by Ted Kardash, Ph.D. The Spirit of the Healer In the opening pages of the Pacific College catalog we find a statement titled “The Spirit of the Healer”. It reads in part: Oriental healers were expected to know eight levels of healing and to become skilled in the Five Excellences. These included techniques of self-development …
The American Chinese Culture and Education Foundation (ACCEF) is a non-profit, national charity organization in the United States, formed for the goal of reaching out to mainstream society to promote the awareness of traditional Chinese culture. With education in mind, ACCEF also strives to sponsor under-privileged children in rural areas of China, donating time, money, …
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Marianne Chalmers, a 2010 Pacific College of Oriental Medicine New York alumna, lives 90 minutes away from Joplin, Missouri, where a tornado struck on May 22, 2011, leaving a devasting path of destruction in its wake. According to National Weather Service records, the recent Joplin tornado was the deadliest twister in more than 60 years. …
“The Constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the Judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.” — Thomas Jefferson On September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by thirty-nine brave men who changed the course of history. United States (U.S.) Constitution & …
The National Stand-Down for Homeless Veterans is an annual event that honors and seeks to physically and emotionally help homeless veterans. Each summer in San Diego, acupuncturist Mitch Lehman directs and organizes the National Stand Down for homeless veterans, held by Integrated Medicine Services. This year’s Stand Down will be held from the 17th through …
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With the holidays upon us, it’s time to think green-in food, decorations & gift-wraps, trees, and anything else that helps sustain our planet for generations of holidays to come. Eco-Friendly Holiday Cooking and Baking There are thousands of holiday recipes. And you no doubt have your favorites. But keep in mind that you can create …
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine will be offering lectures by Giovanni Maciocia. Each lecture is considered a Continuing Education Unit Event (CEU event) for those that are in the Oriental medicine field, including those seeking acupuncture CEUs. His knowledge is invaluable, and these events are considered optimum opportunities for growth in the field. In San …
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May 2006 In 1986, the only Oriental medicine college in San Diego, California Acupuncture College (CAC) closed its doors, leaving many students and faculty without an academic institution in which to practice their medicine. In order to ensure that Oriental medicine would continue to be taught in San Diego, four faculty members from the defunct …
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Though the first semester of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine ‘s doctoral program in acupuncture and Oriental medicine is barely half over, both the students and faculty participating in the program are already excited about its opportunities for advanced study. “The program starting now has been received very enthusiastically by the students, and all of …
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Addition of this technique without any educational standards or meaningful oversight of the practice would expose the public to undue risk of harm. “Our passion helped us win out—because we truly knew we were in the right. We want patients to have access to effective treatments with practitioners who are thoroughly trained in the techniques they are providing,” says Miller. PCOM thanks the Department for its attention to this issue, as well as all the groups and individuals who have helped in this effort. Particular thanks on this effort are extended to Steve Morrill and Curt Fiedler of Morrill and Associates who have helped guide communications and who have spearheaded this work for all of the professional communities, Lindy Camardella and Claudette Baker who joined Dr. Miller in facilitating this process, as well as to Jeannette Hoyt who spent many hours organizing and promoting this effort, and Mary Rogel for being a champion of the community for many years.