Daylight Savings Time 2016: Tips for Springing Forward
Spring forward this Sunday with these tips for adjusting your body along with your clock for Daylight Savings Time 2016!
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Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
Have you ever wondered what unique job opportunities there are for acupuncturists? Here are 3 examples of unusual environments where you can excel in your practice: Travel the World on a Cruise Ship: Acupuncture at Sea with Karas Smith After graduating from PCOM in May 2014 with her Master’s in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Karas Smith …
Leap Day Traditions Across Time and Cultures
Have you ever wondered why we add one day to February every four years? It turns out that the history of leap year is a long and very complex one, having much to do with the inexact number of whole days it takes our Earth to complete a full orbit around the Sun: 365.2422 days, …
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PCOM’s Collaborative Off-Site Internship at Columbia University
In 2013, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine collaborated with the Integrative Medicine Working Group at Columbia University, New York, NY to add an acupuncture session for students on the university’s Morningside campus. For the past two years, the new acupuncture session has had about 2000 campus visits each year, with a no-show rate of less than 5% and high patient-satisfaction scores. The …
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ILaaom, Quad A Representatives Meet with Secretary of Illinois DFPR on Dry Needling
December 2015 – Pacific College of Oriental Medicine – Chicago was well-represented at a December 2015 private meeting with the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. A representative of Quad A (the Asian American Association of Acupuncturists, Chicago) and representatives of ILaaom (Illinois Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine), all of whom were PCOM graduates, were …
Retrospective: Pacific Symposium 2015
Thank you, everyone, for a successful 2015 Pacific Symposium, hosted at the Catamaran Resort Hotel in San Diego, CA from October 28 – November 3rd. With speakers and attendees from nearly every state in the country and several other nations besides, the 27th Symposium may have been our best yet! Jeffrey Yuen, Mazin Al-Khafaji, and Jill Blakeway were …
Naomi C. Broering Hispanic Heritage Award/Grant
On May 18, 2015, Naomi C. Broering, PCOM’s Dean of Libraries, received the Medical Library Association’s (MLA) first Hispanic heritage award at the annual MLA conference in Austin, Texas. Named the Naomi C. Broering Hispanic Heritage Award, the award honors and recognizes her past accomplishments in medical librarianship and library informatics. Naomi has a long …
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PCOM Alumna Acupuncturist Interviewed
Congratulations to PCOM alumna Victoria Risovanny, who was interviewed by Heather Lane on FOX5 yesterday! Victoria practices acupuncture at the Sewall Healthy Living Center at Sharp Coronado. Watch the segment here.
Pacific College New York Celebrates New Campus Location
This January 2014, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine New York opened the doors to its new campus location in Lower Manhattan. The PCOM New York campus moved from its long-held Flatiron District location in December 2013, just in time to ring in 2014 from its new home on 110 William Street, New York NY 10038. The campus move will provide new opportunities for students and patients alike. Campus Director Malcolm Youngren says, “The space is larger than our previous campus. The new space is 42,000 square feet compared to 38,000 square feet. This move has enabled us to create a larger student lounge and increase the number of classes and treatment rooms.”
Pacific College and Integrative Medicine: An East Meets West Approach to Health
A recent issue of Acupuncture Today reported big news for one of the largest medical schools in the United States. The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System has begun to introduce methods of Eastern medicine into their medical curriculum. Journalist Daniel Ramirez reports, “By meshing a 3,000-year-old medicine with cutting-edge medical science, one of the largest medical institutions in California is hoping to lead the way by proving there are effective ways to deal with disease with a new type of care that incorporates both East and West.” This was an exciting development for proponents of integrative health who believe that the more options available for patients, the better.