.

Results: The survey showed that most complementary integrative health care providers agreed that LGBTQ+ individuals experience discrimination and health disparities. However, providers are unaware of the specific disparities experienced in this population, including increased risk of substance abuse and mental health issues. Pairwise comparison tests demonstrated that providers that identify as a part of the LGBTQ+ community are often more aware of disparities than their heterosexual cisgender counterparts.

Conclusion: Complementary integrative health care providers demonstrated some general awareness of LGBTQ+ health disparities yet most providers lacked awareness of specific disparities that pose major health risks for this community. Cultural competency training specific to LGBTQ+ individuals is lacking and may explain some of the findings in this study. This suggests that education is needed, both in professional educational programs and in the health care community by way of conferences, webinars, and other opportunities.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in history-taking skills between male and female chiropractic student interns.

Methods: This study included 2040 patient histories collected by student interns over a 3-year period. Students were assessed by chiropractic college clinicians on reasoning (ability to derive clinically relevant information using a mnemonic for taking a history), communication, and professionalism using a modified Dreyfus model scoring system on a 1-4 scale (1 = novice, 4 = proficient). Ordinal dependent variables were scores for reasoning, communication, and professionalism. The categorical independent variable was sex of the student intern (male or female). A Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare for differences in nonparametric dependent variables by the sex of the students.

Results: The Mann-Whitney U test revealed that communication scores were greater for female chiropractic interns compared with male chiropractic interns (p < .001, with a small effect size (r = -.08). There was no statistically significant effect for sex on reasoning (p = .263) or professionalism (p = .098).

Conclusion: Female chiropractic student interns scored higher than male interns on communication skills during a history-taking patient encounter. This supports the trend seen among female medical school students and physicians that women score higher than men on communication-related assessments.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to assess, summarize, and compare the current integrated clinical learning opportunities offered for students who matriculated in US doctor of chiropractic programs (DCPs).

Methods: Two authors independently searched all accredited DCP handbooks and websites for clinical training opportunities within integrated settings. The 2 data sets were compared with any discrepancies resolved through discussion. We extracted data for preceptorships, clerkships, and/or rotations within the Department of Defense, Federally Qualified Health Centers, multi-/inter-/transdisciplinary clinics, private/public hospitals, and the Veterans Health Administration. Following data extraction, officials from each DCP were contacted with a request to verify the collected data.

Results: Of the 17 DCPs reviewed, all but 3 offered at least 1 integrated clinical experience, while 41 integrated clinical opportunities were the most offered by a single DCP. There was an average of 9.8 (median 4.0) opportunities per school and an average of 2.5 (median 2.0) clinical setting types. Over half (56%) of all integrated clinical opportunities were within the Veterans Health Administration, followed by multidisciplinary clinic sites (25%).

Conclusion: This work presents preliminary descriptive information of the integrated clinical training opportunities available through DCPs.

Objective: To describe the design, implementation, and revision of a rubric used in assessing professionalism that was in alignment with Council on Chiropractic Education meta-competency 5 (professional ethics and jurisprudence, curricular objective C: Expected professional conduct).

Methods: The rubric was designed using a grading scale from 0 to 5 by which students needed to meet all criteria to earn full points for each defined dimension of professionalism. A comments section allowed for explanation of deductions and/or comments on exceptional behavior. Comments on professionalism were collected in a log during the trimester and used to populate the rubric. After initial use, the rubric was revised to incorporate criteria that had not initially been included and to allow for greater point deductions for multiple/repeat infractions or egregious behavior. Feedback from other faculty members was also gathered during in-service presentations of the rubric and taken into consideration. Professionalism score was 10% of the course grade.

Results: From 2016 to 2020, the average professionalism grade changed from 95.6% to 98.9%. A review of the frequency distributions of average professionalism grades in a calendar year showed that some students were earning grades between 70% and 79%. Only achieving 70% to 75% of the professionalism grade affected the final course grade by 2.5% to 3.0%.

Conclusion: In training chiropractic students on expected behaviors related to professionalism, a rubric assessment of professionalism guided communications between the clinical educator and students to discuss professionalism and remediate unprofessional behaviors. A rubric defining expected classroom behaviors aligns with educational best practices to use assessment methods to develop professionalism in health care students.

This conference was convened by the Chiropractic Educators Research Forum (CERF) on June 24, 2023. This meeting provided a forum for the presentation of scholarly works in education theory and practice. This conference specifically focused on research related to developing competency in practice-relevant skills, knowledge, and attitudes. As educators, we help our students develop their cognitive, psychomotor, and affective abilities. Throughout this process, we must keep in mind what we are producing: health care providers. Our graduates must demonstrate competency in relevant knowledge, skills, and attitudes to practicing health care in a professional and evidence-based manner (ie, intersection of best evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values). Therefore, integrating practice-relevant skills, knowledge, and attitudes is essential throughout our programs. During the June 2023 CERF meeting, presenters and panelists took an in-depth look at education research and how chiropractic programs work to deliver practice-relevant education.