The American Chiropractor Volume 36, Issue 6 | Page 14

Each clinical rotation will be a 6 week program, 2 full days
a week where the UBCC student first has to qualify and then
compete for the rotation. Acceptance will be based purely on
clinical competency. The student will then work side-by-side
with a team of neuroradiologists in the only level I trauma hospital in Suffolk County, New York, serving close to 1.5 million
people. As a result, a broad cross spectrum of pathologies will
be seen on a daily basis. These will consist of space occupying
lesions ranging from tumors and infections to herniations and
bone fragments. The neuroradiology department serves many
local hospitals and outpatient facilities and functions 2417, 365
days a year. During the 6 week rotation, the UBCC student will
be directly exposed to and trained on over 500 cases.
The first 2 clinical rotations have been completed and was
done by UBCC student's Rachel Perucci, Celeste Perot, Michael Ingui and Neal Patel and according to Dr. Peyster, they
performed admirably. Dr. Peyster also commented, "I find it
very easy to work with chiropractic students as their education
and understanding of spinal anatomy makes teaching MRI
interpretation very easy." He went on to comment that, "These
students had an excellent education and were well prepared."
According to Dr. Studin, "This type of collaboration with
medical academia has been long overdue and sets the stage
for many future programs, allowing chiropractic to flourish

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without having to compromise any core beliefs or teaching
practices. It will also open many future doors for those students
having undergone the clinical rotation once they graduate. No
longer can a blanket statement be made that the chiropractor
has inferior training to the allopathist in MRI. This is a very
important first step and this type of program should be available
at every chiropractic college. All it takes is time, hard work and
a willingness to make it happen. "

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