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 ExclusiveJennifer Lovern, DC, DIBCN, CCSP, FASA, FICC
Dr. Jennifer Lovern is the director of the emergency chiropractic support organization Chiropractic Action Team. A 2003 graduate of Cleveland Chiropractic College - Los Angeles, she moved to Italy in 2005 and was operating her own practice in central Italy when the 2009 earthquake struck. Currently, she is working for a doctor in California, but plans on returning to Italy to practice and coordinate future CAT projects.