DAcM Program at Bastyr University
By Editorial Staff
Bastyr University, a nonprofit, private university that offers graduate and undergraduate degrees, is now offering an accredited Doctor of Acupuncture Medicine (DAcM) program at its Kenmore campus.
"This newly developed degree program integrates Eastern and Western standards of medicine for the purposes of communicating with other healthcare professionals when consulting, making appropriate medical referrals, and charting and reporting a patient's condition. The end result is creating excellent practitioners and providing patients with extraordinary care," said Skye Sturgeon, MS, DAOM.
The program has been approved by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and its curriculum will meet the programmatic accreditation standards of the Accreditation Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). The DAcM is an entry-level program that leads to licensure in 44 states, as well as the District of Columbia, and provides classroom and clinical training that is needed for eligibility for the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture an Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) board exam, and the California Acupuncture Licensing Exam (CALE).
Bastyr University, is located in Kenmore, Wa., and has a secondary campus in San Diego, Calif. Prospective applicants must have a bachelor's degree or at least 135 units completed toward a bachelor's degree to enter the program. Applications are being accepted for Fall 2017.
Travel the World with AWB
Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) are on the move again, traveling to Israel for the first West Bank World Healing Exchange program. With a few spots left, you too can take part in this healing adventure, beginning March 18 and returning April 1.
In the last three years over 100 practitioners have been trained by AWB and they are excited to treat the people of Israel, including soldiers, Palestinians in West Bank villages, Holocaust survivors, Sudanese men in refugee camps, economically challenged Arab women in Jaffa. Other program features include a tour of integrative hospital units in Tel Aviv, a day at the largest annual TCM conference in Israel, herb infusions with a Bedouin herbalist, and self-healing at the Dead Sea.
For more information, please email director@acuwithoutborders.org.
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