Chiropractic colleges must do more to help ensure continued stability and growth of future chiropractors. Predictions In the next two years I believe we will see a dramatic change in chiropractic schools, their faculty and their board of trustees. Isaac Newton said: “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” In response to regions with chiropractor oversaturation, overall poor practice performance, and declin-ing student applicants to chiropractic schools, some chiroprac-tic colleges will close and others will continue to make presi-dential changes to reduce costs and renew their leadership. However, more needs to be done to look out for future graduates. In a 2012, article in Dynamic Chiropractic, Bridge-port University faculty Dr. Stephen Perle uncovered that many chiropractic college presidents were being paid the same amount as universities with budgets 10 to 96 times larger than theirs. Some chiropractic college presidents were earning $800,000, $600,000 and $530,000 as reported in the The Chronicle of Higher Education and The New York Times. In the last three years, seven chiropractic school presidents around the world have retired or resigned. These leaders have left their posts at a fragile time in our profession – taking a combined 104 years of presidential experience with them. Perle said the real moral responsibility falls on the shoulders of the colleges’ boards of trustees to ensure stable leadership is in place and the best interests of the students remain paramount. www.canadianchiropractor.ca Canadian Chiropractor Practice Survey – Ontario snapshot Age 39 and below 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 and above Income $200,000 and up $150,000 – $199,000 $75,000 – $149,000 Less than $75 Prefer not to answer Clinical hours per week Less than 20 hours 21 to 40 hours More than 40 hours 37% 26% 19% 18% 17% 12% 24% 30% 17% 17% 72% 11% December 2016 Canadian Chiropractor 21
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