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Do you have 90 credits of undergraduate education?

Want to learn Acupuncture and Herbal medicine starting from the foundations of a flagship bodywork program -

 
 
 

With a 5:1 student-teacher ratio?

 
 
 

Read on below for more about us or follow our menu links for direct PROGRAM information and the ADMISSIONS process

 
 
 

As a nationally accredited College of Medicine …

Our program is tiered. We’re proud of it.

  1. It increases your access to the medicine.

2. It increases the value of your education.

3. It increases you patients’ access to you.

We believe it’s incredible because we work diligently at making it so, and that’s what we’ve been told.

Our tiered (or stepped) approach increases education access through a robust program at our base-level, creates a pathway for direct employment by ensuring thorough bodywork training as Chinese medicine training does in China, and allows you to set a pace for your studies. You can piecemeal your studies or engage them as a complete, fully combined program from the offset. The choice is yours.


72 credits entry requirement

90 credits entry requirement

90 credits entry requirement

 
 

As a Naturopathic Medical Doctor, Dr. Michalsen came to be the dean of an acupuncture school through her own personal journey and ongoing discovery of the power of acupuncture medicine, complimentary, and integrative care.

Many people come to acupuncture and Chinese medicine through impactful life situations and discoveries. They are drawn toward a solution for care and their stories represent who we are, and why we pursue this medicine.

 
 

Dr. Kara Michalsen explains here path to becoming an integrative medical care provider.

Dr. Kara Michalsen, NMD - Dean of Academics

 
 

 Have questions, or just want to talk?

Learn about admissions and, if you want you can schedule a one-on-one meeting with us.

 
 

Our industry has some challenges.

This is how we are addressing them in our education and development.

If you are looking elsewhere, think about asking them what they are doing to address these concerns.

This is important for you.

Employment Problem

It is challenging for graduates to secure employment. Compounding this issue is the time it takes to study for exams and pass each exam required for licensure. As a graduate, you are unable to work in your field until you are licensed. This can become extremely challenging and stressful when you need to earn money.

Solution 1 - Our Premier Asian Medical Bodywork Program (AMB)

Our programs’ foundation of bodywork produces a directly employable graduate. You are able to work with your medicine as an advanced bodywork professional while you are preparing for licensure exams. THIS IS HUGE! Not only are you able to earn money, but you are able to do it using your medicine, which aids in your studies.

Solution 2 - Professional Clinics

We are developing Professional Clinics as an aspect of our programs to ensure competitive employment for our graduates, in an integrative setting, and to support the industry to the highest degree we are able.

Our target in this endeavor is to have a competitive employment structure available through the college as we know what our graduates are capable of, and we are proud to be on your team as your care model is introduced to society.

As we continue to develop our Professional Clinics, we will have information links available through our site.

 

Access and Access

We have increased access to Chinese medicine education by creating a premier program for bodywork: Masters Certificate in Asian Medical Bodywork (ABM). This program has a lower admissions requirement (approx. Associates Degree or equivalent), and pursues Chinese medicine’s integration by generating access thorough bodywork. See how this works below:

Tiered Process for Students to enter the medicine

NOT EVERYONE CAN DO A FULL PROGRAM ALL AT ONCE.

We recognize this and we have modeled our program to facilitate entry into the medicine. We’ve done this for you and the patients that need you. It works like this, you get choices: