BERNARD KIM and Emperor's College Info

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Hi Josh,

 

Well, it's a very broad question, actually. Personally, I had a great

experience at Emperors. I made some great friends, learned cool

stuff, and had an opportunity to apply those things in the College

Clinic and at a couple of different externship sites in the

community. ECTOM is a great U.S. acupuncture school.

 

As far as strengths, I would say the Clinical experience was very

valuable. It is a fairly busy clinic so interns don't have any

trouble getting patients. It's well-run and quite professional. Also,

there are some really good clinical supervisors, each with their own

teaching and practice style. The classroom instruction is good too. I

had the opportunity to take a class at another local (L.A.) school

and was convinced that the ECTOM experience is far better. ECTOM did

get a very good review for it's most recent accreditation.

 

Another very special thing about ECTOM is the overall environment.

The students are very friendly and their is ample opportunity to

build strong relationships which is important since you'll be there

for 4 years. This is another big difference from other schools which

are a bit more " commuter " in their feel. Also, you can't beat the

location, far better than being in downtown L.A. where other schools

are located.

 

As far as weaknesses...my personal 2 cents here is that the

weaknesses of ECTOM are probably the weaknesses you'll find at most

U.S. acupuncture schools. The overall rigor of the curriculum in some

areas is not as high as I would've liked. I did learn a lot, but I

think that what you come out with at graduation time is the bare

minimum to build a practice (without hurting people). As far as

acupuncture as a profession, you have to be commited to continuing

your education well after graduation. Also, you will have to rely on

your business sense/networking abilities in order to make a living

practicing what you've learned.

 

Bernie

 

 

acupuncture , " josh_spin <josh_spin> "

<josh_spin> wrote:

> Bernard,

>

>

> You just graduated from Emperor's College in Santa Monica, CA? I'm

> applying for school there this fall.

>

> I'm exictied to speak with someone about it. Did you like it? There

> brochure looks great and the people I have spoken with there have

> been very supportive. I'm going to visit in the next few months.

>

> Was it a real quality education in Acupuncture? Thanks for the info.

>

> Josh - Acpuncturist to be..