reintroducing myself

[Guest guest]

Dear group,

 

A couple of months ago, our fearless leader, Doug had asked folk to introduce

or reintroduce themselves to the group. I intended to at the time, but just

didn't get around to it. Yesterday I completed my application to attend Samra's

DAOM program, and in the application they ask for a personal profile. So let me

use that to, " please allow me to introduce myself... "

 

 

Personal Profile of Yehuda Frischman, L.Ac.

 

 

It is with humility and enthusiasm that I prepare to take this next step in

applying to attend the doctoral program at Samra University . Oriental medicine

has been a second chosen career for me, after 21 years in business, and the past

seven years, both in school and in practice, have planted me in fertile soil.

This has enabled me to grow and cultivate internally, as well as to contribute

to so many others through teaching and through acting as an agent of healing.

 

As a Chasidic Jew, I find that being a practitioner of Oriental medicine

seamlessly fits into my lifestyle. Judaism teaches that when illness strikes,

one needs to ground himself introspectively, determine in which ways his life is

out of balance, and then do whatever needs to be done to put himself back in a

state of connectivity: with himself, his community and with G-d. I have used

this same model to treat my patients and to formulate the principles of my

practice—that by addressing the whole person, physically, mentally, emotionally

and spiritually, I have been able to resolve health issues that have stubbornly

resisted conventional medical treatment. Each patient’s individual

constitution, nature, and life experiences (including traumas) represent the

pieces of the map in their unique individual path toward healing and balance.

My job as a practitioner is to listen, put the pieces together, and empower the

patient to heal himself. So too, Oriental medicine

views the entire person as a whole vital being, and rather than repair a

machine, whose parts are broken or not working properly, it seeks to determine

the ways that the synergistic connectivity of the patient has been undermined.

And while at the same time it treats acute disorders, it also seeks to restore

the balance which has been compromised.

 

It is this philosophy that has guided my educational choices in order to help

me become a more complete person and a better practitioner. I have been an

active participant in the on-line Chinese Herbal Medicine as well as the TCM

on-line discussion group. I founded and moderate the discussion group:

Traditional Jewish Medicine and TCM, an international group of professionals,

including MDs, who integrate Chinese medicine into their practices. I have been

motivated to learn skills in areas complementing Oriental medicine which I

consider as tools I frequently use in the repertoire of my practice, including

CranioSacral Therapy, SomatoEmotional release, Bioset allergy desensitization

and the scholarly works of the Jewish healing tradition, especially those of the

great medieval physician, Dr. Moses Maimonides. These activities and courses of

study have all complemented the skills I learned during my Masters Education at

Dongguk Royal University . But there still

remains a serious void for me to fill in order to consider myself a competent

and well rounded physician. It is in this spirit that I apply to attend the DAOM

program at Samra.

 

I see the DAOM as an opportunity, not to become a “wannabe” MD, (as some have

accused osteopaths of being) but rather to truly develop as a unique

complementary physician. By integrating Western biomedical diagnostic tools,

by learning Western emergency medicine protocols, and by applying them to the

Oriental medical paradigm, an elegant synthesis of medical excellence can be

achieved. I want to be able to practice the art of medicine with any and all of

the tools I might need and to practice in any environment that I need to be in,

whether in my clinic office or in a hospital, in order to be a successful and

thorough agent of healing. By becoming engaged as a member of a community of

like-minded fellows and teachers, and by having the opportunity to go through a

real in-hospital internship, with G-d’s help, that void will be filled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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