The Forum of Chiropractic Deans (FoCD) is a group comprising the leaders of the UK’s chiropractic education programmes, and the Royal College of Chiropractors. It has the primary objective of harmonising chiropractic undergraduate education and training outcomes in the UK.
In 2022 the FoCD produced a document entitled Outcomes for Chiropractic Graduates which seeks to define the knowledge, skills and competencies of newly qualified chiropractors in the UK. The purpose of this consultation is to update the document in line with changes that have occurred over the past 4 years, particularly the new GCC Education Standards and Code of Professional Practice.
This document is intended to:
Provide a clear framework for new and established programme providers in terms of core curriculum design, helping them produce graduates whose knowledge, skills and competencies meet the needs of the profession.
Enable chiropractic students to understand what they will need to know and be able to do at the point of graduation, thus enabling them to play an active role in directing their own learning.
Facilitate the identification of knowledge, skills and competencies that are postgraduate/relate to special interests.
Enable patients, the public, health professionals, health & care organisations and commissioners to understand and recognise what chiropractors know and are able to do.
Ensure postgraduate trainers and employers have a clear understanding and clear expectations of graduates’ attributes and can support and facilitate a smooth transition to autonomous professional practice.
Help enable those returning to practice to identify and address professional learning needs.
Help enable overseas graduates to recognise the knowledge, skills and competencies required for professional practice in the UK.
The FoCD wishes to consult widely on the suggested updates to the document with the UK chiropractic profession but is also keen to hear from other health professionals, health & care organisations, commissioners, patients and the public.
The consultation documents and response form are available here:
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