Table 6 Summary table of recommendations

1.

All CCE documents should contain a definition of the term “educational standard” and it should provide enough profession-specific detail to be professionally useful for chiropractic programs.

Chiropractic educators would better understand the concept of an educational standard if it was detailed and can thus more easily meet the required standards

3.

Add the domain “distance education” to educational standards

Quality of content and assessment of on-line material should be standardised to ensure uniform and high quality standards.

4.

Perform a literature review for empirically based methods to successfully formulate and implement a mission statement

Make it easier to prescribe and provide an effective mission statement

5.

Include comprehensive and specific terminology for identifying and explaining the purpose of the mission statement

Educators should have a clearly defined goal in order assist them build a quality program

6.

All appropriate stakeholders should be considered and listened to in the developing of mission statements

Aligns chiropractors with societal needs and expectations

7.

Chiropractic programs mission statements should include a social responsibility.

Also aligns chiropractors with societal needs

8.

The clinical aspect of chiropractic programs should take place partly in hospitals

To provide an appropriate patient case mix exposure for chiropractic students

9.

There should be a minimum set of financial standards in accord with best international business practice

To ensure the long term survival of the course and protection of students and staff.

10.

Chiropractic program staff must include people with PhD degrees.

To improve the educational standing of chiropractic education.

11.

CCEs should encourage research to inform educators of the optimal number of patient numbers, hours or competencies required for student training

To increase the likelihood that graduates achieve the highest levels of competence

12.

There should be a requirement for multimodal learning in curricula

To improve students’ learning outcomes

13.

CCEs should encourage research into which types of learning work best for specific subjects for chiropractic students

To maximize the teaching/learning situation as much as possible

14.

CCEs should help identify the “core” material required for chiropractic graduates

To economize time at its maximum and keep updated on scientific changes and developments in clinical practice