TCM and Acupuncture for Infertility
Chinese Medicine: Treating High Blood Pressure with Acupuncture
Researches from the Center of Integrative Medicine, U.C. Irvine in collaboration with East Hospital in Shanghai, China, and the Southern CA University of Health Sciences recently published an article on the long term effects of weekly electro-acupuncture on mild to moderate hypertension.
Researches from the Center of Integrative Medicine, U.C. Irvine in collaboration with East Hospital in Shanghai, China, and the Southern CA University of Health Sciences recently published an article in the Medical Acupuncture Magazine on the effects of electro- acupuncture on reducing blood pressure among patients with hypertension.
Five Branches University Students Awarded Henan TCM University Scholarship
Five Branches University is one of only three TCM universities in the U.S. that were awarded the opportunity to receive a scholarship for advanced clinical studies in Henan, China.
This Chinese government sponsored scholarship is offered through Henan TCM University. The University was founded in 1958 and is located in Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan province (north of Beijing). It is one of the earliest established TCM universities in China and is the base for international promotion of Chinese culture and TCM including the qualification test department and education base of World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies.
The annual scholarship is offered to non-Chinese MTCM, DTCM or DAOM students, who have completed at least a quarter of their TCM training and are in good academic standing. The award for the three months spring 2016 scholarship was awarded to a Five Branches MTCM graduate and DAOM student. The scholarship covers tuition, room and board as well as a small stipend for personal needs. Last summer four of our Chinese DAOM students earned this scholarship for advanced clinical studies at Henan TCM University.
2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine is granted to a Chinese Medical researcher
Groundbreaking and historical news for the Traditional Chinese Medicine community. For the first time in history, the Nobel Prize committee has granted an award to a Traditional Chinese Medicine researcher, Dr. Youyou Tu, for her work in Physiology and Medicine.
In response to failing Malaria treatments, Dr. Tu and her team from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing created an effective alternative treatment using the Chinese herb Artemisia annua (Qing Hao Su 青蒿素). You can read more about this exciting development by clicking on the link provided: https://theconversation.com/is-the-2015-nobel-prize-a-turning-point-for-traditional-chinese-medicine-48643
This is an important milestone for the profession and for the future of integrative medicine. It is my hope that this development will continue leading patients and western health care physicians to pursue an integrative dialogue in their health and wellness activities.
The World Health Organization Meets at Five Branches University for Field Trials on New ICD-11 Traditional Medicine Codes
On December 10, Five Branches University is honored to host the World Health Organization (WHO) at our San Jose campus for the field trials of the new ICD-11 codes which will include ™ Codes (Traditional Medicine).
ICD codes, the International Classifications of Diseases codes, is the international standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. The ICD is maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO), the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations System.
In 2012 the WHO conducted a survey in countries around the world and found that 82% of the world’s population is using some form of integrated medicine where Chinese Medicine was a leading form. Therefore, Chinese medicine became the first among complementary medicine to have a set of diagnostic codes aside of Western Medicine. For the first time in history, ICD codes will include TCM terminology such as Spleen Qi Deficiency or Liver Qi Stagnation. The significance of this for research and the acceptance of TCM in heatlhcare worldwide can not be overstated.
Dr Heerei Park, faculty and Director of the Korean program at Five Branches University, is one of many subject experts assisting WHO.
Ms Marilyn Allen, Director at the American Acupuncture Council and ambassador to our profession in the U.S., has been working tirelessly with WHO and Stanford University in developing the new ICD-11 T.M. (Traditional Medicine) codes.
Five Branches University Offers Residency Internship at Highland Hospital in Oakland
Beginning January 14, 2016 Five Branches students will join LAc’s, MD’s and western medicine students in residency training in both the outpatient clinic and the inpatient wards in Highland Hospital, a leading community hospital in Oakland, California. This residency has been six years in the making and marks an important milestone for TCM students to receive hospital training. Students will receive orientations on hospital procedures and will have the opportunity to observe the treatment of hundreds of patients in outpatient and inpatient settings. We anticipate that this experience will open many doors for work after graduation.
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Five Branches University Launches New Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (DTCM) Program
Starting in Spring 2016, students entering Five Branches University to become Licensed Acupuncturists and Herbalists will earn the Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine degree. Students will also be granted the Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine degree in order to sit for the National and State Certification and Licensing exams.
With this development, the profession of Traditional Chinese Medicine joins other healthcare professions with an entry-level first professional doctorate degree — such as MD’s, DC’s, and ND’s.
This development integrates the Institute of Medicine core competencies for all 21st century health professions and will hopefully bring TCM practices to be acceptable by Medicare, the federal health care insurance for people over 65 years of age.
For entering students, the Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine programs requires three to four years of study and three years of undergraduate study.
The University continues to offer the postgraduate Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine that is for Licensed Practitioners. This is a two-year program offered once a month in 4-day weekend modules and focused on advanced clinical practice, specializations, pedagogy, research and integrative medicine.
We congratulate the profession for attaining this new standard, the Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, for students entering this growing profession.
TCM for Pediatrics
When children get sick, not only the children suffer from it but the parents also. With traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), how can parents help their sick children. We are please to have Dr. Lucy Hu to give us some TCM tips on pediatrics. There is a different set of measure when making a TCM diagnosis for children. Children’s blood and Qi is not fully developed yet, so they get blood and qi deficiency easily and get sick. In addition, their channel or the heart vessel is not developed yet, so it may also cause some problems with channel or blood vessel and make them sick. If children get sick, their syndromes change quickly. A TCM practitioner’s job is to follow the children’s conditions, in order to make correct diagnosis and treatment plan.
TCM Webinar for Stress Management
