GOING THE DISTANCE - STUDYING FOR AN AECC MSC FROM ABROAD
Kaushal Bhuta is an Australian chiropractor with over 23 years of experience in the field. He has recently graduated from the MSc APP in Chiropractic Paediatrics.
What is your background?
I qualified 23 years ago from what’s now RMIT University in Australia. After graduating I was very interested in research so I also undertook a Masters in research which looked at blood flow through tissues with a particular type of confocal microscope, so very heavy biology based research. Because of that and because of my background, I entered both practice and teaching. I started as an associate chiropractor and then went on to work at RMIT University. Later I was hired by Macquarie University in Sydney to come on to their teaching faculty. About twelve years ago I started my private practice, also in Sydney.
I always had great interest in all aspects of chiropractic from clinical right through to research. I’ve also been a representative for the chiropractic association on some government committees which look at guidelines. We have a motor accidents compensation scheme there so I’ve worked for them as well as acting as an advisory for national disability insurance.
Above: Kaushal Bhuta How did you come to study at the AECC all the way from Australia?
My classmate and colleague Brian Kelly put together an International Paediatric Conference in the Gold Coast in 2007. The conference was a real ‘who’s who’ of the paediatric chiropractic world. What mostly drew me to AECC was Joyce Miller’s presentation. Her work at the time was the crying baby work, and it was fantastic. I introduced myself to her and that was it, it stuck in my mind. I had done some previous paediatric work which was very practical but the research based work really appealed to me, I wanted that research backing.
I applied to the MSc APP in Chiropractic Paediatrics in 2008 and luckily I was accepted. The course has been an absolutely fantastic and amazing journey, bar none. The question was posed how I would study for the qualification from such a distance but with digital access it meant that all I really needed was Wi-Fi and I was in business, I even dedicated my degree to my local café because that effectively became my office! I was able to download any papers or books that I wanted so it really didn’t pose a problem. The biggest challenge for me was one of time management, I have a family and a busy clinic and it’s a rigorous course. The difference in northern and southern hemisphere time could also be difficult but the faculty were all superb and very supportive. They were always available on email and in the latter stages when things needed to be discussed I could get them on the phone. It’s an excellent course. Joyce put together a team that are world renowned, which made it an excellent experience. Aside from Joyce and the faculty, at the time I started the course, it was the only degree bearing award in the world and that to me holds enormous advantage.
Where will this knowledge take you in the future?
Myself and my wife run a family clinic, she is a Paediatric Occupational Therapist and also has an academic background with a Masters in Occupational Therapy. It means that we can contribute to research literature. We share some really interesting cases which means that we have a clinic that’s not only a successful practice but is also research based which I think is really important. We hope now to be able to publish a lot more. I want to publish what I’ve done as part of the course, and great credit to Joyce for allowing me the freedom to write, giving me a topic and letting me run with it.
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