VETERINARY SPINAL MANIPULATIVE THERAPY (VSMT) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM 

Program Description:
A 226 hours Post-Graduate Education Certification open to licensed chiropractors and veterinarians in good standing with their respective licensing boards. Species: Small and Large Animals. Emphasis: Functional Neurology.Length of the program: 5 modules (Wednesday 1:00PM until Sunday at 1:00 PM)

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Dates:

• Module I: Mar. 30th, 2016 – Apr. 3rd, 2016
• Module II: Apr. 27st, 2016 – May 1st, 2016
• Module III: Jun. 1st, 2016 – Jun. 5th, 2016
• Module IV: July 6th, 2016 – July 10th, 2016
• Module V: Aug. 10th, 2016 – Aug 14th, 2016

Additional Details:
The curriculum consists of a minimum of 226 hours of supervised instruction. There is a maximum of 18 (eighteen) students per class and we will try to keep a maximum ratio of 3 or 4 (three or four) students to 1 (one) instructor for practical labs. Students will have homework and reading assignments during each module that might take up to 4-6 hours outside of class to complete. This homework will be reviewed and returned to each student by the end of the following module. Each student must present a total of 2 cases. A “case” constitutes either a patient that has been brought or sent to you for a consultation for VSMT care; their primary complaint, objective findings, physical findings and treatment / progress plan.

Cost of the VSMT program:
$6,175.00
Form of payment: Check or money orders drawn on a US Bank account; cash or credit cards (MC / Visa).

Admissions requirements(these items are required and need to be submitted to postgrad@nuhs.edu to accompany your deposit):

1. Licensed chiropractor (DC) or veterinarian (DVM, VMD) in good standing with their particular state /provincial / governmental licensing board.
2. Professionals registering from outside the North American continent please provide a copy of the pertinent Visa, Diploma and proper governmental licensure of the country that you are currently practicing.
3. All applicants must submit a COPY OF YOUR DIPLOMA 
4. All applicants must submit a COPY of the STATE OR PROVINCIAL LICENSE under which they are currently practicing.
5. Two character reference letters, one from a non-family member and one from an employer. If self-employed, please include a letter with a brief description of your practice.
6. Two photos (passport size).
7. ALL licensed professionals must include a signed letter stating that they understand their state’s and or provincial rules and regulations as they apply to “animal chiropractic” or veterinary spinal manipulative therapy as set forth by their Veterinary Licensing & Regulation office for Integrative and / or Alternative Modalities and those set forth by their individual Health Care Licensing Boards. 

Copy and paste the below NUHS VSMT Catalog/Application Forms into a new window browser for additional details.

NUHS VSMT Catalog
http://healingoasis.edu/wp-content/uploads/VSMT_Catalog_NUHS.pdf

NUHS Application Form
http://healingoasis.edu/wp-content/uploads/APPLFORM_VSMT_forNUHS.pdf

Regarding Applications:

Prospective students are directed to the links for each individual program so that they can read and understand the individual catalog and application form. Please understand that when you send an application with deposit, a seat is reserved for you (and only you) and once the MAXIMUM number of students allowed is reached the registration is CLOSED to any further applicants. We would appreciate and encourage immediate notification if the prospective student has decided to transfer to the next class or if personal issues have arisen that would prevent them from attending. By notifying the school ASAP, you would be allowing the student on the current waiting list to have ample time to arrange their schedule and attend the program. Please note that if you are requesting a transfer to the next class, you must recheck the catalog as prices might change and you would then be responsible for the updated tuition price.

To all applicants: The Healing Oasis Wellness Center makes every attempt to offer the programs as announced. However, the HOWC reserves the right to adjust program faculty, location, dates, times and tuition to accommodate unanticipated occurrences. The HOWC is not responsible for any cost / expenses incurred by registrants due to program adjustments or cancellations

Some of the books that are used for the VSMT program include:

• Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog. by Evans 4th Ed. Saunders
• Veterinary Anatomy by Dyce and Sack 4th. Ed. Saunders
• Neuroscience 4th Ed. by Purves et al. Sinauer
• Nolte’s The Human Brain: An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy, 7th Ed., Vanderah, T & Gould D. editors
• Basic Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord and ANS by Cramer, G., and Darby, S. 2nd Ed. Mosby
• Fundamentals of Veterinary Neurology by Bagley, R.
• Foundations of Chiropractic – Subluxation by Gatterman, MI. 2nd. Ed., Elsevier/Mosby

Confirmation of books suggested and required with pertinent reading assignment will be sent after registration is received.

To all applicants: NUHS Lincoln College makes every attempt to offer the programs as announced. However, NUHS Lincoln College reserves the right to adjust program faculty, location, dates, times and tuition to accommodate unanticipated occurrences. The HOWC is not responsible for any cost / expenses incurred by registrants due to program adjustments or cancellations.

NUHS APPLICATION