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Elizabeth Talcott began her career in the health care field as a massage therapist trained at International Professional School of Bodywork (IPSB) in San Diego after completing a degree in Physics from UC San Diego. Concurrent with her educational process at PCOM she maintained a massage practice. Elizabeth has been a member of PCOM's faculty since 2001. Presently she is finishing up her doctorate preparing to defend an argument in favor of developing an accredited track for the teaching of Japanese style acupuncture. Together with KC Conover, she has expanded the Japanese curriculum to three classes; two focusing on the styles taught by Ikeda Masakazu Sensei, Shudo Denmei Sensei and Shoji Kobayashi Sensei to name a few, and one class focusing on Kampo herbal medicine. She is presently teaching the Introduction to Japanese I class and shares teaching responsibilities with KC Conover in teaching of Kampo. Clinically she supervises interns both at the PCOM clinic and Rady Children¹s hospital. Elizabeth has traveled to Japan numerous times to study and observe in the clinic of Ikeda Sensei and Shudo Sensei and continues her education by attending private instruction with Ikeda Sensei as well as group workshops. She maintains a private practice in La Mesa, CA practicing the Japanese style.