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UNITED STATES ACUPUNCTURE & L MEDICINE SCHOOLS
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VT | WA, WI
We encourage students to look at the SCHOOL WEB PAGE directly from this web page.
Check the Student resources page of this site as well.
Also Natural Healers.com has provided a detailed “synopsis” of each school to review the schools further.
For
a synopsis of formal schooling and exam requirements for the practice
of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, click
here. US
FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES.
Check with the individual schools and click on financial aid resources.
Note:
Accreditation provides the means for federally insured student
loans. US
SCHOOL ACCREDITATION: The
ACAOM's core curriculum standards
and requirements for the masters
and doctoral programs can be downloaded at From Tao to Earth's
US Links Resources page. Click on the words above. The
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture
& Oriental Medicine was formed to advance the status of
acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in the United States. They send
up-to-date lists of the colleges and provide in-depth information
to schools to assist them with faculty development programs, support
school in their work toward accreditation, develop committees
to improve the conditions of education and the practice of acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine. They provide the Clean Needle Technique
Course throughout the country and continued development of standards
for CNT. Their work includes the development of chemical dependency
programs for acupuncturists as well as doctoral level programs.
US
REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION AND LICENSING:
For greater detail, purchase the most current book on Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine Laws available from either of the two
US national associations AOMA
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance or the American
Association of Oriental Medicine AAOM.
The ACAOM (Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine) maintains the standards regarding TCM schools through
a specific accreditation process. The ACAOM is recognized by the
U.S. Dept. of Education and the commission on Recognition of Post-secondary
Accreditation. Most of the acupuncture schools in the US have
gone through an accreditation process. Note that not all schools
on this list are accredited. Any questions you can E-mail
the ACAOM. Federal loans require that a student attend an
accredited school.
AC=
Accredited RA= Re-accredited Candidacy Status Note:
Accreditation provides the means for federally insured student
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