Escape Fire: Revolutionizing American Healthcare
By Erika Schultz, Graduate Intern at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine Americans spend $8,000 per capita on healthcare in comparison to $3,000 per capita in other developed countries and has some of the worst health outcomes. Insurance rates have increased...
Can Better Communication Improve Medical Care?
By Lisa Weber, CHC, Student in the Master’s Program at Emperor’s College Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency room physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, a clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School and author of When Doctor’s Don’t Listen: How to Avoid...
Twelve Tips to Celebrate Chinese New Year
Gong Xi Fa Cai, Sae Hae Bok Mani Ba Deu Se Yo, Happy Lunar New Year! 2013 is the Chinese Year of the Water Snake, which brings with it much symbolism and excitement. Not only does the snake’s transformative ability to molt its skin teach us the important lesson of...
How to Start Your Acupuncture Career
In order to start your career as an acupuncture and Oriental medicine practitioner, you must acquire licensure. Most US states that license acupuncturists require certification by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)....