Placing soon-to-graduate students in the offices of doctors eager to share their experience during the transition from student to professional
As part of Life West’s Clinically Inspired Learning Curriculum, students are encouraged to complete their final quarter(s) in an offsite preceptorship with DC’s eager to mentor those near completion of their doctorate. DC’s can apply to host a senior student in their office – helping that student transition into the professional field of chiropractic care.
The program is designed to offer senior Life West students (or a person who has earned a D.C. within the last calendar year) an opportunity for increased clinical experience prior to private practice, the opportunity to experience additional practice settings, and to increase one’s exposure to various techniques and clinical practices.
For the Supervising Doctor, the program offers the opportunity to assist in the development of a new practitioner and be reinvigorated by the enthusiasm and excitement of a new practitioner.
Other schools take a sequential approach to their curriculum – classroom studies followed by the clinic component. At Life West, we approach the two in tandem so students see the application of their academic studies in the real word environment.
Building on our curriculum, we believe giving students the earliest hands-on experience and maximizing their time spent with patients in a clinical setting are the most effective way to prepare practice-ready chiropractors.
Life West was founded on the ethos of Give, Do, Love & Serve. Students have the opportunity to live that ethos through Life West’s International Service Trips including Tonga, India, Mexico & beyond. Learn chiropractic, give back to undeserved communities and travel.
Life West offered the first Chiropractic Preceptorship Program and continues to offer the most extensive in-the-field education options. Most students spend their final year working off-campus in busy chiropractic offices under the mentorship of a DC of their choosing.
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