Ray Rubio L.Ac and his lovely clinic

[Guest guest]

Ray,

 

I think I walked by your clinic yesterday.. in Los Feliz! I was walking

along after seeing Spiderman 2 at the Vista and saw the sign.. thinking to

myself that your location and look of the outside was sorta what I had been

envisioning for my own clinic should I stay in the Los Angeles area. And I

specifically remembered your name and then I see a message from you on the

group the very next day.. Call me goofy but I'm excited :>

 

I kept asking Marilyn Allen if we could visit a clinic in the Los

Feliz/Silver Lake area in Survey of Clinical Medicine but it didn't end up

happening (we saw many other lovely clinics, though). Should you ever have

time I would love to meet you and possibly visit your clinic.. I've been in

the midst of creating my business plan for my clinic opening and am stuck

now on the location situation.. I would greatly appreciate any insight you

may have on all aspects of clinic operation, especially in that area. Like I

said, only if you have the time.. I understand how busy you must be.

 

Best to you, regardless..

Nadia Haddad - 3rd year student, & President of Student Body, Dongguk Royal

University

(and friend of Marie Sepich.. You joined! Welcome to the group!)

 

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>Message: 18

> Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:00:30 -0700

> Ray Rubio <RTOO

>Re: Rules for Certification by Location

>

>In the State of California, USA, the designated certification/license

>is L. Ac. (aka Licensed Acupuncturist). Although many of us are also

>licensed nationally by the NCCAOM (National Commission for the

>Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine), this national

>certification does not allow one to practice in California. There is

>also a degree which was given a number of years ago called an OMD

>(Oriental Medical Doctor) by this is no longer a bonafide credential.

>This degree was being given out with little more than minor course work

>for a year at a time when the Acupuncture field was in it's infancy and

>the required hours to graduate and practice were less than half of what

>is required now for the MS in Oriental Medicine. There are now two

>schools in California - Emperors College of Oriental Medicine in Los

>Angeles and Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego - as well

>as Oregon College of Oriental Medicine and Bastyr University in

>Seattle, Washington that have been approved to offer a Doctorate Degree

>in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM). Although the license to

>practice will remain unchanged in the State of California, the DAOM

>will be the highest level of education offered, and practitioners with

>this degree will be entitled to use the prefix DR.

>

>That's the latest for California...

>

>Ray Rubio

[Guest guest]

Nadia -

 

Feel free to call my office any time (323) 913-1864, and I will attempt

to set aside some time for us to briefly chat. Both Marilyn Allen and

Megen Hah know me if you would like more information about me and my

work. I actually used to teach at DRU for a while. Now, I am a

professor at Emperor's College.

 

All the best,

 

Ray Rubio

 

On Jul 1, 2004, at 9:51 AM, East Dakota wrote:

 

> Ray,

>

> I think I walked by your clinic yesterday.. in Los Feliz! I was walking

> along after seeing Spiderman 2 at the Vista and saw the sign..

> thinking to

> myself that your location and look of the outside was sorta what I had

> been

> envisioning for my own clinic should I stay in the Los Angeles area.

> And I

> specifically remembered your name and then I see a message from you on

> the

> group the very next day.. Call me goofy but I'm excited :>

>

> I kept asking Marilyn Allen if we could visit a clinic in the Los

> Feliz/Silver Lake area in Survey of Clinical Medicine but it didn't

> end up

> happening (we saw many other lovely clinics, though). Should you ever

> have

> time I would love to meet you and possibly visit your clinic.. I've

> been in

> the midst of creating my business plan for my clinic opening and am

> stuck

> now on the location situation.. I would greatly appreciate any insight

> you

> may have on all aspects of clinic operation, especially in that area.

> Like I

> said, only if you have the time.. I understand how busy you must be.

>

> Best to you, regardless..

> Nadia Haddad - 3rd year student, & President of Student Body, Dongguk

> Royal

> University

> (and friend of Marie Sepich.. You joined! Welcome to the group!)