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College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

It's all about evolution - yours.

To become an acupuncture and oriental medicine practitioner is an integrated step-by-step process. Each class, each lab, and each experience builds on one another - helping you to evolve into the natural healer you long to be and preparing you to work in an integrated health care delivery system.

Here's how it works:

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Becoming Knowledgeable Becoming Confident Becoming Successful

Terms 1-3:

Learn the fundamental philosophies of Oriental Medicine - the natural healing system descended from thousands of years ago.

Become familiar with the human body in anatomy lab.

Differentiate normal and abnormal x-ray modalities in assessing musculoskeletal findings.

Explore the differences - and the similarities - between western and oriental medicine.

Identify over 361 acupuncture points and 14 meridians.

Uncover the healing powers of 350 single herbs.

Diagnose illnesses by studying a person's tongue and dynamic changes to their pulse.

Balance yin and yang through Tai Ji / Qi Gong and adjunctive therapy.

 

Terms 4-6:

Apply hands-on needling techniques to the human body.

Practice physical and neuromusculoskeletal examinations skills.

Apply hands-on needling techniques to the human body.

Practice physical and neuromusculoskeletal examinations skills.

Discover the healing effects of Tui Na and acupressure techniques.

Learn to analyze, formulate, and prescribe herbs.

Practice your knowledge on real people through our standardized patient program.

Exercise resolving ethical dilemmas by applying problem solving techniques.

Test your knowledge and skills with the Acupuncture Competency Exam I.

Terms 7-10:

Develop the knowledge, skills, and professional attitude necessary for clinical practice through three phases of hands-on internships at the University Health Center.

Apply the knowledge and skills of integrating the western and oriental medicine.

Discover the most commonly seen internal medicine diseases in an OM Internal Medicine class.

Prescribe herbal recipes for better preventive healing.

Begin the process of licensure preparation with Acupuncture Competitive Exams II and III.

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College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
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