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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, March 12, 1990                   TAG: 9003122975
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: METRO 
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PHYSICIANS' TRAINING BEYOND CHIROPRACTIC

DOCTOR of Chiropractic John H. Arnold, in his Feb. 22 letter, states that "The difference between M.D.'s and D.C.'s [doctor of chiropractic] is one of philosophy, not professional status."

I suggest there is a far greater difference. I refer to education and training. After receiving a degree for four years of college, the M.D. candidates go to four years of medical school. Here they have three weeks off after the second year and one week off between the third and fourth year. Often their studies and hospital rotations keep them up all night.

After this four years, they do a brutal residency of two to six years. This is a minimum of 10 years' training after finishing high school. Besides school exams, they are board-examined three times. Compare this with the education and training required for chiropractic.

I don't think that John Arnold, D.C., has to be concerned with M.D.'s performing chiropractic services. I'm sure most would abstain.\ RICHARD B. CUNNINGHAM MONETA 


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