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 ExclusiveTariq Faridi, BSc, MEd
Dr. Tariq Faridi holds a doctorate in biomedical sciences and has completed two postgraduate CME courses from Harvard Medical School, accumulating 42 CE units for"Treating Obesity--A Multidisciplinary Approach," and "Malnutrition in the Hospitalized Patient." In addition, he has received a certificate for "Preventive Medical Strategies" from USC Medical School. Dr. Faridi is the author of Spinal Manipulation and Visceral Disease: Early Detection and Clinical Management and speaks at chiropractic colleges worldwide.