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1. Male Chiropractor considering nursing...advice please :)

   chirodoc replied to NP/PA?'s topic in Career Support

   Base salary. At least that's what a normal practice pays an associate. There are ofcourse slave drivers that work a doc into the ground for 50K and expect them to be grateful. Its sad that 8 years of education earns less than some high school graduat...

2. Male Chiropractor considering nursing...advice please :)

   chirodoc replied to NP/PA?'s topic in Career Support

   Chiro associate position will pay anywhere in the range of 75K-90K, at least in NYC. Private practice will bring in about 150K and up, but takes time, upfront money and lots of patience. Many chiros simply don't know how to start or run a practice an...

3. Male Chiropractor considering nursing...advice please :)

   chirodoc replied to NP/PA?'s topic in Career Support

   Well, I'm a chiro who went back to school for my NP. Just finished my accelerated BSN and will start the NP program in January. I didn't do it because I don't like chiropractic or because I don't make any money doing it. I did it to expand my scope o...

4. Chiropractor to FNP

   chirodoc replied to Chiro's topic in NP Students

   And here I thought I was one of the very few who was doing this. Good to see that there are other DC's doing the NP thing. I don't see a reason to drop chiro after getting the NP. It only gives you that much more earning potential as well as flexibil...

5. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

   chirodoc replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral

   In that case, next time you go see your dentist, make sure you call him Mr. Smith. Because based on your explanation, a dentist/podiatrist/optometrist will have just as little "clinical knowledge" as a DC, DPT or a DNP. And the reason most DC's don't...

6. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

   chirodoc replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral

   DC's can function as a PCP in all 50 states. I do not have to "function" or "practice" exclusively as a manipulator of the spine to use the title "Doctor". We can diagnose, but not treat most of the conditions/diseases that an Internal Medicine docto...

7. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

   chirodoc replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral

   I don't plan on misleading patients as to what kind of a Doctor I am. And it won't be in a setting when the care provided is as an RN/NP. But when in a private practice setting, as a PCP, I am well within my right to refer to myself as Dr., as long a...

8. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

   chirodoc replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral

   Glad to see the AMA is still doing its best to keep their collective heads up their own behinds. Just as they are trying to keep PT's and DC's from using the term Doctor, they have now taken on their closest allies in the workplace. This has never be...

9. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

   chirodoc replied to chirodoc's topic in NP

   I'm 32 and already have a very successful chiropractic practice. Med school is another 8 years of classes, exams and extremely high stress with no pay. 1st 1.5-2 years of chiro school are harder than med school. So I really do not wish to re-live tha...

10. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

    chirodoc replied to chirodoc's topic in NP

    Anybody have any input on whether you think I will have to put up with more BS as a student if the people I work with/for know that I'm also a doctor?

11. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

    chirodoc replied to chirodoc's topic in NP

    Well, considering that I'm what most hardcore chiros would call a "medipractor", I don't think I would have a problem with meds. A medipractor is someone who is looked down upon by the purists of the chiropractic profession. We work very closely with...

12. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

    chirodoc posted a topic in NP

    Well, I'm sure this will get flamed by some people, but I'm hoping for mostly positive/constructive feedback. I'm a practicing DC (Doctor of Chiropractic) who is applying to accelerated BSN/FNP programs. I'm not disillusioned with my profession, and...

13. Here's one I'll bet you don't hear every day

    chirodoc posted a topic in Male Students

    Well, I'm sure this will get flamed by some people, but I'm hoping for mostly positive/constructive feedback. I'm a practicing DC (Doctor of Chiropractic) who is applying to accelerated BSN/FNP programs. I'm not disillusioned with my profession, and...