Medical Acupuncturists
and Licensed Acupuncturists
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Thoughts from a Student (future M.S.TOM/ D.P.T.)
I believe that the L.Ac title exists because there is a distinction between the depth of knowledge, amount of training, and, in my personal & humble opinion, …
US Army MD's are referencing this Article
Just thought you'd like to know, that the US Army has referenced your article. More in point, the US Army MD faction that practices Acupuncture has referenced …
Your math is off
870 Hours in Integrated Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic Training Your statement is off: Most of the 2625 hours required for AOM training consists of …
Cleared up My Misconceptions About Medical Acupuncturist Training
Thank you for an informative article that certanly cleared up my misconceptions about the training that Medical Acupuncturists undergo. I've seen some …
the largest insult among our field
I dont care how you want to swing this argument, the fact of the matter is that the entire situation is absurd! I am in a masters degree TCM program …
MD, Anesthesiologist
Excellent Article!
United Acupuncturists
Good article and very informative. It is true that otherwise 'open minded' and nontraditional licensed acupuncturists get trapped in the mechanism of group …
Thank you for this article.
This is only one of many areas of the acupuncture profession in which there is a distinct lack of clear thinking and civil inter-professional dialog. We …
nice article
It's nice to hear another spin on this, as there is a lot of negativity surrounding medical acupuncture. you've certainly provided me some useful insights …
comment on med vs acupuncturists
This article brought a whole new light into my thinking and I appreciate the work put into this. My only concern is those (and I speak especially Chiropractors) …