Mina Larson, MS, MBA, CAE

Mina Larson is the chief executive officer of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Previous Articles

NCCAOM 2024 Job Analysis: Key Findings and Insights
June 1, 2025 (Vol. 26, Issue 6)
NCCAOM 2024 Job Analysis: Key Findings and Insights 
May 1, 2025 (Vol. 26, Issue 5)
Shaping the Future of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
March 1, 2025 (Vol. 26, Issue 3)
NCCAOM Extends Reinstatement Window
January 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 01)
NCCAOM Changes Exam Retake Policy, Eliminates Five-Time Rule Restriction
December 2020 (Vol. 21, Issue 12)
Gaining an Independent Occupational Code with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
March 2014 (Vol. 15, Issue 03)
Help Make AOM Day A Success
October 2013 (Vol. 14, Issue 10)
NCCAOM Helping Promote Your Practice
May 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 05)
Disciplining Ourselves
February 2009 (Vol. 10, Issue 02)
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Your Practice / Business
Three Reasons to Make the Switch to Online Appointment Scheduling
Three Reasons to Make the Switch to Online Appointment Scheduling

People today want convenience, whether it be from their bank, credit card, favorite retail store, or restaurant. They demand it from the companies who hold their loyalty, including their health care providers (you). They don’t want to call and possibly be put on hold, and they want to use an app or schedule an appointment on your website. Here are three reasons your practice can gain by switching to online appointment scheduling.

Antonio Arias
Chinese & Asian Medicine
Fire and the Pelvis
Fire and the Pelvis

While there aren’t any meridians associated with fire that cross the pelvis, that doesn’t mean the lower tan tien is void of fire. Fire has a more ethereal quality to it in relationship to the pelvis and can be connected through discussion of the lower tan tien, the lower san jjao, the ming men, and the bao mai. In this article, we’ll journey through the anatomy of subtle fire in the pelvic bowl and look a bit at how it is kindled, carried and cultivated.

Krystal Lynn Couture, DPT, LAc
News / Profession
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S. (Pt. 2)
The State of 21st Century Acupuncture in the U.S.

In 1997, the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health convened a multiday conference on acupuncture to evaluate its clinical utilization and mechanisms of action. The resultant document recommended acupuncture for a wide variety of clinical issues; and also recommended acupuncture be taught in medical schools and brought into mainstream medicine.Twenty-eight years later, acupuncture is far from integrated in the way that the document portends.

Clasina (Sina) Leslie Smith, MS, MA, LAc, MD, Dipl. Ac., FAAMA; Bill Reddy, LAc, Dipl. Ac.