Unparalleled online clinical training towards your board certification in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine.
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Advanced Clinical Training in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
Are you looking to become board certified in chiropractic orthopedics? Would you like to elevate your professional standing as a specialist? Then the Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Training Program (NMSM) is for you.
You now have a unique opportunity to take your career to the next level without the prohibitive costs and travel time that may have previously stood in your way.
Online learning is the way of the future. For this reason the University of Bridgeport has incorporated an extensive web-based curriculum into this unique program. The NMSM program delivers the advanced clinical training that you need to apply for board certification in neuromusculoskeletal medicine (with the International Academy of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) leading to the DIANM credential. More information about the board examination can be obtained from the IANM website.
Designed specifically for practising chiropractors, and harnessing the convenience of on-demand learning, this exciting post-graduate program will give you the credentials necessary to become a valuable member of the primary healthcare team.
New doors are opening for chiropractors, so don't miss the opportunity to join this revolution and experience the most advanced online clinical training in the world for chiropractors.
Your Learning Pathway
Begin your training by setting up a FREE online profile with the University of Bridgeport. Watch sample classes and gain access to free resources.
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When you are ready to begin your training simply buy credits online via PayPal.
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Everything you'd expect from a 'virtual residency', including video-based clinical masterclasses and grand rounds. This is 300 hours of self-directed learning.
300 Hours of Advanced Online Training
This 2.5 hr multiple-choice exam can be done online at your home or office. We use remote proctoring software to avoid the need for a live proctored test center.
IANM Part I Board Exam Online
This OSCE exam is an online test of your clinical reasoning skills. You will solve 3 video-based patient cases in 4 hours, using your computer at home or in the office. There is no need to attend a live test center.
IANM Part II Board Exam Online
Enjoy all the benefits of board certification, including greater clinical confidence and professional recognition.
Board Certified With IANM
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EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION
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The power of case-based online learning
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The power of case-based online learning
Clinical professionals are used to learning every day during their patient encounters - by solving problems and answering relevant questions. Therefore we take the latest evidence-based information and weave it through tailored clinical cases. We avoid dry Powerpoint-style presentations and engage you with patient stories and fantastic visuals. This makes learning easy, fun and memorable.
Each activity starts with a common patient presentation and then walks through the problem-solving process. We weave in the latest scientific evidence to bring greater knowledge and certainty to the way you manage patients every day. As you go, you’ll build a reference library of ‘drills’ to refer back to when the relevant patient presents.
1. Our Diagnostic Drills will challenge you and sharpen your diagnostic thinking skills.
2. Our Communication Drills will test your ability to handle tricky situations and help you to speak and write with authority when it counts.
3. Our eLearning Episodes will engage you with patient stories and fantastic visuals that are designed to simulate the patient encounters that you have every day.
4. Our Clinical MasterClasses are video recordings of our live Modules.
Who is Chiropractic Development International?
The University of Bridgeport has chosen Chiropractic Development International (CDI) to deliver the online learning component of this training program. CDI is at the forefront of web-based learning technology and continuing education for chiropractors. Headquartered in Australia, CDI has extensive international experience and our programs are accredited around the world.
NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE
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The online learning component of the NMSM is a 'stand out' in terms of learning rigour, academic standards, convenience and cost. More than ever, chiropractic doctors are striving to become board certified, as they appreciate the greater level of recognition and opportunity that comes with training.
The NMSM is different to any other training program, and you can find out more about why it has become the program of choice for achieving board certification by clicking on the link below.
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The NMSM is different to any other training program. Here are 7 reasons why...
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1. YOU CAN START ANYWHERE
As a doctor, you learn through clinical experience. Your day is not structured into a series of clinical topics, or based upon a rigid course outline.
Rather, you continuously learn based upon what comes through your door next. So this is how we have designed the NMSM online learning. It is 250 hours of simulated clinical practice that covers all types of presentations that you encounter. In practice, your next case could be anything. So it's the same with the online learning programs - your learning journey can start anywhere you like.
2. IT'S NOT TOPIC BASED, IT'S PRACTICE BASED
The traditional model of clinical education has been topic-based. A particular discipline is divided into information topics, which are worked through in a structured order. So you might start with the cervical spine and work your way through all of the listed conditions and then the lumbar spine, then the shoulder etc. But this doesn't match the reality of your daily practice.
In contrast, we organise your learning to match what you're dealing with in practice right now. You can complete the learning activities based upon your clinical curiosity, and to match the patient cases that you are currently managing.
3. WE DON'T START WITH THE DIAGNOSIS, WE START WITH A PROBLEM
A 'diagnosis' or 'named condition' doesn't walk through the door of your practice. A patient with a problem to be solved does. The traditional 'topic-based' teaching programs are organised based upon a diagnosis as the start point. You begin with a diagnosis that you wish to study, and then lay out all of the information about that condition and how to recognise it clinically.
However, actual clinical practice works in the reverse. Your patients walk in with a complaint, which requires clinical problem solving to reach a diagnosis. So our online programs have been built that way from the ground up, using case-based exercises in problem solving.
4. IT'S NOT BASED UPON A 'SYLLABUS', BUT ON A 10 YEAR CROSS-SECTION OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
Over a 10-year period, we have compiled an extensive cross-section of clinical cases from practice - literally what has walked through the door. Each online learning activity starts with a patient scenario, presented in a way that better simulates real clinical practice.
To progress through each activity involves methodically solving a clinical case just as you would each day. For example, if a child presented to you complaining of anterior hip pain - where do you start with your thinking, and how do you work your way through to a diagnosis?
5. INFORMATION IS CONNECTED, NOT DIVIDED
We do not artificially arrange information in a disconnected way. For example, we don't think of 'imaging of the hip' and 'examination of the hip' as separate topics. Rather, we bring together all of the necessary information that is involved in solving a real case - just like you need to do in practice.
To solve your next case might require you to weave together all sorts of knowledge from different topic areas. For example, the appropriate knowledge base may include lumbar disc pathology, the neurological examination of the lower limbs, an understanding of fat-saturation MRI sequences to identify the most likely pain-producing lesion, best practice management of disc lesions, and how to effectively communicate your diagnosis to the patient's medical doctor.
Under the older educational model, this information would exist under different topic areas and be presented in a separate and disconnected way. Importantly, the powerful effect of bringing that knowledge together to solve a problem is not effectively realised.
In contrast, we weave all of that knowledge together into one learning activity, within the context of solving a clinical problem.
6. WE GIVE YOU NEW INFORMATION WHEN YOUR BRAIN IS THE MOST RECEPTIVE
New information is most relevant when you need it to make a decision. As a clinician, your knowledge is organised and held together by clinical experiences. Patient encounters become the 'glue' that sticks data together into useful knowledge and practical skills.
Each learning activity that we design provides new knowledge within a clinical experience. During the coursework we insert the latest evidence and key clinical distinctions - just when you need it - as each key decision point arises along the way. This approach is the key to strengthening your clinical decision-making and maximizing your learning effectiveness.
7. IT IS EXTREMELY COST-EFFECTIVE AND TIME-EFFECTIVE
The NMSM online has taken over 10,000 hours and over 2.5 million dollars to develop. The challenge when creating the NMSM online, was to maintain a high quality learning experience while moving to a web-based medium for delivery. The result - an online format that hugely increases both the cost-viability and time-viability of becoming board certified.
Attending live seminars to achieve education hours for board certification is expensive, especially when you consider:
1. Flights and accommodation 2. Cost of the program 3. Any time out of practice 4. Time away from family and productivity lost in travel time
One weekend to obtain 15 hours could easily be the equivalent of $2000 (if travel and accommodation are involved). If you then add in the cost of time out of practice, that figure increases even more. $2000 is equivalent to $135 per education hour ($33,750 for 250 hours as a conservative estimate). Even if that figure was as low as $1000, the cost would still be around $65 per education hour (more than double the cost of $30 per hour online for the NMSM).
The NMSM Online:
1. Reduces your travel costs and time 2. Reduces your time out of practice 3. Offers the convenience of pursuing the education at your own timing and pace
Together, all of these factors make the Neuromusculoskeletal Online Learning Program (NMSM Online) a 'stand out' in terms of learning rigour, academic standards, convenience, and cost.
The minimum requirement for eligibility is 300 hours of approved clinical training, which can now be completed entirely online. CDI currently has 310 hours of approved online learning available.
Online education hours can be purchased in 10-hour blocks for US$300. You can then undertake study at your own pace. To get started, simply click on the 'Enroll Now' button below. Then fill out your enrollment details and purchase your first block of hours.
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You can get started in just a few minutes with no commitment. Simply click on the button below to become a free member of the NMSM fraternity.
No credit card is required to preview the online courses once you have logged in. If you’re motivated to take on the advanced training then you can buy credits securely via PayPal and begin right away. If not, there is a wealth of other free resources on the site that you'll find of great value.
