CCAHM Appointment
The Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (CCAHM) recently appointed Jenny Lu, DACM, LAc, as the new member-at-large on the council’s executive committee. Dr. Lu is a longtime administrator at Southern California University of Health Sciences, currently serving as dean of the Eastern Medicine Department.
“I am honored to join the CCAHM Executive Committee and look forward to contributing to the Council’s mission of promoting educational excellence and quality patient care,” said Dr. Yu in a CCAHM release. “I am committed to supporting the growth and recognition of acupuncture and herbal medicine and I strongly believe that the field will continue to be recognized and, along with integrative healthcare modalities, help more people in need.”
ASA Joins NCCIH Coalition
The American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA) has been accepted as a member of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health’s Coalition for Whole Person Health. According to the ASA, the coalition is designed “to bring multidisciplinary medical professionals together in order to further raise awareness around the NCCIH and research in support of integrated, patient centered, whole person care.”
FSOMA Annual Convention
The Florida State Oriental Medicine Association (FSOMA) 2024 conference featured more than 200 attendees, 45 exhibitors, and a variety of opportunities for practitioners to learn from expert event speakers. The three-day August conference in Orlando, Fla., also included a leadership luncheon with state representatives from New York and the District of Columbia; a student lunch; a general assembly discussing the “state of the profession”; and a board of directors meeting.
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