Educational Perspectives

The Educational Perspectives column provides a forum for top educators within the AOM field to update the profession on the latest developments in teaching.

Previous Articles

Progress Report on Our Profession
Mark McKenzie, LAc
December 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 12)
First Professional Doctorate: Revolution or Schism?
Richard Browne, LMT, Acup. Phys., OMD (Sri Lanka), Homeo. Phys.
April 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 04)
Leadership Drives Institutional Culture
Multiple Contributors
Teri Powers, DAOM, LAc
January 2010 (Vol. 11, Issue 01)
Collaboration in AOM
Multiple Contributors
Mark McKenzie, LAc
October 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 10)
Collaborative Care for Patients, Interns and Physicians
Multiple Contributors
Teri Powers, DAOM, LAc
January 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 01)
From Passive to Active Learning
Multiple Contributors
Wen-Shuo Wu, MPH, MSAOM, LAc
October 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 10)
Moving to the Doctoral: Doing the Obvious
Multiple Contributors
Ron Zaidman
July 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 07)
Integrative Medicine Changing the Face of AOM Education
Multiple Contributors
Marilee Murphy
January 2008 (Vol. 09, Issue 01)
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Health & Wellness / Lifestyle
Cultivating the Empowered Patient: Help Them Commit to Their Own Process
Cultivating the Empowered Patient: Help Them Commit to Their Own Process

The most important relationship I seek to nurture in the treatment room is the one a patient has with their own body. We live in a culture that teaches us to override pain, defer to outside authority, and push through discomfort. Patients often arrive hoping I can “fix” them, but the truth is, we can’t do the work for them. We can offer guidance, insight and support, but healing requires their full participation.

Aiden Jakob Seraphim, DACM, LAc
Healthcare / Public Health
From Needle to Knife
From Needle to Knife

Chinese medical theory details each meridian’s functions and associations, which can be extrapolated for metaphorical significance. For example, the Large Intestine (LI) meridian expels physical and emotional waste, supporting systemic purification and renewal. Its anatomical trajectory, which traverses the index finger, upper extremity, shoulder, neck, and terminates at the contralateral nasolabial groove, also serves as a narrative metaphor, eloquently illustrating my journey from acupuncturist to colon and rectal surgeon.

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Vanessa Hortian, DO, MS, LAc, CHSE
Chronic / Acute Conditions
Transformational Work With Anxiety (Pt. 1): Panic Attack
Transformational Work With Anxiety

When we are in the grips of an anxious pattern, it dominates our brain and nervous system, and we lose our normal body-mind regulation. In this and subsequent articles, I present effective mindfulness-based method* via case study, that we can add to our acupuncture treatments to help clients consciously stop the dysregulating cascade of events and bring “distressed parts” into coherent body-mind-spirit integration.

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Kamala Quale, MSOM, LAc