Membership Types

The International Chiropractors Association has several different types of memberships. Many of our members join early in their chiropractic education and take advantage of the one time student fee and the first year after graduation free benefit. Please note if you are a doctor of chiropractic or student doctor and a Active Duty member of the Armed forces, we welcome you to join the ICA and waive your dues. Please contact the Membership Department if you have questions.

Student (SICA)

Price covers your entire time in school. After graduation, the ICA offers Student ICA members a one-year complementary ICA membership, and for US members, reduced ICA membership rates for an additional two years.

Student ICA

Student ICA International

$50.00

$50.00

General Membership

U.S. Doctors of Chiropractic.

Field Dr. (4th year or more after Grad)

Field Dr. (4th year or more after Grad, Quarterly)

Additional DC in the same practice of an ICA Member

Additional DC in the same practice of an ICA Member (Quarterly)

$710.00

$192.50/Quarter

$380.00

$110.00/Quarter

International

Outside the U.S. First through fourth year after graduation are all the same low price.

International

International (Quarterly)

$290.00

$87.50/Quarter

Non-DC

Chiropractic Assistant (CA)

Lay Person

$100.00

$120.00

New Grads

ICA offers three years of reduced-price membership to assist new grads (includes voting privileges). This section is for new grads in the United States. International chiropractors, see “International” above.

1st Year Grad (US)

1st Year Grad (Quarterly, US)

2nd Year Grad (US)

2nd Year Grad (Quarterly, US)

3rd Year Grad (US)

3rd Year Grad (Quarterly, US)

$240.00

$60/Quarter

$288.00

$72/Quarter

$456.00

$114/Quarter

Military

Active Duty Military DC requires documentation. ICA will contact the new member.

Active Duty Military DC

DC Spouse of Active Duty Military

$0.00

$240.00

Retired

No longer in practice.

Retired

Retired (Quarterly)

$132.00

$33/Quarter

Faculty

Faculty

Faculty (Quarterly)

$240.00

$60/Quarter

Affiliated

Affiliated Association

$100.00


For additional information or questions regarding the ICA Membership Types, please contact membership@chiropratic.org.


How and Who We Serve

The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) is a worldwide community of dedicated chiropractic professionals who have come together to support the ICA Vision and Mission.

ICA serves the profession through advocacy, educational programs, promotion of research, litigation when necessary, and professional development.

  • Advocacy: The ICA is on watch and engaged as needed at every level of government in the United States, Canada and worldwide. We work to protect your practice rights and promote inclusion of your chiropractic services on a reasonable and open basis so patients of all ages have full and unhindered access to your care.  ICA’s experts work tirelessly on your behalf.
  • Information: ICA provides members-only publications and webinars that are leading edge information from reliable sources on relevant topics such as risk management, staff training, Medicare compliance and community outreach.  ICA also hosts regular online forums and webinars on topics ranging from the latest research, to pending legislation, to philosophy, as well as and important practice management topics, ICA’s weekly e-newsletter and ICA’s quarterly e-magazine offer breaking news and information that you can put to daily use in your practice.
  • Continuing and Postgraduate Education: ICA offers the profession’s finest and most relevant, chiropractic-centered range of continuing education and postgraduate education programs. ICA provides both online and in person continuing education opportunities. As an ICA member, you receive discounts to attend ICA’s 6 post-graduate councils events and to access continuing education programs on pediatrics; upper cervical; evidence-based and lifestyle; philosophy; fitness and sports health; and applied chiropractic science. Post-graduate diplomate programs are available with a member discounted rate for our highly sought after Diplomate in Chiropractic Pediatrics, Diplomate in Upper Cervical Care, and Diplomate in Chiropractic Philosophy.
  • ICA-Corporate Sponsors Benefits: ICA continues to build member benefits through the ICA Corporate Sponsors’ and Endorsement Program to identify the best products and opportunities to enhance your practice and when possible offer discounts or special access to products and programs.

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