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 ExclusiveLynn Gerner, DC, FICPA, IBCLC
Dr. Lynn Gerner is a 2004 Life Chiropractic College West graduate, a fellow with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and an international board-certified lactation consultant. She has been in full-time clinical practice for the past 21 years, specializing in perinatal, pediatrics and breastfeeding support. Dr. Gerner is also an adjunct faculty member at Life West and an instructor with the ICPA. She also actively conducts research to advance the credibility and awareness of chiropractic care in this arena. Her main goal in this work is to educate all pediatric care providers about the effectiveness and importance of the chiropractic adjustment for the resolution of feeding dysfunction, therefore promoting the overall lifetime health of children worldwide. Learn more at thegoodlifedavischiropractic.com and www.thegoodlifelearning.com.