I'm a podiatrist and I'm reapplying to med school for next year.
Of course, this is only my opinion, but I wouldn't get near chiropractic medicine as a career. I feel like many other posters in that the theory behind chiropractic medicine is pretty suspect.
I was interested in the mid 80's and did some research. I visited the Cleveland College of Chiropractic Medicine in Los Angeles (go figure) and spoke to some administrators. Despite the fact that I hadn't even earned my AA degree (I was at a JC at the time) they wanted to accept me! It was that coupled with the knowledge that "making it" in this field has everything to do with entrepeneurial fortitude and little to do with expertise that prompted me to run away. Having said that, I know that the admissions standards have risen a bit and they probably won't allow anyone in without a bachelors. But who knows? I know one thing. The standards are even lower than podiatry school, which has almost no standards these days.
Recently, the largest chiro school in the country, Palmer, has gotten themselves into a lot of hot water. They lost their accreditation and the students who are in the school right now have nothing to graduate from. I'm not sure of the specifics, but the school is really suffering.
Beyond that, the "science" behind the theory is a little bizzare for my thinking. It has a lot to do with manipulating the musculoskeletal system to allow normal nerve and circulatory conduction, which will help the body in combatting and healing such disparate illnesses as cancer, MS, headaches, etc. Kind of a stretch if you ask me.
But, I think the worst part of chiro is that when you finally graduate, you are completely on your own. This is why so many fail. If you don't have an excellent business sense, you're going to wither and die.
There's a website that lists types of physicians/dentists/pods and chiros, etc. and the percentage who have defaulted on their HEAL loans. I think it's something like
www.defaulteddocs.hhs.gov
Chiros are at the bottom of the list in terms of default rate. That should tell you something.