Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 I have a little dilemma that I hope someone can give their professional opinion on, I'm afraid I'm starting to get tunnel vision. I am a new student (only about 9months) and have another 7-8 more months of bookwork until I get to do an internship in China. I want to get some clinical work in now or at least be around and observing while treatment is taking place. The problem is that I live in a state that does not have a qualified acupuncture school. The only school in the state that does offer two levels of Acupuncture does not have " complete training in the field " according to a trusted local TCM doctor. I did view the school's outline (its posted online) and the basic class looks to be covering the same subjects as my other school covered. Would you advise that I go ahead and enroll in the local state school so that I can be around other students and teachers or just wait until next year? If anyone knows of a school opening in Oklahoma sometime soon please drop me a line. Tamara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Hi TaMara, I have a friend who just came back from HangZhou doing a 3 month internship. He is about to graduate from ACTCM in SF, which is highly regarded academically, so... this is just my two cents... If you are serious about pursuing Chinese medicine, move to a state that has an accredited school. Kansas does. Their first graduating class is coming up next year. Also, Colorado has 2. visit.www.naturalhealers.com Don't waste your money at an un-accredited school. Also, please consider at least going through 2 years of an accredited program, before interning in China. You'll get a lot more out of the experience. Finally, try to get at least half-fluent in Chinese, before you spend a lot of time in China. At least, know the names of the points in Mandarin and be able to read the herbs in Chinese characters. Good luck! On 9/13/06, TaMara <advocare1210 wrote: > > I have a little dilemma that I hope someone can give their > professional opinion on, I'm afraid I'm starting to get tunnel > vision. > I am a new student (only about 9months) and have another 7-8 more > months of bookwork until I get to do an internship in China. I want > to get some clinical work in now or at least be around and observing > while treatment is taking place. The problem is that I live in a > state that does not have a qualified acupuncture school. The only > school in the state that does offer two levels of Acupuncture does > not have " complete training in the field " according to a trusted > local TCM doctor. > I did view the school's outline (its posted online) and the basic > class looks to be covering the same subjects as my other school > covered. Would you advise that I go ahead and enroll in the local > state school so that I can be around other students and teachers or > just wait until next year? If anyone knows of a school opening in > Oklahoma sometime soon please drop me a line. > Tamara > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Tamara, I am unaware of any future program opening up in OK. So, I guess you do have a problem. I can only suggest you consider moving closer to a program that would provide you with a higher level of training and more clinical ops. I was not aware that there was a program in OK to start with and I put together the list for TCMStudent.com. Mike W. Bowser, L Ac -------------- > Chinese Medicine > advocare1210 > Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:57:58 +0000 > Finding a school > > I have a little dilemma that I hope someone can give their > professional opinion on, I'm afraid I'm starting to get tunnel > vision. > I am a new student (only about 9months) and have another 7-8 more > months of bookwork until I get to do an internship in China. I want > to get some clinical work in now or at least be around and observing > while treatment is taking place. The problem is that I live in a > state that does not have a qualified acupuncture school. The only > school in the state that does offer two levels of Acupuncture does > not have " complete training in the field " according to a trusted > local TCM doctor. > I did view the school's outline (its posted online) and the basic > class looks to be covering the same subjects as my other school > covered. Would you advise that I go ahead and enroll in the local > state school so that I can be around other students and teachers or > just wait until next year? If anyone knows of a school opening in > Oklahoma sometime soon please drop me a line. > Tamara > _______________ Search from any Web page with powerful protection. Get the FREE Windows Live Toolbar Today! http://get.live.com/toolbar/overview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 On Wednesday 13 September 2006 09:57, TaMara wrote: <snip> > I'm afraid I'm starting to get tunnel > vision. <snip> > If anyone knows of a school opening in > Oklahoma Hi Tamara! Does it have to be in Oklahoma? This really limits it. People frequently relocate to attend school. Regards, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Tamara, I don't know if you've been to any of the OKAA (okacupunctureassociation.org) meetings, but we're currently working on our bi-laws so that there is some type of regulation here. I think Eldon St. Clair is doing an apprenticeship with someone but I'm not sure. He is currently vice president and I am president of the association. Another guy, Tim Green, went to acupuncture school in Dallas after he finished the one that was in Tahlequah, OK. I don't know about the school you've mentioned in Oklahoma City but I've heard from various trusted acupuncturists that they give their students needles after only being in school for two weeks. It seems to be a kind of " Votek " acupuncture school. I hope this helps and I hope I didn't confuse you or discourage you! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if you need any leads. I'd be more than happy to help. Jamie www.whartenby.com - TaMara Chinese Medicine Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:57 AM Finding a school I have a little dilemma that I hope someone can give their professional opinion on, I'm afraid I'm starting to get tunnel vision. I am a new student (only about 9months) and have another 7-8 more months of bookwork until I get to do an internship in China. I want to get some clinical work in now or at least be around and observing while treatment is taking place. The problem is that I live in a state that does not have a qualified acupuncture school. The only school in the state that does offer two levels of Acupuncture does not have " complete training in the field " according to a trusted local TCM doctor. I did view the school's outline (its posted online) and the basic class looks to be covering the same subjects as my other school covered. Would you advise that I go ahead and enroll in the local state school so that I can be around other students and teachers or just wait until next year? If anyone knows of a school opening in Oklahoma sometime soon please drop me a line. Tamara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 Yep. I relocated to CA from DC, just because I didn't figure that the MD school could match up to what the CA schools have to offer. I hear the school in Austin TX is pretty good. One thing good about CA is that if you go to the right school, you'll get lots of experience in the clinic. Some schools, people spend a fair amount of clinic time reading because their schedules aren't filled up. cheers, y.c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2006 Report Share Posted September 14, 2006 There are many other considerations for choosing a program. The program should have a strong western and eastern theoretical basis as well as the clinical internship. Some programs, usually the larger ones, have outside ops with some western medical facilities and offsight clinics. I, too, went to CA (San Diego) to learn at what was one of the best programs available. This school now offers the post-grad DAOM as well. I consider that when a school can offer both a Master's and doctorate and still maintain itself with adequate resources to be a big advantage. This is important and one reason why there are not more DAOM's yet. A school must be able to maintain its other program as well. I must say that CA-approved programs are the way to go if you want to be able to treat and dialogue as a provider of healthcare. You might check out the CA Acupuncture Board website for a listing of the CA-approved programs, this is quite an extensive process from what I am told and seems to be limited to the more well-known programs. Best of luck in your search. Mike W. Bowser, L Ac -------------- > Chinese Medicine > ycmgh > Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:38:12 -0700 > Re: Finding a school > > Yep. I relocated to CA from DC, just because I didn't > figure that the MD school could match up to what the > CA schools have to offer. I hear the school in Austin > TX is pretty good. > One thing good about CA is that if you go to the right > school, you'll get lots of experience in the clinic. > Some schools, people spend a fair amount of clinic > time reading because their schedules aren't filled up. > cheers, > y.c. > > > > > _______________ Express yourself with gadgets on Windows Live Spaces http://discoverspaces.live.com?source=hmtag1 & loc=us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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