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Japanese DCs Develop Educational Standards
TOKYO, Japan -- In a consensus meeting on October 10, 1998, Japanese chiropractors representing all aspects of the chiropractic profession in Japan came together to discuss chiropractic educational standards.
The meeting was sponsored by the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC). WFC attendees were Secretary-General David Chapman-Smith (Canada); John Sweaney, DC (Australia), immediate past-president; and Adries Kleynhans, DC, who heads the department of chiropractic at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Victoria. (Note: RMIT has a chiropractic college in Japan.)
After many hours of debate, the Japanese chiropractors developed a consensus statement on chiropractic education in Japan:
Chiropractic Educational Standards for JapanConsensus StatementTokyo, October 10, 1998Whereas the chiropractic profession has not previously agreed upon appropriate minimum standards of education, but now wishes to do so,And whereas all leaders in chiropractic education in Japan have been invited to a consensus meeting today for this purpose, And whereas this meeting has produced a consensus agreement, Now therefore it is agreed by the undersigned parties.
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The Japanese educational declaration is a momentous and necessary step. While having educational standards for chiropractors is taken for granted in some countries, chiropractic in Japan is confronted with diverse political stumbling blocks to official recognition.