If you haven't read the front-page article, please read it before you read this column. Before you read my thoughts, understand that this is more than an issue of fiscal responsibility. The students are the segment of the profession that can least afford to spend money unnecessarily. They also have no other testing options. I believe that the reason for the situation at the NBCE is that the same people have had control for more than 15 years.
Term limits bring in new blood and new ideas.
They also prevent empire builders from spending too long in control. No one should serve more than six years on the NBCE Board of Directors. Reduce the Board With four at-large board members elected by the other board members, it is easy to see how once a group gets in power, it takes decades to get them out. This is not a criticism of the current tests, but having liaisons with the rest of the profession would allow more input from the field, which can only result in tests that better reflect the current practice of chiropractic from all perspectives and philosophies. Why they want even more excess revenue is a mystery.