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 ExclusiveWilliam Owens, DC, DAAPLM
Dr. William Owens is an associate adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, as well as the University of Bridgeport, College of Chiropractic; and an adjunct professor of clinical sciences at Texas Chiropractic College. He is presently in private practice in Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., and generates the majority of his new-patient referrals directly from the primary care medical community. Contact him at dr.owens@academyofchiropractic.com.