Accreditation and Agendas-Some serious questions to consider

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Legally, what does DoE accreditation mean? Does that mean that one who

completes a program is legally not allowed to use the title Doctor before DoE

approval is actually received? What is the meaning of partial accreditation?

Is that analogous to produce which is " transitionally " organic--not certified,

yet in fact organic, just lacking the number of years needed for certification?

And what is expected to happen with NOMAA's hearing in June? What are the likely

scenarios? Can a new agency come along and offer the same prestige of

accreditation and valid degree of one which has existed for years and the

consensus feel has been doing a satisfactory job? BTW what really is NOMAA's

agenda? If an alternative to ACAOM than its intentions would seem to be at

best superfluous, and at worst suspect. If it is really offering a different

accreditation and a different degree, than shouldn't those schools that

to its approach have a completely different curriculum

that ACAOM schools, similar to the difference between Osteopaths and MD's?

Are they looking to separate Acupuncture and Moxabustion/ Tuina (meaning

bio-electrical medicine) from Chinese medical herbology (meaning bio-chemical

medicine)? Could someone please clarify these questions for me?

 

Thanks

 

Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac.

 

Valerie Hobbs <valeriehobbs wrote:

NOMAA does not yet have approval from the Dept of Education to be an

accrediting body (they have a hearing before the DoE in June). The OMD

program at South Baylo is not accredited.

 

The six programs you listed are not fully accredited; it takes time to move

through DoE process. OCOM and Bastyr are in candidacy for accreditation

status, and the others will follow as quickly as regs allow.

 

Valerie Hobbs

 

 

On 5/18/06 2:59 AM, " yehuda frischman " < wrote:

 

> For the record, to the best of my knowledge, the following are the only ACAOM

> accredited DAOM programs:

>

> 1. Bastyr (Seattle)

> 2. OCOM (Portland)

> 3. ACTCM (San Francisco)

> 4. 5 Branches (Santa Cruz)

> 5. Emperor's (Santa Monica)

> 6. PCOM (San Diego)

>

> The word I have heard is that South Baylo also has ACAOM accreditation, but

> they choose instead to offer an OMD offered by the NOMAA, a new rival

> accrediting group, led by Ted Priebe and Deke Kendall and company.

>

> Anybody know anything else?

>

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yehuda frischman wrote:

> Legally, what does DoE accreditation mean? Does that mean that one

> who completes a program is legally not allowed to use the title

 

Hi Yehuda!

 

Bingo, and may *never* be allowed to. I suggest that NO ONE make the

commitment until the DOE actually accredits one of the agencies AND the

state you want to license in accepts the school's credentials. Wait

until the school actually has graduates who are recognized as " Doctor "

in your state based on their education at that school. The first one

into the water here just might drown.

 

Rhode Island will issue you a doctor's credential if you passed the NCCA

and have a few letters of recommendation. You put on your card Dr.

Yehuda Frischman and some fine print under it " Doctor of Acupuncture,

Rhode Island " . Of course, you may have to also license in the state you

are practicing in, but you call yourself " doctor " based on your Rhode

Island license. Myself, I just put DOM *after* my name, legal in

Florida. Being a " doctor " is the least of our worries, anyway.

 

http://www.rules.state.ri.us/rules/released/pdf/DOH/DOH_191_.pdf

 

Regards,

 

Pete