NBCE Makes Exam Changes
The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) has made changes to its chiropractic practice and microbiology exams; specifically, the moving of public health exam content from the Microbiology and Public Health examination in the basic sciences battery of exams (Part 1) to the Chiropractic Practice exam. According to the NBCE, the new microbiology exam will be administered with the September 2010 written examinations, while changes to the chiropractic practice exam will take effect when the March 2011 exam is administered.
With the changes, the test plan weighting for the two exams will be as follows: for the microbiology exam: immunology: 23%, bacteria 20%, virus and prions: 15%, fungi 10%, parasites 10%, and epidemiology and disease control. 22%; for the chiropractic practice exam: spinal analysis and patient evaluation 27%, chiropractic adjustive technique 28%, patient care 25%, community health and wellness 11%, and occupational & environmental health 9%.
New Provost at TCC
Clay McDonald, JD, MBA, DC, is the new senior vice president and provost at Texas Chiropractic College. Previously, he served as assistant chancellor / vice chancellor for strategic development and chief compliance officer at Palmer College; and recently completed a two-year term as vice president of the Council on Chiropractic Education.
