OMD vs Masters vs no degree

[Guest guest]

My $.02,

 

Many of the original folks who were involved in creating the schools and the

orgainizations and the Board Exams---the folks who created the world of

Acupunture /TCM that most of you came from - had no degrees of any kind.

 

I started my practice with no more than a letter from my Sifu saying i had his

permission.

 

(ok since then i went back and earned some initials - OMD, DAc, Dipl Ac, DiplCH,

FNAAOM etc. but that has not made a great difference in my practice)

 

Even today some of the most knowledgeable practitioners and scholars of our Art

have no degree other than Dipl Ac or CH.

 

It is about ability to help our patients and this is not measured by initials.

 

Doc

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Doc,

 

 

Doc:

 

(ok since then i went back and earned some initials - OMD, DAc, Dipl Ac, DiplCH,

FNAAOM etc. but that has not made a great difference in my practice)

 

 

Marco: What has maked a difference in your practice?

 

Doc:

 

It is about ability to help our patients and this is not measured by initials.

 

Marco:

 

Ofcouarse

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Be it duly noted that there are still people out there calling themselves

Doctors, with " M.D. " after their name, whose license to practice has been

revoked. Unless somebody checks, there is no way to know.

 

Pat

 

Doc:

 

(ok since then i went back and earned some initials - OMD, DAc, Dipl Ac,

DiplCH, FNAAOM etc. but that has not made a great difference in my

practice)

 

 

Marco: What has maked a difference in your practice?

 

Doc:

 

It is about ability to help our patients and this is not measured by

initials.

 

Marco:

 

Ofcouarse

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

>Marco: What has maked a difference in your practice?<

 

My practice building strategy;

 

I treat all patients as i wish to be treated. Focusing attention on them alone,

with no difference between those that pay my full fee and those who are on a

sliding scale. If I do not feel i can help someone or i think another modality

or even another TCM practitioner will be better able to help them i refer them.

By treating only those people i can do the best for and treating each patient as

if i have all of the time in the world i have gained the trust of my patients.

Students who sit clinic with me often remark that it seems more like family than

patients.

My patients are my main source of referral.

 

I do not have competitors, only colleagues - and my colleagues know i will

always help with practice or patient questions.

 

The students at CSTCM where i teach know that when they graduate i will be there

as a mentor if needed. I treat them as colleagues rather than a false hierarchy

of student teacher, recognizing that i am still a student.

 

 

The above is my practice building strategy and i get several new patients

refered directly to me each week, often by students, fellow TCM practitioners,

MDs, DCs, and mostly by patients.

 

Doc

 

Marco <bergh wrote:

Dear Doc,

 

 

Doc:

 

(ok since then i went back and earned some initials - OMD, DAc, Dipl Ac, DiplCH,

FNAAOM etc. but that has not made a great difference in my practice)

 

 

Marco: What has maked a difference in your practice?

 

Doc:

 

It is about ability to help our patients and this is not measured by initials.

 

Marco:

 

Ofcouarse