Institute for Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
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The Institute for Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ICAOM), located in Honolulu, Hawaii
, United States
, offers master's and postgraduate doctoral degrees in acupuncture
and oriental medicine
. ICAOM's programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
and approved by the Hawaii State Board of Acupuncture
The school is also a member of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, while licensed by the State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the State of Hawaii Department of Education.
The teaching clinic at ICAOM provides instruction to students and medical care to the local population using the modalities of acupuncture
, herbal medicine, tui na
, cupping
, moxibustion
and lifestyle counseling
.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
, United States
United States
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, offers master's and postgraduate doctoral degrees in acupuncture
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a type of alternative medicine that treats patients by insertion and manipulation of solid, generally thin needles in the body....
and oriental medicine
Oriental medicine
Oriental medicine is a collective term for several types of medicine practiced in the Orient and/or the East.Under Oriental medicine is understood:* Traditional Chinese medicine* Traditional Korean medicine* Kampo...
. ICAOM's programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
The Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is the national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit Master's-level programs in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine profession...
and approved by the Hawaii State Board of Acupuncture
The school is also a member of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, while licensed by the State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the State of Hawaii Department of Education.
The teaching clinic at ICAOM provides instruction to students and medical care to the local population using the modalities of acupuncture
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a type of alternative medicine that treats patients by insertion and manipulation of solid, generally thin needles in the body....
, herbal medicine, tui na
Tui na
Tui na , is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture, moxibustion, fire cupping, Chinese herbalism, t'ai chi, and qigong....
, cupping
Cupping
Cupping can refer to:* Coffee cupping* Fire cupping, and other alternative health cupping methods* "Cupping", a form of unusual tire wear due to bad wheel alignment...
, moxibustion
Moxibustion
Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy using moxa, or mugwort herb. It plays an important role in the traditional medical systems of China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Tibet, and Mongolia. Suppliers usually age the mugwort and grind it up to a fluff; practitioners burn the fluff or...
and lifestyle counseling
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
.