Chiropractic Neurology - Board Certification

Board Certification

Currently there are 2 certifying chiropractic neurology boards in the United States, American Chiropractic Neurology Board (ACNB) and the International Board of Chiropractic Neurology (IBCN), although historically there have been a total of five certifying neurology boards: ACBN, ACAN, ACNB, IBCN, and CBCN. The first chiropractic neurology board, the American Chiropractic Board of Neurology (ACBN), was a private company that issued its own diplomate certification (DACBN). A second board was formed and established its examination and certification process with the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE). This second board was under the counsel of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and was called the American Chiropractic Academy of Neurology (ACAN). The ACAN certified a diplomate called the Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Academy of Neurology (DACAN). Later the ACA disbanded the ACAN in favor of a newly formed board the American Chiropractic Neurology Board (ACNB) that was essentially a merger of the ACNB and the ACAN allowing prior diplomates to be recognized under the new board. Some prior members of the ACAN later formed a fourth board called the International Board of Chiropractic Neurology (IBCN). The fifth diplomate was briefly offered by Logan College of Chiropractic called the DCBCN.