MSOM and MAc Goals • Instruct health care practitioners in the art and science of Chinese medicine • Immerse students in the culture of Chinese medicine by combining emphasis on scholarly erudition and attention for multi-layered detail with the “atmosphere” inspiring aspects of holistic life science • Cultivate respect for Chinese medicine as an independent science that has its own parameters and does not require validation by other scientific systems • Honor the philosophical precepts that are shared by naturopathic medicine and classical Chinese medicine—belief in the healing power of nature, focus on identifying the root causes of disease, and treatment of the person as a multifaceted entity • Foster awareness of the historical development of Chinese medicine, including knowledge of the major schools of Chinese medical thought • Present Chinese medicine as a renaissance-style art that is embedded in, and closely related to, other traditional arts and sciences • Educate students to effectively treat disease, especially chronic and recalcitrant disorders, by training them broadly in all major modalities of Chinese medicine (MSOM), or in the modalities of acupuncture and moxibustion (MAc), while at the same time effecting them to acquire a distinguishing sense regarding the clinical situation under which each of the relevant modalities should be applied
MSOM and MAc Educational Objectives • Diagnose according to the traditional parameters of Chinese diagnosis • Master the theory and practice of the main modalities of Chinese medicine (MSOM); master the theory and practice of acupuncture and moxibustion (MAc) • Acquire a distinguishing sense regarding the clinical situations under which each of the relevant modalities should be applied • Engage in scholarly discourse regarding the nature and origin of Chinese medicine • Work cooperatively with other health care practitioners for optimal patient care
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