Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

BACM is to educate and cultivate brilliant healers, teachers, leaders, and researchers in Chinese medicine who revolutionize the future of healthcare and improve lives; to conduct research, share research findings, and improve usability, scalability, security, reliability, and performance of Chinese Medicine.

At the end of the program, graduates in the Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program will be able to:

1. Master traditional Chinese medicine theoretical foundations, clinical diagnosis, and treatment strategies.
2. Understand modern medicine in the fields of chemistry, biology, physiology, anatomy, pathology, pharmacology, and nutrition.
3. Keep up with the recent advances in scientific and technological findings on acupuncture through regular literature reviews.
4. Integrate modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine to improve patient care and patient satisfaction.
5. Prepare and pass the national board exams and get licensed to practice acupuncture and herbal medicine.
6. Create and implement business plans, policies, procedures, and marketing/outreach plans to support success in professional practice.
7. Comply with HIPAA regulations, professional and ethical standards.
8. Develop the ability to think critically and creatively, synthesize knowledge, and use research findings and the scientific and scholarly literature to support acupuncture and oriental medicine professional practice.
9. Develop knowledge and understanding of how to engage in collaborative interactions involving acupuncture and herbal medicine practitioners and other health care practitioners.
10. Improve the fields of acupuncture and oriental medicine by teaching others as professors or pursuing academic research.

The graduation requirements for Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine:

At least four (4) academic years in length (equivalent to at least 36 calendar months, or 120 instructional weeks).

 Note: Students who have achieved a Master of Acupuncture degree and have fulfilled prior credit requirements can apply to get a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree with one additional year of instruction.

Subjects	Credits Hours	Clock Hours
Oriental medical theory, diagnosis, and treatment techniques in acupuncture and related studies	47	705
Didactic Oriental Herbal studies	30	450
Integrated Acupuncture and Herbal Clinic Training	51	1530
Biomedical Clinical Science	40	600
Counseling, Communication, Ethics and Practice Management	6	90
Supervised Clinical Care of Patients	0	1000
Dissertation	4	60
Total	178	4435

The grade-point average for the courses counted toward the degree must be 3.0 or above.