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Occupational Therapy Assistant
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Provide full spectrum of occupational rehabilitative services under the plan of care of a credentialed provider.
- Use assessment tools, intervention techniques and treatment modalities under the plan of care of a credentialed provider.
- Use complex/multi-step instructions with patients, caregivers, and other health care professionals and adapt those instructions according to the learning styles of the trainees or individuals receiving the instructions.
- Identify, recommend, and fabricate, as needed, complex adaptive and assistive devices, durable medical equipment and complex dynamic splinting, after consultation with the occupational therapist.
- Degree: Associates Degree for Occupational Therapy Assistant.
- Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited at the time of graduation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
- Certification: Certified through the National Board of Certified Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.
- License: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as an occupational therapy assistant.
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Occupational Therapist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Provide full spectrum of occupational therapy services in accordance with the scope of clinical privileges granted by the MTF.
- Evaluate and treat deficits in occupational performance components that include motor, neuro-musculoskeletal, cognitive, social, and psychological dysfunction. Treatment includes individual and group-based purposeful activity, exercise, physical agent modalities, fabrication, and training in the use of temporary functional orthotics, splints and adaptive devices, counseling, and education.
- Provide assessment, education, and training in the areas of health promotion and disease/injury prevention, to include prevention of psychological dysfunction and stress management.
- Administer and interpret occupational therapy assessment and evaluation tools.
- Interpret evaluation findings to develop and coordinate intervention plans, including goals and methods to achieve stated goals.
- Implement the intervention plans directly or in collaboration with others.
- Monitor the individual’s response to interventions and modify treatment plan and reevaluate as necessary.
- Communicate and/or collaborate with the patients, family members, caregivers, interdisciplinary professionals, or other individuals verbally and in writing.
- Provide supervision to Occupational Therapy Assistants and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants.
- Degree: Master's degree in occupational therapy.
- Education: Graduate from a program in occupational therapy accredited at the time of graduation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) or predecessor organization, to include an internship prescribed by the education institution. Completion of 6 months of clinical internship (usually accomplished prior to graduation and must be done in order to be eligible to take the certification exam). Completion of professional coursework in the specialty area such as Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS).
- Certification: Certified in occupational therapy through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice occupational therapy.
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Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Nuclear Medicine technologist, nuclear cardiology technologist (NCT), positron emission tomography (PET) technologist, and nuclear medicine advanced associate (NMAA).
Specific Tasks:
- Uses specialized equipment to perform nuclear medicine imaging.
- Selects imaging protocols and required accessories and makes adjustments based on the specific examination requirements.
- Records and processes the image. Manipulates the recorded image using computer applications.
- Cleans and inspects equipment and performs preventive maintenance.
- Receives patients, schedules appointments, prepares and processes examination requests and related records, and files images and reports.
- Reviews images to ensure quality standards are met.
- Performs equipment quality control checks.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree.
- Education: Graduate from an academic program that includes major study, or at least 24 semester hours, in scientific subjects such as radiation biology, anatomy, physiology, nuclear medicine physics, radiation physics, nuclear instrumentation, medical technology, nuclear medicine, radio-nuclide chemistry, radio-pharmacology or statistics.
- Certification: Certified in nuclear medicine technology by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or American Registry of Radiologic Technology (ARRT), or national certification by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologist (CAMRT).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Nuclear Medicine Technician.
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Medical Laboratory Technologist
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Blood Banking (BB); Chemistry (C); Cytogenetics (CG); Hemotology (H); Histotechnology (HTL); Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS); Microbiology (M); Molecular Biology (MB)
Specific Tasks:
- Perform a full range of automated and non-automated laboratory procedures in the areas of chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, serology, bacteriology, and immunohematology according to established protocols.
- Determine the suitability of specimens for analysis. Prepare specimens for analysis and ensure that the physiologic state of the properties is maintained.
- Prepare reagents and primary reference materials as necessary. Calibrate, standardize, adjust, and maintain instruments. Verify correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks. Identify the cause of common problems and make simple repairs.
- Recognize and react to indicators of malfunction. Locate and implement corrections. Obtain analytical data, convert to a prescribed unit of reporting, as necessary, and correlate data to verify results.
- Conduct quality control procedures on equipment, reagents and products and maintain proper records for quality control and quality assurance reports.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree.
- Education: Graduate from a medical technology program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) or the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or educational program acceptable to the American Medical Technologist (AMT).
- Certification: Current certification/registration as determined by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or AMT.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a medical laboratory technologist.
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Medical Physicist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Maintain calibration of all treatment machines and radiation sources according to accepted protocols.
- Provide clinical expertise with regards to the purchase of new radiation therapy treatment related equipment and upgrades of existing equipment.
- Provide clinical expertise for acceptance testing, commissioning, calibration, and periodic quality assurance of radiation therapy equipment.
- Measure and analyze beam data for the treatment machines and assure that beam and source data are correctly entered into the treatment planning system and that beam data is tabulated in a form that is usable by the radiation therapists, dosimetrists, and radiation oncologists.
- Work with other members of the treatment planning team to establish treatment planning and delivery procedures.
- Perform and direct the determination of radiation dose distributions for patients undergoing treatment. Ensure accuracy of the plans, dosimetry calculations, dose totals, and their documentation in patient’s charts. This includes 3-Dimensional conformal radiotherapy planning and delivery.
- Ensure the function and the operation of the following technologies; Virtual Wedge, Electronic Portal Imaging Devices (EPID), Digital Reconstructed Radiographs, Virtual Simulation, and Multileaf Collimation, Tomotherapy, Stereotactic Radiation therapy and High Dose Rate Brachytherapy.
- Meet radiation monitoring, quality assurance, and safety requirements to ensure compliance with licensure requirements, hospital radiation safety regulations, and national standards of performance.
- Degree: Master's Degree.
- Education: Graduate from a college in medical physics, radiological physics, health physics, or physics accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc (CAMPEP).
- Certification: Board eligible or board certified in diagnostic medical physics or nuclear medical physics or therapeutic medical physics from the American Board of Radiology of medical health physics from the American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Medical Physicist.
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Health Educator
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Provide health promotion and education opportunities including, but not limited to, tobacco awareness; tobacco cessation classes or appointments consistent with the MTF tobacco cessation program; and nutrition education and weight management.
- Develop population-based programs targeting high-risk groups and individuals, implementing programs through group and individual counseling and education.
- Plan and implement health education programs as specified in the TO.
- Perform limited administrative duties, which include maintaining statistical records of workload and data entry and analysis of patient outcomes.
- Maintain educational materials to support health promotion and education.
- Integrate, initiate, and effectively introduce patient and family members (as indicated) into an education/counseling process. Individual, couples, and family dynamics are identified as related to their treatment process and entry into early recovery, from a systems perspective (except where contraindicated such as psychological stability or history of violence).
- Assess for and report spouse, child, and elder abuse were indicated by state and federal laws while accessing appropriate services.
- Use family program assessments to develop individualized treatment plans for families and make recommendations for services for after care in coordination with the clinical (civilian and military) community and patient family.
- Facilitate couple and/or spouse education workshops for patients and their spouses where alcohol/drug dependency may impact the family through the use of films, communication exercises and didactic presentations, facilitates discussions and education of patients and their families.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree in Health Education, Community Health, Public Health or a human services related field.
- Education: Graduate from an accredited college or university.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Health Educator.
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Exercise Physiologist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Assess the fitness level of the population as defined in the TO using sound epidemiological principals. Use evidenced based exercise and behavior change theories to develop, coordinate, implement, conduct, track and evaluate a comprehensive fitness program aimed at fitness improvement and disease intervention and prevention.
- Administer fitness assessments, fitness counseling, fitness prescriptions and medical exercise/post rehabilitation fitness programs, functional screenings, disease management, preventative services and various other health and fitness programs and activities that meet the community needs.
- Design, develop and establish appropriate administrative and management systems, procedures, and policies to ensure the highest professional level of fitness programming within the community.
- Provide health education expertise, consultancy, and advocacy to support a comprehensive fitness program.
- Perform unit fitness quality checks and/or staff assistant visits as needed.
- Use assessment results and evidenced-based exercise and behavior change theories to plan comprehensive, integrated, and effective fitness programs.
- Schedule beneficiaries for appointments and conduct associated administrative functions as required.
- Plan and conduct submaximal assessments of estimated aerobic capacity by means of cycle ergometry/heart rate monitor and computer.
- Accurately retrieve and file beneficiary information IAW local guidance.
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree.
- Education: Graduate from a program in exercise physiology, exercise science, kinesiology, sports medicine, or wellness accredited by the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP).
- Certification: Certified Exercise Physiologist from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM); Automated Eternal Defibrillator (AED) certification.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an Exercise Physiologist.
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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)Paramedic
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT); Nationally Registered Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (NRAEMT); Nationally Registered Paramedic (NRP).
Specific Tasks:
- Provide a full range of EMT services within the MTF and supported geographical area.
- Maintain proficiency in the operation of the ambulance radio equipment.
- Monitor and operate ambulance radio equipment as required by the circumstances.
- Provide the patient with the necessary and appropriate medical care, consistent with ambulance equipment and supplies, and personnel certification, training, and experience during transport.
- Control and properly dispose of all medical waste incurred during transport.
- Conduct routine restocking, cleaning, and disinfection of the vehicle, equipment, and supplies. Ensure the ambulances are safe to operate, sanitary, and properly functioning.
- Document all treatment provided to the patient during the patient transport.
- Rapidly stabilizing the patient, according to Advance Life Support (ALS) protocol and EMS written protocols.
- Lift, place, and deliver patients to the receiving destinations for medical care. Place patients on monitors, administer needles, IVs, oxygen, or dressings. Carry patient records or baggage/belongings to the destination for patient care. Redress patient’s wounds.
- Degree: Certification
- Education: Graduate from an accredited NREMT program.
- Certification: Possess and maintain national certification such as NREMT, NRAEMT, or NRP from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an EMT, NREMT, NRAEMT or NRP.
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Electroencephalographic Technologist
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Electroencephalographic Technologist (EEG); Evoked Potentials Technologist (EP); Neurophysiologic Intraoperative Monitoring Technologist (CNIM); Long Term Monitoring Technologists (CLTM); Autonomic Testing Professionals (CAP).
Specific Tasks:
- Perform routine diagnostic studies and services.
- Adhere to safety policies and procedures in accordance with the MTF policies.
- Determine if any special patient preparation is required.
- Modify or adjust the recording strategy and/or instrument parameters based on the technologist’s evaluation of recorded data to ensure a complete, comprehensive and technically satisfactory study.
- Process studies and submit to the requesting physician.
- Document all procedures and maintain records in accordance with the established policy at the place of performance.
- As directed, perform system calibrations and quality control tasks according to the manufacturer and MTF policies.
- Recognize the need for and institute the necessary emergency measures for situations where a person requires resuscitation procedures due to cardiac or respiratory arrest.
- Degree:
- Education: Complete certification in the specialty area.
- Certification: Certified by the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET) in the specialty.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as an Electroencephalographic Technologist/or the designated specialty area.
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Early Childhood Educator
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Provide a full range of Early Childhood Special Educator and Service Coordination services targeting the patient population of infants and toddlers from birth to 36 months old inclusive of pediatric patients who have developmental delays or disabilities or are at-risk for developmental delay.
- Services provided are required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
- Assist in the coordination of services such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, education and counseling intervention to eligible infants and toddlers with disabilities, ages 0-36 months inclusive, and their families. The emphasis is on family centered care (i.e., emphasis on the patient [child] within the family unit, rather than on the patient alone).
- Participate in the following: implementation of child find activities, development, evaluation, implementation, and modification of Individualized Family Service Plans, consultation regarding integration of patients into child care settings with typically developing children, evaluation, fitting, procurement, and instruction in use of assistive technology devices, identification of family values, beliefs, goals, concerns, and priorities within cultural context which impact patient development, conducting patient/family screenings to determine the need for additional early intervention assessment and treatment, assessing and recommending modification of family and/or day care environment to enhance patient’s development, modifying intervention and treatment plan in accordance with patient’s and family’s changing needs, and treatment planning, family conference, and discharge planning sessions as required.
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree.
- Education: Complete formal program in special education from an accredited college or university.
- Certification: Current unrestricted state certification or licensure.
- Experience: Three years of experience within the last four years as an Early Childhood Educator.
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Dietitian Technician
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Collect nutritionally relevant data, e.g., medication, clinical symptoms, laboratory values, dietary history, anthropometrics, etc., from the medical record consistent with screening and assessment guidelines for all age specific groups from infants to geriatrics. Complete nutritional assessments of the nutritional status/needs of not- at-risk patients. Document care provided in Electronic Health Record (EHR) in accordance with MTF local standards and requirements.
- Calculate nutrient and energy intake values and assisting in evaluating data from patient’s dietary history.
- Maintain all required records, reports, and statistics in accordance with MTF policy. Assist in implementing and evaluating Nutrition Management Department functions.
- Assist in the care and maintenance of equipment and supplies used in the performance of duties. Document maintenance on equipment. Requisition supplies and educational materials as required.
- Degree: Associate degree.
- Education: Graduate from a U.S. accredited college or university and successful completion, of a minimum of 450 supervised clinical practice hours, through a dietetic technician program as accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
- Registration: Possess and maintain a current registration as a Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) from the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition of Dietetics.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a Dietetic Technician.
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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (ARDMS/ARRT)
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Angiography Technologists; Breast Sonographer; Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer; Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer; Registered Vascular Technologist; Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer.
Specific Tasks:
- Correlate the patient's clinical history with the requested examination to be performed and obtain the results from previous pertinent diagnostic tests to correlate with the ultrasound study.
- Consult with staff physicians from a variety of specialties such as obstetrics, gynecology, cardiology and surgery regarding the patient's pertinent past medical history, preliminary diagnosis, and condition so it correlates with the ultrasound examination.
- Recognize normal anatomic variants. Also, recognize anatomic changes created by medical and surgical procedures.
- Document arrival, departure, and completed tests as required by MTF policy. Send appropriate image series to the radiologist for reading according to MTF protocol.
- Perform system warmups, calibrations and quality control tasks according to manufacturer and MTF policy. Recognize artifacts and equipment errors and notify designated Government personnel of outlying values.
- Explain process to patient and instructs and assists patient in assuming physical position for examination.
- Assist in the compiling and archiving of records for procedures performed.
- Observe and report to the radiologist any symptoms which have direct bearing on the patient's condition as a result of adverse reaction to contrast media and inform the radiologist of any condition requiring his/her attention. Recognize the need for and initiate emergency measures for critical situations such as respiratory or cardiac arrest.
- Identify abnormalities during testing and determine need for additional scans of affected area.
- Perform a full range of diagnostic ultrasonic examinations as appropriate to the discipline.
- Degree: Certificate
- Education: Graduate from an academic program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
- Certification: Certified by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) in the specialty.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a sonographer in the specialty area.
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Cytotechnologist
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Perform slide interpretation and provide diagnostic results of gynecologic and non-gynecologic cytology samples.
- Evaluates and interprets cytological specimens for disease processes as manifested in cytopathology preparations. The diagnostic interpretation of these specimens directs the clinician in the treatment of patients.
- Issues the final diagnosis for those gynecological cases rendered negative these diagnoses include hormonal aberrations, microbiological findings, and inflammatory related changes.
- Determine the suitability of specimens for analysis. Prepare specimens for analysis and ensure that the cellular structures and features of diagnostic material is maintained.
- Prepare reagents and primary reference materials as necessary. Calibrate, standardize, adjust, and maintain instruments. Verify correct instrument operation using established procedures and quality control checks. Identify the cause of common problems and make simple repairs.
- Participates in the collection and preparation of specimens. This includes, but is not limited to, fine needle aspiration, bronchoscopy, touch preparations, and endoscopy.
- Determines the adequacy of such specimens and if appropriate recommends repetition of procedure. Instructs clinician on the proper method for obtaining cytologic specimens for optimal diagnoses.
- Conduct quality control procedures on equipment, reagents and products and maintain proper records for quality control and quality assurance reports.
- Degree: Bachelor's degree.
- Education: Have graduated from a school of cytotechnology accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or other organization approved by HHS.
- Certification: Current certification/registration as determined by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or possess a current license as a cytotechnologist issued by the State in which the laboratory is located.
- Experience: One year of experience within the last two years as a cytotechnologist.
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Clinical Pharmacist
Place of Performance: Japan
General Description:
Includes, but not limited to: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy; Critical Care Pharmacy; Nuclear Pharmacy; Nutrition Support Pharmacy; Oncology Pharmacy; Pediatric Pharmacy; Pharmacotherapy Pharmacy; Psychiatric Pharmacy.
Specific Tasks:
- Assess patient’s response to drug therapy and planning drug therapy based on physician-established diagnoses.
- Order and evaluate laboratory tests necessary to evaluate drug therapy effects and outcomes.
- Initiate, modify, or discontinue medications for ongoing therapy of chronic disease states (e.g., hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anticoagulant, diabetes, asthma, refill clinics, etc.), in cooperation with the medical staff.
- Monitor and manage pharmacotherapy requiring periodic adjustment due to specific or changing pharmacokinetic characteristics (e.g., aminoglycosides, phenytoin, antithrombotic).
- Administer prescription or non-prescription drugs according to established agreements or MTF protocols.
- Assess metabolic needs and order therapeutic enteral or parenteral nutrition products in the inpatient setting.
- Evaluate medical and medication histories for drug-related problems and adjusting drug therapy accordingly.
- Consult with other healthcare providers (e.g., physicians, dietitians, nurses, physical therapists, etc.) about patient treatment needs or options.
- Perform a full range of pharmacist procedures.
- Review patient profiles at the time of dispensing in order to closely monitor medication therapy.
- Ensure prescription directions for use, dose, medication interactions, therapeutic duplications or overlaps, allergy information, age specific dosage, and other pertinent data are appropriate for individual patients.
- Ensure accuracy of all pharmaceutical products prepared or processed by technical staff.
- Provide medication and healthcare related in service training to clinical staff on new medications on the market; appropriate use of medications; comparison of current medication therapies; and other topics as deemed appropriate by the department head.
- Consult with other specialty practitioners to provide optimal patient pharmaceutical care.
- Document significant medication interactions, and pharmacy interactions with prescribers. Conduct Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting in accordance with accreditation standards.
- Facilitate medical staff drug utilization reviews (DURs) as deemed necessary.
- Degree: Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.).
- Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) or a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate and active licensure from a U.S. state, territory, or district.
- Internship/Residency: Completion of a clinical pharmacy internship, residency and/or fellowship accredited by the American Society of Health System Pharmacists or American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a clinical pharmacist.
- Certification by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties in one or more recognized practice areas appropriate for the privileges requested (e.g., Pharmacotherapy, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, et.); or
- Completion of a clinical pharmacy residency or fellowship accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists or American College of Clinical Pharmacy; or
- Completion of a Post-Graduate Master of Science degree with emphasis in medication therapy management or direct patient care.
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Chiropractor
Place of Performance: Japan
Specific Tasks:
- Perform a full range of clinical diagnosis and chiropractic treatment for commonly occurring neuro-musculoskeletal conditions including subluxation complex.
- Conduct a patent history and chiropractic physical examination as clinically indicated.
- Use the modalities of heat, cold, light, electricity, sound, and exercises in patient treatment area.
- Provide patient instructions and recommendations in all matters pertaining to hygiene, nutrition, exercise, lifestyle changes and ergonomic factors in the activities of daily living.
- Plan and conduct lectures and training programs on chiropractic related subjects for staff, students, and patients.
- Order orthotics, lifts, collars, and lumbar sacral supports.
- Place active-duty patients on limited duty status (profile) according to MTF policy.
- Degree: Doctor of Chiropractic.
- Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education.
- Experience: As required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the credentialing instruction.
- Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Doctor of Chiropractic from a U.S. state, territory, or district.