Pacific College of Oriental Medicine - Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) / Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine (MSTOM) / BS or AAS in Holistic Health

http://www.pacificcollege.edu/

San Diego, CA
Phone: (619) 574-6909
Toll free: (800) 729-0941
admissions-sd@pacificcollege.edu

Doctorate
Pacific's Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine offers a six- semester, 1,252.50 hour, 61.5 credit program of study. It is composed of a series of courses in five tracks in which each doctoral fellow completes 39.5 units of didactic coursework and 22 units of clinic courses. The five tracks are:
• Track 1: Family Medicine
• Track 2: Application of Chinese Classics
• Track 3: Chinese Medical Chinese Language
• Track 4: Evidence-Based Medicine
• Track 5: Integrative Family Medicine Clinic

Master’s
The purpose of the Master's programs in Traditional Oriental Medicine is to train practitioners of Oriental medicine and to enable them to function as primary, independent health care providers. The program enables graduates to apply the principles of Oriental medicine; to take any California, Illinois, and New York state licensure exam and the national certification examinations, and, most importantly, to become an integral part of the modern health care system.

Bachelor of Health Science (Asian Holistic Health & Massage)
The purpose of the Bachelor completion program is to prepare students for employment in fields of Asian holistic health and massage.

Students eligible for Pacific College's Bachelor's completion program must complete at least 64.5 semester credits, in addition to a related prerequisite Associates degree.

Required courses include:

• Survey of Chinese Medicine
• Anatomy & Physiology 1
• Anatomy & Physiology 2
• Pathology for Massage Therapists
• Tui Na Hand Techniques
• Tui Na Structural Techniques
• Kinesiology
• Business Management & Ethics

Associate of Applied Science (Holistic Health Science)

The purpose of the Associate degree programs is to prepare students for employment nationally in the profession of body therapy and massage and for certification by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). Graduates are also eligible for membership in the American Organization of Bodywork Therapies of Asia.

Retrieved from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine website on 3/10/2010.