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 ExclusiveBrian Wofford, DC, QME
Dr. Brian R. Wofford is a 1977 graduate of Palmer College and one of a long line of chiropractors in his well-known family, practices in Encinitis, Calif. His considerable career experience includes serving as a chiropractor for Scripps Hospitals and Clinics, state-appointed qualified medical examine, team chiropractor for the San Diego Padres (1992, 1998 National League champions) and players chiropractor for the U.S. Open Golf Championships (2008-13).