Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles for SCUHS

ID0716 – DC Student Clerkship
Units: 3
The seventh term clerkship is designed to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary for
chiropractic clinical practice. Clinical students will actively participate in patient care while under the
supervision of a licensed doctor of chiropractic. Interactions between clinical students, patients and
supervising doctors provide the basis for instruction as well as group discussion, small group projects and
individual projects.
Prerequisites: Completion of all courses trimesters 1-6, ID0404. Minimum cumulative GPA 2.0.
Restrictions: DC program only
ID0909 – Integrative Competency Examination IV
Units: 0
This exam is designed to assess the student’s knowledge and skills of selected content and competencies
contained in the curriculum through the eighth term, and some of ninth term. The assessment methods
utilized are the Objectively Structured Competency Examination (OSCE) and written examination.
Prerequisites: Completion of all courses trimesters 1-8. ID0404, Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Not on
academic probation. ID0404, ID0200, ID03PT
Corequisites: CL10T09
Restrictions: DC program only
IH450 – Integrative Health: Alternative Medicine & Complimentary Care
Units: 4
This course is designed as a cornerstone course. The course will provide a survey of alternative medicine
approaches and complimentary care areas. Coursework will include history of alternative medicine and
complimentary care. These will include Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Chiropractic, Massage Therapy,
Midwifery, Ayurveda Medicine, Homeopathy, and Naturopathic Medicine. In addition to coursework, exams,
quizzes and readings, students will research, prepare and write an APA style term paper on the history,
current state of and future direction associated with integrative medicine, integrative health care and interprofessional
practice (Student Portfolio Project 4).
Restrictions: BSBS program only
IH460 – Research and Evidence-Based Health Care
Units: 4
This course is intended for students who are preparing to study in a health profession educational program.
The goal of this course is to develop part of the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for clinical
practice. Techniques in problem solving will be explored by reading and appraising published health sciences
literature for its validity (closeness to truth) and usefulness (clinical applicability). The student will have
opportunities to read and discuss research studies from scientific literature in order to examine the rationale
for the design, methodology, and statistical procedures used by authors. An overview of both quantitative
and qualitative methods in research will be provided. The students will be introduced to the application of
key basic concepts in clinical epidemiology, clinical study design, and biostatistics. Additional course content
will include the steps of identification of possible research topics and understanding how scholarship helps
advance a given field of study.
Prerequisites: BIO470
Restrictions: BSBS program only
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