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.
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The Monte H. Greenawalt Health Center on the campus of Life Chiropractic College West now boasts the unique patient-education tool GoChiroTV courtesy of a partnership between the college and Dynamic Chiropractic. GoChiroTV is the in-office extension of To Your Health, DC's patient / consumer e-newsletter that reaches almost 300,000 subscribers every two weeks. GoChiroTV utilizes the latest technology to provide patients with To Your Health content that educates them on chiropractic and other wellness topics in the waiting room, encouraging more in-depth conversations with their doctor. For more information, visit www.gochirotv.com.
NBCE Fills Vacated Director Seat
The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) has elected Dr. Benjamin S. Lurie (Nevada) to serve as district IV director, filling the seat vacated abruptly by Dr. Ronald Tripp earlier this year. Dr. Lurie, president of the Chiropractic Physicians' Board of Nevada, will serve as district IV director until the next NBCE annual meeting in May 2018, at which time he can run for re-election to continue serving the remaining two years of the vacated seat.