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PCOM’s Acupuncture Clinics for the Homeless Featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune

PCOM-SD’s acupuncture clinics for the homeless were recently featured in an article by the San Diego Union-Tribune. Check out an excerpt below or read the full article! The Growing Importance of Alternative Therapies for Homeless Communities Free clinics commonly offer homeless and low-income people medical and dental services, but some San Diego clinics also offer …

3 Key Ways Acupuncture Supports Men’s Health

We recently came up with 10 important ways that acupuncture benefits women. While men, too, certainly enjoy improvements in mood, sleep, pain, and addiction recovery just like women do, there are three additional improvements that men can expect from a course of treatment delivered by the hands of a skilled Chinese medicine practitioner. 1) Improvements …

PCOM-Chicago Volunteer at the Association House

PCOM massage and acupuncture interns donated auricular acupuncture and massage to the staff of Chicago’s Association House, a community-based organization that provides educational, mental health and job-placement services to the Humboldt Park community, on Friday, July 15, as part of their Staff Wellness Day.  The event was organized in part by Hanan Hannah. 

Discover the Healing Abilities of the Ancient Practice of Qigong

The Chicago campus is hosting free qigong and taiji classes every Sunday from 2:00pm to 4:30pm and every 2nd Friday of the month from 6:00pm to 7:30pm with ACTQA-certified instructor Keith Brewer. Open to patients, alumni, students, the public, anyone interested in qigong or taiji to come and try them, and for experienced practitioners to practice their skills. Check out this month’s schedule or RSVP to [email protected]. …

Pacific College of Oriental Medicine Celebrates 30th Anniversary

This year (2016), Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) turns 30. Since PCOM opened in 1986, the San Diego campus has seen about 2500 master’s and massage graduates, New York about 2100, Chicago 700, and PCOM has hosted thousands of attendees at 27 years of the Pacific Symposium. The Founding and Growth of Pacific College …

Common Misconceptions About Online Nursing Degrees

Online learning is becoming an increasingly popular solution across all industries and fields of study, including nursing, and PCOM is proud to offer a partially-online RN-to-BSN program for busy students working within the field. Unfortunately, a number of misconceptions still surround online nursing schools, which critics claim are not as challenging or valuable as traditional …

#StrongerTogether: AIHM Student Alliance Hosts Event

By: Rachelle Grace Matias Edited By: Alicia Walker Republished with permission from aihm.org. #StrongerTogether: A historic day forever changing the trajectory of health care, nearly 200 students from UCSD School of Medicine, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Bastyr University California, and SDSU Doctor of Physical Therapy Program joined forces to launch the AIHM Student Alliance. Over …