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 ExclusiveJatinder Benepal, DC, PGDip
Dr. Jatinder Benepal graduated from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) in 1986 and received her postgraduate diploma in chiropractic orthopaedics and rehabilitation in 1992. She is the proprietor of ISIS Chiropractic Clinics, a group of three clinics in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. She has previously held a number of positions in the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) including secretary, PR committee chairperson and communications director; and served on the committee that developed the 1994 Chiropractors' Act with the U.K. government. Following her election in 2006, Dr. Benepal is currently director of international affairs for the Royal College of Chiropractors and also chairs the marketing committee.