The Royal College of Chiropractors’ Animal Faculty

Chair: Vacant
Secretary: Vacant
Director of Academic Affairs: Vacant

The register of members of The Royal College of Chiropractors’ Animal Faculty, is available to view here: Membership Registry (Animal)

Additionally, members of the RCC Animal Faculty are normally eligible, and choose, to be registered with RAMP (Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners).

In keeping with all the Specialist Faculties of The Royal College of Chiropractors (RCC), the Animal Faculty has a number of core roles, including recognition of knowledge and competencies relevant to the subject area.

The title ‘chiropractor’ is protected by law and can only be used by practitioners who:

  • have successfully completed the high standards of academic education and training approved by the General Chiropractic Council (GCC*), and
  • are currently registered with, and hence regulated by, the GCC.

All Licentiates, Members and Fellows (‘members’) of the Royal College of Chiropractors’ Animal Faculty are Chiropractors who have extended their GCC-approved chiropractic training (as required for the treatment of humans) with postgraduate training recognised by the Royal College of Chiropractors. This assures their competency to provide chiropractic care for animals. Note that these chiropractors are registered healthcare professionals who apply the same professionalism to the care of animals that they are required to apply to the care of humans. They are:

  • statutorily registered chiropractors and, thus, listed in the Chiropractic Register maintained by the General Chiropractic Council (GCC);
  • additionally qualified at postgraduate level as competent to treat animals;
  • compliant with the competecies/standards of practice recognised by the RCC.

Routes to membership of the RCC Animal Faculty: Satisfying the Core Competencies of the Animal Chiropractor [MRCC (Animal)]

Core Competencies of the Animal Chiropractor [MRCC (Animal)], defines the core competencies required of a chiropractor working in this field. Satisfying these competencies confers eligibility for full Membership of the Royal College of Chiropractors’ Animal Faculty (RCCAF).

Membership of the RCCAF can be taken up at 4 levels, and there are different requirements for each:

Associate

GCC registered chiropractor plus an interest in animal chiropractic, including an intention to progress through the membership levels of the RCCAF.

Licentiate

GCC registered chiropractor plus:

Academic route

Successful achievement of the first 60 core credits of the MCC’s MSc Animal Manipulation (Chiropractic) programme

Options for Animals route

Successful completion of the Options for Animals Professional Certificate in Animal Chiropractic (PCAC)

IAVC route

Successful completion of the IAVC Essentials Programme

Member

Academic route

Successful achievement of the 120 core credits of the MCC’s MSc Animal Manipulation (Chiropractic) programme

Options for Animals route

Successful completion of the Options for Animals Professional Diploma in Animal Chiropractic (PDAC)

IAVC route

Successful completion of the IAVC Essentials Programme plus Completion of the RCCAF Clinical Logbook and associated PROMS/PREMS & Clinical Audit requirements. Contact admin@rcc-uk.org for full details and to access this route.

Fellow

Academic route

Successful achievement of the 120 core credits of the MCC’s MSc Animal Manipulation (Chiropractic) programme plus successful completion of the MCC’s MSc Animal Manipulation (Chiropractic) dissertation, amounting to an additional 60 credits.

Options for Animals route

Successful completion of the Options for Animals Master Practitioner in Animal Chiropractic (MPAC)

or completion of the requirements for Member (or current Member status) plus

  • Completion of a clinical logbook of documented cases of your choice
  • Involvement in approved assessor/mentor/post-graduate teaching activity
  • Publication of relevant peer-reviewed articles
  • Involvement in relevant organisation/committee work

amounting to the equivalent of an additional 60 credits. Please contact admin@rcc-uk.org to discuss a suitable route to Fellowship for you.