Animal Chiropractic Certification Commission (ACCC)

of the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA) is the primary national credential for this field in North America. Certification was developed based upon input and oversight from both professions. develops standards of care in animal chiropractic, conducts a professional certification program and awards credentials to individuals who meet established criteria and assessments in different modes of care.

Why ACCC Certification

Steps to Certification

Eligibility

Recent Certificants

Recertification Requirements

Approved CE Seminars

Certification

Examination Process

2010

Certification Examination

The purpose of the examination process is to ensure the public and the animal chiropractic profession that those candidates who pass written comprehensive and clinical examinations are suitable for certification in the field of animal chiropractic. The examinations are designed to evaluate the suitability for practice in the international animal chiropractic environment.

Certification Examinations -   2010 Examination September 17 - 18.  Location: Northeast Oklahoma A & M College, Miami, Oklahoma.  September 2010 Candidate Handbook is available. Handbooks are exam specific.  Call the office to sign up for email notification 918-784-2231.

Registrations closed July 7.

Animal Chiropractic

Post Graduate Programs

Doctors currently enrolled in approved programs are eligible for a complimentary Student Membership.  Get application from Forms page or contact the office.

Healing Oasis Wellness Center, Sturtevant, WI 53177, 262-878-9549, Fax 262-886-6460  Web Site:  http://www.thehealingoasis.com/

Options for Animals, Wellsville, Kansas, 309-658-2920, Fax: 309-658-2622  Web Site:  www.animalchiro.com

Parker College of Chiropractic, 2500 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, TX 75229, Post Graduate Department, Michelle Yungblut, 800-266-4723 or 214-902-2479  Web Site: http://www.parkercc.edu/animal-chiropractic-program.aspx

Other:

Ontario: Healing Oasis Wellness Centre of Canada, Brantford, Ontario, Canada, 519-448-1306, Fax 519-756-1597 Web Site:  http://www.veterinarychiropractic.ca/

Germany: BackBone Academy for Veterinary Chiropractic and Healing Arts, Kalbe, Germany, Telephone +49-4282-590688, Fax +49-721-151366446, Web Site http://www.backbone-academy.com/

Doctor

Recertification

ACCC/AVCA Certification is valid for 3 years.  The ACCC/AVCA is committed to promoting life-long continual improvement for those who have earned certification in animal chiropractic.  Certificants are responsible for renewing their certification every 3 years.

Recertification requirements mandate a minimum of 30 approved credits every 3 years.

__20 or more hours ACCC approved animal chiropractic continuing education

__10 hours or less may be acquired through approved literature, pre-approved cross-professional training, pre-approved certificant presentation/lecture/s and, accompanying and observing another ACCC/AVCA Certified Doctor

In order to receive important communications, policy updates and information, it is imperative that the ACCC be informed of certificant’s current address information.

Please note that a graduate of a basic approved program is not certified in animal chiropractic and may not call themselves a certified animal chiropractic professional until they have passed certification requirements.

For more information please review Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) formerly NOCA, Initiates National Standards Project for Assessment Based Certificate Programs www.credentialingexcellence.org and read the task force defining features document which compares a Certification Program (ACCC/AVCA) to Assessment Based Certificate Programs.

Referral Link for

AVCA Certified Doctor