A student stands over a patient, needle poised. They have a “perfect” prescription: a textbook combination of points harvested from a lecture slide on chronic lower back pain. But as the needle meets the skin, the student hesitates - the symptom of a quiet habit that has taken hold of our profession. We routinely say we “prescribe” points. It sounds efficient. It echoes the authority of biomedical culture and fits neatly into the insurance field. But vocabulary is never neutral; repeated long enough, it dictates behavior.
AOMA Strengthens Leadership Team
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, a leading college of acupuncture & herbal medicine, announced the appointment of Donna LaPoint Hurta, MBA as the new VP of Finance & Operations this Fall.
"We at AOMA are excited about the new perspectives that Donna LaPoint Hurta will bring our operations and financial management. Donna's strong background in educational management will assist AOMA in fulfilling its mission," expressed President William Morris.
In this newly established executive position, Hurta is responsible for caring for AOMA's financial resources and accounting methods in a professional, responsible and safe manner while providing the highest quality of service to students, faculty and staff. During her career, Hurta has developed a high skill set in evaluating and developing policy and procedures as well as human resource, facility management, and software conversions for companies.
Hurta served as Director of Finance and Operations at Austin San Antonio Corridor Council, Inc. There she was responsible for the non-profit organizations daily operation, internal control, policy and procedure, as well as staff management. Hurta's experience is enhanced by her Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Management following by her MBA in Accounting from the University of Houston at Victoria.