Our Mission & Vision

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Our Vision

Adjusting the World for a Better Future

Our Mission

Our mission at Sherman College of Chiropractic is to provide exceptional preparation for the location, analysis and adjustment of vertebral subluxation.

This mission is based upon the college’s core values and is delivered through activities in the areas of education, research, and service:

Education

Students are taught and learn from the most current knowledge and understanding of the philosophy of chiropractic, in the basic and clinical sciences, the research and science of vertebral subluxation and in the clinical practice of chiropractic so they may perform the professional obligations of a doctor of chiropractic with competency, compassion and integrity.

Research

Faculty members engage in research and scholarly activities that contribute to the body of pedagogical and clinical knowledge which advances chiropractic education and the chiropractic profession.

Service

The college serves the profession by offering continuing education programs to doctors of chiropractic and by participating in professional and educational organizations. The college serves the community by providing quality chiropractic care and partnering with community organizations.

Our Core Values

1

Integrity and ethical conduct are critical to all aspects of college operations and to maintaining professional relationships with constituents including students, patients, employees, the profession and the public.

2

The health needs of patients are supreme and central to the doctor of chiropractic program and critical to establishing trust between doctor and patient.

3

The clinical practice of chiropractic focuses on the location, analysis, and correction of vertebral subluxation.

4

The college honors its long-held traditions that teach respect for the innate intelligence of the body and the inseparable and synergistic nature of the philosophy, science, and art of chiropractic.

5

The college community actively seeks and promotes advanced learning and exploration of ideas relative to the college mission in an environment of respect and academic freedom.