Guest guest Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Mr. Frieburg Some of your statements in your e-note about NOMAA and AOMNC are somewhat misleading. 1. NOMAA, the new accrediting agency you cited has not accredited any OM doctoral programs, and it is not used in any state, or approved by the US Department of Education as is, for example, ACAOM. According to a recent article in Acupuncture Today, ACAOM is considering developing standards for an entry-level doctorate through a public review and comment process. 2. Far from conducting a public process, NOMAA appears to be hiding its standards and procedures. According to the NOMAA President’s interview published in Acupuncture Today, NOMAA already “adopted” its standards. Nobody but a select few (primarily a few of the leaders from the CA associations, and none from their general membership) had been given any opportunity to comment on their proposed content as they were developed, and the standards themselves have still not be made public! Sources tell me that when the NOMAA President recently gave a presentation to the California Acupuncture Board about this agency in Spring 03, he initially passed out packets to the acupuncture Board members which included NOMAA's standards and procedures, and then changed his mind and took back these documents when he discovered that if he provided them to the Board then any member of the public could request and obtain a copy. Nor has NOMAA shares its standards with the Florida Acupuncture Board when presentations were supposedly given to the Board about the agency. Why should the profession accept a new accrediting agency which hides its standards and dosn’t allow those who might be affected by them to comment on them as they are developed??? 3. I noticed that you claim on the AOMNC web site that AOMNC has " the largest state membership in Florida " and you further state " ...now with CAOMA and our joint affiliation with lobbyist - Marcus & Associates, we represent the largest group of 'qualified acupuncture licensees' ever assembled in the United States. " How can you make these claims with a straight face when AOMNC is a for profit corporation, not a non-profit membership association where the membership have any say as to the policies and positions of this organization, or even who serves on its Board ofs? Anyone who wants to review certain sections of AOMNC web site, must register to do so, and those who do are misleadingly called " members. " Your so-called " members " have no say in the policy positions taken by your for profit organization, which are determined and controlled exclusively by an unelected and unaccountable Board of Directors composed of yourself and Mr. Sontag. Your statements that AOMNC has the " largest state membership in Florida " and " represent the largest groups of qualified acupuncture licensees ever assembled in the US " is clearly misleading and inaccurate. I state this to correct misinformation. John _______________ Instant message in style with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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