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Dear
Prospective Student:
The American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) warmly welcomes interested students from across the country. The academic program at AAAOM was developed with direct input from accomplished Chinese scholar-doctors, each of whom has contributed to the general body of knowledge about TCM. Their knowledge and experience is also reflected in the comprehensive curriculum that comprises the Oriental Medicine program at AAAOM. |
A unique feature of AAAOM is its affiliation with
several medical schools in China. The
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
stands as a "sister school" to
AAAOM and provides support and role-modeling in
the areas of curriculum design,
instruction methods, and standards of practice.
Advanced AAAOM students can
participate in the joint certificate program between
Shandong University of TCM and
AAAOM. Exchange programs between AAAOM and other
traditional Chinese medical
schools in China are also being arranged to provide
students with the best possible
opportunities to study traditional Chinese medicine.
Other featured components of the AAAOM program include:
Faculty. Faculty
members at AAAOM include highly skilled doctors of Oriental medicine
from China, and doctors of biomedicine who have
received training in both Western and
Oriental medicine. The Academy’s faculty members,
with their strong theoretical
background, clinical experience, and technical skills,
constitute a very diversified body of
knowledge and expertise. The very top-level scholar-doctors
from China at AAAOM
bring the highest education standard and best practice
model to the American students. In 2000, AAAOM faculty was presented with
the Best Faculty Award by the TCM World, a New York based national traditional
Chinese medicine newspaper.
Library. The
AAAOM library has a comprehensive collection of books and periodicals
on acupuncture and Oriental medicine. We collect
every book on acupuncture and
Chinese herbal medicine published in English. We
keep all the leading journals on
traditional Chinese medicine from around the world.
Our goal is to have the most
complete TCM library outside of East Asia.
Student Clinic.
AAAOM operates a supervised Student clinic that offers acupuncture and
herbal medicine services to the general community. Beyond the
primary purpose of providing AAAOM students an opportunity
to complete a required
number of hours of supervised observation and practice,
the clinic affords an opportunity
for persons curious about acupuncture and herbal
medicine to try it at a reasonable
price. Patients at the Student clinic are diagnosed
and treated by the intern students with the supervising Doctor of Chinese
Medicine and have plenty of time to discuss their health concerns or issues
with their practitioner.
Post-Graduate Clinic.
This clinic is organized for group practice for post-graduates
from acupuncture or Oriental medicine schools. They
are advised and guided by
experienced acupuncture/Oriental medicine practitioners
as needed. These new
practitioners can refine their knowledge and skills
and build their confidence in the
Post-Graduate Clinic.
Expert Clinic.
This clinic is created to serve the special needs of practitioners who
are
confronted with complicated and difficult health
conditions. Guest doctors in a variety of
specialties are invited from China on a regular
basis. The most advanced skills and the
most recent developments in acupuncture and other
areas of traditional Chinese
medicine are brought into the United States through
this clinic.
Faculty Clinics. Some of the curriculum requirement for clinical observation and hands-on experience is provided by the Faculty Clinics, which has several clinic locations throughout the Twin Cities. All Faculty Clinic locations are staffed by highly-trained doctors of Chinese medicine, and provide students with the opportunity to see how to diagnose and treat a variety of health conditions, including complicated and difficult ones. In 2002, the School Clinic was presented as the Mayo Clinic of Eastern Medicine by the Wellness magazine.
Textbooks. All
of the textbooks used in AAAOM clinical medicines such as TCM
internal medicine, TCM gynecology, TCM dermatology,
TCM pediatrics, and TCM
orthopedics, are written or selected by AAAOM faculty.
The AAAOM staff is currently
working on a series of Chinese medicine textbooks
which focus on specific areas of
theory, technique, and clinical medicine. When completed,
these books will comprise a
valuable addition to English-language Chinese medicine
texts.
Student Body.
The academic program, clinics, library and other features of AAAOM
attract intelligent, accomplished students representing
diverse cultures, academic
backgrounds and work experiences. Many share linguistic,
academic and/or work
experience that contributes to a wider learning
process for other students and faculty
alike. Friendships have been formed among students
and faculty. The AAAOM student
body is increasingly active, and is currently working
toward completion of a student Web
site and a formal student association.
I am always available to discuss our program with
prospective students and look forward
to hearing from you.
Updated 07/18/03
