Financial pressure, enrollment declines and institutional challenges are emerging at several U.S. chiropractic colleges. Life Chiropractic College West's and Life University's struggles may be the most talked about but appear to be part of a larger story. And with recent USDE requirements threatening to hamstring federal student financing for DC degree programs, chiropractic education is facing questions for which it has no immediate answers.
| Digital ExclusiveWFC, FCLB Establish Joint Committee
In response to the inherent regulatory challenges created by chiropractors' increasing mobility worldwide, the World Federation of Chiropractic and the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards have established a joint committee with several primary goals, including encouraging regulatory boards around the world to participate on a wider scale in the development and use of CIN-BAD, the Chiropractic Information Network - Board Action Databank; and promoting legislation that provides proper regulatory framework, particularly in countries where chiropractic lacks the strength of law. The committee is meeting with national regulatory board reps on April 29.