Buyer's Remorse in Chiropractic as a Career Choice: What Can We Do?

Today's crisis in chiropractic identity may be due, in large measure, to this phenomenon as applied to chiropractic as a career choice. Chiropractic educational institutions actively encourage alumni to refer students and recommend chiropractic as a career. In the past, most chiropractic college applicants had a positive personal experience with chiropractic care, and wanted to share it with others. Many were "second career" students who left successful jobs and businesses to study chiropractic.

Today, more students are entering the profession who have little or no direct experience with chiropractic. They concluded that chiropractic was a good career choice for a variety of reasons. Some sought the title "doctor," but were unwilling to commit the time and resources required to complete medical school and residency training. Others wished to become doctors, but lacked the grades and other qualifications to enter medical school. And of course, there are those who saw chiropractic as little more than a way to earn an excellent living.

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