Guest guest Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 hi there! i am a licensed acupuncturist, and i am new to this group. the posts i have read so far are fascinating. i have a home-based practice in rural oregon. i practice balance method and five element acupuncture, along with reiki, some herbal medicine and homeopathy. i graduated from bastyr in '96 with a master's degree in acupuncture. my education included a few clinic shifts and many outside preceptor hours in five element acupuncture. i also had some herbal training, and several hundred hours of homeopathic training. the first chm certificate was awarded the same year i graduated. later, they established a degree in AOM. i think initially designing a program sans herbs was a shortcoming of bastyr's, as well as their lack of effort to educate us on the pros and cons of leaving school sans complete herbal training once they completed the chm program. in the last year, i have experienced a renewed interest in herbs, and i am eager to study more herbal medicine. i would be fascinated to hear from anyone else whose training was acupuncture sans a full herbal program, and about where you have gone from there. have you pursued more training in herbal medicine, and where? is anyone practicing herbs and not acupuncture? i have seriously considered taking michael tierra's course, and pursuing AGH certification. CHA has topic-specific distance learning available, and i also want to pursue a complete course in chinese herbal medicine. blue poppy has a rather complete chinese herbal program. i think it might be best to combine other herbal training with the pursuit of AGH-qualified training and certification. i have ruled out a school program leading to nccaom certification, because not all schools even have chinese herbal certificates. when chm certificates are available, the up front, out-of-pocket expenses loom rather large. oh, i am full of questions already. Lynn J. Lynn Detamore, MS, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. healthworks 1-800-355-8011 " The good doctor treats the patient's ills. The great doctor treats the patient. " William Osler, M.D., co-founder of John Hopkins Medical School Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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