future vision

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Z'ev,

 

I think that you have hit the nail on the head. One who (though capable

of, nonetheless!) tries to test and diagnose from a western perspective,

while doing a thorough Chinese examination and treatment is spreading

themselves much too thin and both aspects will suffer. Is not ideally,

the future of the profession to work in a completely integrative

environment, with Western and Oriental physicians working as equals, each

diagnosing according to their differentiation, and each consulting with

the other as peers. Are not two always better than one?

 

But there's a danger: If we are not vigilant and assertive, the status

quo mentality of the mainstream Western physician will continue to look

at us as just another quaint eclectic branch of " alternative medicine "

rather than as proactive progressive equals, utilitizing a separate but

equal medicine.

 

Ideally this integration will one day be implimented in both a clinical

AND HOSPITAL setting. Hopefully, in the not too distant future.

 

Respectfully,

 

Yehuda

 

On Tue, 10 May 2005 11:28:47 -0700 " " <zrosenbe

writes:

> Alon,

> We weren't talking about integration. As I mentioned, I'd

> personally rather have others handle the blood tests, WM testing,

> etc, and concentrate on Chinese medicine. It is fine to work in

> integrative environments, and one does have to be trained to read

> and

> interpret WM testing. However, we need to master our own tools of

> the trade as primary, WM tools as secondary.

>

>

> On May 10, 2005, at 10:52 AM, Alon Marcus wrote:

>

> > Zev, these days its both, there are many single

> > practitioner environments that integrate. Also, if we

> > are to become part of the system, ie collaborative

> > environments, then we need to be prepared. The road we

> > are taking if for further isolation

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