McTimoney College of Chiropractic
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McTimoney College of Chiropractic is an chiropractic
college, managed and operated by BPP University College in Abingdon
, Oxfordshire
, England
. Alongside the University of Glamorgan
and Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, it is one of only three UK institutions to offer degrees recognized by the General Chiropractic Council
, and the only one to specialize in the McTimoney method. They offer an Undergraduate Masters Degree in human Chiropractic and 2 postgraduate Masters programmes in Animal Manipulation, plus a postgraduate Masters in Paediatric Chiropractic.. Graduates of the Human Chiropractic degrees are eligible to register with the General Chiropractic Council, the UK Statutory Regulator.
The college was originally founded as the Oxfordshire School of Chiropractic by the founder of the McTimoney method, John McTimoney, and has close ties to the McTimoney Chiropractic Association (MCA) in Wallingford, Oxfordshire
, England
. Members of the MCA make up a quarter of the UK's chiropractors The college's degrees are validated by the University of Wales
.
Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. It is generally categorized as complementary and alternative medicine...
college, managed and operated by BPP University College in Abingdon
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon or archaically Abingdon-on-Thames is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Vale of White Horse district. Previously the county town of Berkshire, Abingdon is one of several places that claim to be Britain's oldest continuously occupied town, with...
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Alongside the University of Glamorgan
University of Glamorgan
The University of Glamorgan is a university based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales with campuses in Treforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil, Tyn y Wern and Cardiff...
and Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, it is one of only three UK institutions to offer degrees recognized by the General Chiropractic Council
General Chiropractic Council
The General Chiropractic Council is the statutory governmental body responsible for the regulation of chiropractic in the United Kingdom.It was established by the Chiropractors Act 1994, which originated in a Private Members Bill promoted by David Lidington, to protect the public by regulating...
, and the only one to specialize in the McTimoney method. They offer an Undergraduate Masters Degree in human Chiropractic and 2 postgraduate Masters programmes in Animal Manipulation, plus a postgraduate Masters in Paediatric Chiropractic.. Graduates of the Human Chiropractic degrees are eligible to register with the General Chiropractic Council, the UK Statutory Regulator.
The college was originally founded as the Oxfordshire School of Chiropractic by the founder of the McTimoney method, John McTimoney, and has close ties to the McTimoney Chiropractic Association (MCA) in Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Members of the MCA make up a quarter of the UK's chiropractors The college's degrees are validated by the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
.