Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles for SCUHS

• Completed residency application form. The downloadable form is available on www.scuhs.edu
• $50 application fee (non-refundable).
• Three letters of recommendation. Letters should be mailed by each reference directly to SCU.
• Curriculum vitae.
• A copy of the applicant’s California chiropractic license, or a letter from the state of California Board of
Chiropractic Examiners indicating eligibility to sit for the California Law and Professional Practice
Examination (CLPPE). The Board of Chiropractic Examiners notifies CLPPE applicants by letter of their
eligibility to take the exam.
• Verification of Licensure in Good Standing from all other states where licensed.
• The applicant must have successfully completed Parts I, II, III, IV, & Physiotherapy of the NBCE Boards.
Scores must be submitted as soon as available.
• TOEFL results for those applicants whose primary language is not English.
• Official transcripts from all colleges attended.
Submit completed application packages to the LACC Dean’s Office, SCU Health Systems, 16200 East Amber
Valley Drive, Whittier, CA 90604.
A committee of program faculty, including representation by the academic affiliate as appropriate, reviews
applications of the minimally acceptable candidates. Residents are selected following an interview process for
the most qualified candidates. Telephone interviews may be arranged in instances when a visit cannot be
scheduled. Applicants will be informed in writing of the decision of the committee. Selected residents receive a
letter of appointment from SCU confirming the applicant’s acceptance of the position and providing information
regarding the duration of the program, hours of attendance, and stipend.
Physical Requirements
The primary goal of each SCU Residency Program is to prepare residents to become competent, caring
specialists in their chosen field. Contemporary clinical education requires that the acquisition and utilization of
scientific and professional knowledge be accompanied by necessary sets of skills, professional attitudes and
behavior.
SCU maintains that residents must meet certain technical standards, which are essential for successful
completion of all phases of the educational program. Candidates for Residency Completion Certificates must
meet the following technical standards with or without reasonable accommodations:
1. The strength, coordination, and ability to stand and use the torso and all limbs in the performance of
common chiropractic manual procedures and techniques.
2. The strength, manual dexterity, and tactile perceptiveness and ability to perform in all laboratory and
clinical settings, to diagnose and treat human ailments, and to maintain the safety and wellbeing of
fellow students and patients without posing a threat to themselves.
3. The visual, hearing and speech skills and personal hygiene requisite to professional performance
including reading all forms of diagnostic imaging, using microscopes, eliciting and recording patient
histories, performing all auscultatory exams, and performing any and all other diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures.
4. The ability to reason, learn, and perform independently demonstrating the conceptual, integrative, and
quantitative skills that are necessary for critical thinking, problem solving, measurement, calculation, the
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