Kwazulu-Natal Kwazulu-Natal
Regional Internship Program
An overview of the program:
| Academic component | Work experience component | ||
| Fundamental | Core | Elective | |
| 1. Literacy a. Communication skills b. Problem solving skills c. Computer skills d. Language skills |
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Basic Sciences a. Anatomy b. Physiology c. Biomechanics of joints
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Patient care a. Nutrition b. Holism and Wellness approach to patient care c. Supplementation d. Interactive referral and multidisciplinary interaction at all levels |
1.
Community service This is service provided to a community that does not have access to chiropractic care. Examples - rural communities, disadvantaged communities (children, poor, elderly, illterate). See site venues |
| 2. Numeracy a. Marketing b. Costing and budgets c. Taxation d. Accounting principles e. Practice building and maintenance |
2. Chiropractic
Techniques and protocols. a. Case presentations b. Technique presentations c. CASA presentations d. Congress |
2. Chiropractic
Specialities a. ICCSD, CCSP b. CCFC c. Myofascial d. Acupuncture e. Another post graduate course enhancing the delivery of chiropractic |
2. Chiropractic
Day Clinic - Technikon Natal a. This includes the 150 NP and 35 FU b. Excludes research patients (document separately) |
| 3. Life skills a. Those elements within the program that better equip the (student) intern to deal with the psychological and emotional aspects dealt with on a daily basis |
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Specialisation in disadvantaged groups a. Pediatrics b. Geriatrics c. Disabled d. Other group sepcific course to enhance the delivery of chiropractic to these groups |
3. Sports
events oragnised through the Chiropractic Students' Sports Association
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| 4. Diagnostic
ambit Courses in a. Neuology b. Orthopedics c. Radiology d. Trauma and Emergency Care e. Other courses that could supplement the delivery of chiropractic treatment |
4. Education
drives organised through the program. a. Public talks at schools, homes for the aged, shelters (any grouping) either promoting chiropractic or aspects of primary health care pertinent to the group being addressed b. Assistance of CASA promotions for Chiropractic |
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| 5. Alternate
Health Care Courses in a. Pharmacology b. Surgery c. Homoeopathy d. Naturopathy e. Sports massage f. Other courses which could supplement the delivery of chiropractic care |
5. Interaction
at a multidisciplinary level in terms of: a. Clinical rounds b. Observation of surgery / surgical or diagnostic procedure c. Trauma unit / road experience |
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| 6. Research in the field of chiropractic or ina related field. (Not master's dissertation) | |||
| 7. Involvement in education (part-time or full-time) with chiropractic or a related discipline. |