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Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Proposed National Registry
of Certified Medical Examiners - Proposed Certification Required for
Performing D.O.T. Physicals...
The
Council Needs Doctors of Chiropractic to Participate!
The
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking medical
professionals from the 5 groups authorized by the agency to perform
medical examinations (Advanced Practice Nurses, Doctors of Chiropractic,
Doctors of Osteopathy, Medical Doctors, and Physician Assistants) to
assist in the development of the proposed National Registry of Certified
Medical Examiners (NRCME) program. Once established, the NRCME will
provide a list of certified medical examiners available to examine interstate
truck and motor coach drivers and effectively determine their physical
qualifications to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMV). Medical examiners
will be required to complete training and pass a certification test
to be listed on the NRCME.
The goal of training, testing and certification is to ensure medical
examiners understand the physical and mental demands of driving a CMV
and to ensure they perform medical examinations with full awareness
of the conditions under which drivers work.
The FMCSA has commissioned a study to ensure the training and certification
test are relevant to the FMCSA medical examiner's job and include the
tasks necessary to perform a thorough medical examination of CMV drivers.
Participation from Doctors of Chiropractic and the other authorized
medical groups is needed to accomplish these goals.
There are two main areas where participation is needed:
1. Development and maintenance of the curriculum guidelines. This may
include serving on subcommittees or participating in training program
content review.
2. Development and maintenance of the certification test. This may include
serving on subcommittees or item writing for the test. Volunteer
here.
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DIPLOMATE
PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD FOR DISTANCE LEARNING
Northwestern Health Sciences University, Bloomington, MN, has created
the distance learning package for the Diplomate, Chiropractic Occupational
Health and Applied Ergonomics postgraduate program. Now you can complete
sessions in the comfort of your clinical office or at home. Please inquire
with the postgraduate department at NWHSU or see
order information and ordering
form here.
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