Chiropractic Educators Research Forum

A place for chiropractic educators to engage in research and the scholarship of discovery, integration, application, teaching, and engagement.

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This online forum is where chiropractic educators share their insights and learn new information about research and scholarship.

Our Mission

To build scholarship and research capacity for chiropractic educators throughout the world.

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CERF is a place for chiropractic educators to engage in research and the scholarship of discovery, integration, application, teaching, and engagement.

Research capacity building is
"...a process of individual and institutional development which leads to higher levels of skills and greater ability to perform useful research."

Trostle J. Research capacity building in international health: definitions, evaluations and strategies for success. Soc Sci Med. 1992 Dec;35(11):1321-4.

Registration now open

The June 2024 Chiropractic Educators Research Forum (CERF) Conference “Technology in Education: Riding the Wave of the Future” specifically focuses on education research related to technology.

"Technology will never replace great teachers, but technology in the hands of great teachers is transformational."

George Couros

Technology is a tool that has the potential to help teachers, learners, and our programs become the best that they can be. As technology continues to evolve, it provides opportunities as well as threats to the learning environment. The purpose of this conference is to take a closer look at how we are using technology and the challenges and benefits it brings to health professions education.

Call for Abstracts

Collaboration in Education and Research: Stronger Together

This December 7, 2024 Chiropractic Educators Research Forum (CERF) Conference “Collaboration in Education and Research: Stronger Together” specifically focuses on research related to the products of collaborative relationships and/or developing collaborative relationships in education and research.

For the purpose of this conference, collaboration is “the process when people from two or more entities or organizations work together to complete a task or achieve a goal.”

Abstract due date: September 18, 2024

Click here for submission website