DABCO is an acronym for Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists. That’s a bit of a mouthful so we usually just say “dab-coe.” After graduating for the usual 5 academic year Doctor of Chiropractic program, Dr. Kozak continued training to earn this designation in a couple more steps.
First, Dr. Kozak was accepted to a residency program in Clinical Sciences at the Southern California University of Health Sciences (AKA Los Angeles Chiropractic College). Only one chiropractor is accepted to such a program each year, sometimes even less often. This is a full-time, three year program that involved patient care, research, writing for publication as well as teaching students, interns, and doctors at the post-graduate level, research. Completing this residency program made Dr. Kozak eligible for the next step.
Dr. Kozak then passed a rigorous examination. This exam was designed to test all aspects of orthopedic patient care in real-life way. Asking the right questions to patients, requesting the appropriate diagnostics (such as x-rays or blood work), reading diagnostic imaging (x-rays, CAT scans, MRIs, and bone scans), and finally choosing the therapy that will get a patient healthy. The cases tested included neck and low back pain, wrist fracture, and ankle sprain. All that should sound familiar to your experiences at the doctor.
Dr. Kozak is the only chiropractor in Grand County with this level of training and expertise and one of only a handful in the state of Colorado.
Want to learn even more about the ABCO, check out: http://www.abconet.org
Dr. Kozak is always continuing his education. His next goal is earning a second diplomate in chiropractic orthopedics. More to come on that as it evolves.
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