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Sarah Poulin, DACM, LAc, Dipl. OM

Sarah Poulin is a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist with a private practice in Middlebury, Connecticut. She is an alumna of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, where she received both her Master's of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine (in 2012) and her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (in 2016). For more information please visit her website at sarahpoulinlac.com.

Previous Articles

Informing Your Patients to Empower Them: Communication Strategies for Integrative Medicine
May 2019 (Vol. 20, Issue 05)
Public Speaking for Success
December 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 12)
Practicing Acupuncture in a Multi-Disciplinary Setting
July 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 07)
TCM and the Caregiving Population: Treatment Considerations and Our Vital Role
March 2017 (Vol. 18, Issue 03)
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