American Chiropractic Association
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| Formation | 1963 |
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| Headquarters | Arlington, Virginia |
| Membership | 15,000 doctors of chiropractic and chiropractic students |
| Key people | Executive Vice President Kevin P. Corcoran, CAE President Glenn Manceaux, DC Chairman John Gentile, DC Vice President Rick McMichael, DC |
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The American Chiropractic Association (ACA), based in Arlington, VA, representing doctors of chiropractic. Its stated mission is to preserve, protect, improve, and promote the chiropractic profession and the services of Doctors of Chiropractic for the benefit of the patients they serve.
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[edit] Purpose and Mission
The stated purpose of the ACA is to provide leadership in health care and a positive vision for the chiropractic profession and its natural approach to health and wellness. On behalf of the chiropractic profession, the ACA furthers its mission by affecting public policy and legislation, promoting high standards in professional ethics and quality of treatment, funding chiropractic research, and generally seeking to ensure the professional growth and success of the chiropractic profession.
[edit] Organization Overview
The American Chiropractic Association was founded in 1963.
The House of Delegates, the legislative body of the Association, is composed of 125 delegates representing all 50 states, ACA’s Specialty Councils, and the Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA). The House of Delegates meets twice per year, including a session during the Association’s annual meeting each September.
The ACA formally recognizes 9 specialty areas of the chiropractic practice through its specialty councils:
- Pediatrics
- Rehabilitation
- Internal disorders
- Diagnostic imaging
- Neurology
- Nutrition
- Occupational health
- Orthopedics
- Sports injuries and physical fitness
ACA News is the flagship publication of the association. Other publications include the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association Online(JACA Online) and Week in Review. The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT), the chiropractic profession's pre-eminent research journal owned by National University of Health Sciences and published by Elsevier, is included on the list of membership benefits available to all ACA members.
The ACA endorses certain consumer products and companies. The ACA claims to only offer endorsement of a product or service after a thorough review by ACA staff, ACA specialty council and committee members, and other qualified doctors of chiropractic.
The American Chiropractic Foundation is the charitable arm of the association. The Foundation provides grants for research, education, and scholarships.
[edit] History
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is an organizational descendant of one of the first national chiropractic membership societies – the Universal Chiropractors Association (UCA), established at the Palmer School of Chiropractic in 1906.
The UCA was originally designed to thwart efforts by organized medicine to jail chiropractors. Over time, the ACA began to increase the number of services offered to include educational opportunities for doctors, malpractice insurance, research funding, and accreditation for chiropractic colleges. These developments were largely the result of other organizations, especially the International Chiropractic Association (ICA).[1]
In 1963, the National Chiropractic Association reorganized into the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). The ACA currently provides lobbying, public relations, professional and educational opportunities for doctors of chiropractic, funds research regarding chiropractic and health issues, and offers leadership for the advancement of the profession.
Keating JC. The gestation and difficult birth of the American Chiropractic Association. Chiropractic History 2006 (Winter): 26(2): 91-126
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.chiropractic.org/ ICA official site
