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eLearning FAQs

What programs offer hybrid or fully online courses? Most classes in the following programs have an online component: San Diego Massage Therapist/Asian Bodywork Certificate San Diego Associate of Applied Science (Holistic Health Science) (AAS) San Diego Doctor of Acupuncture with a Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialization (DAcCHM) Massage techniques classes always meet on campus. However, quizzes …

Auricular Acupuncture For Addictive Behavior

Traditional Chinese Medicine, other alternative practitioners, and even traditional Western practices have had proven success using auricular acupuncture, or acupuncture of the ear, in the healing of addictions and addictive behaviors. Auricular acupuncture experienced a burst of popularity in the mid-twentieth century when a Frenchman named Paul Nogier developed a reconfiguration of the Chinese system, which had been around for …

Chinese Cupping Works Wonders

Traditional Chinese medicine brings to mind acupuncture and the use of natural herbs as healing remedies. Cupping is a lesser-known treatment that is also part of Oriental medicine, one that can provide an especially pleasant experience. Cupping is the term applied to a technique that uses small glass cups or bamboo jars as suction devices …

PCOM Receives WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

May 5, 2015 Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) is proud to announce that it has received regional accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). This achievement reflects five years of hard work on the part of faculty, staff, and students. WSCUC commended the college for its commitment to …

Alumni in the News

Our alumni often make the news, but we’ve been seeing more stories than usual recently. In case you missed them elsewhere on the web or television– 1) Jaime Ralston-Wilson, who played a major part in the development of one of the first full-time in-patient acupuncture programs in a hospital in the US, demonstrated acupuncture for …

PCOM New York Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Advances to Candidacy for ACEN Accreditation

We are thrilled to announce that the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BS Completion Program) is now a candidate for accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The ACEN is responsible for accrediting nursing education programs, and achieving ACEN candidacy is a significant milestone …

Register for the San Diego Conference

This link will take you to the registration page for the local San Diego conference. You will be prompted to create an account, which you may use later to manage your purchases and retrieve your certificates.

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