Bastyr University is a private alternative medicine university with campuses in Kenmore, Washington, and San Diego, California. Programs include naturopathy, acupuncture, Traditional Asian medicine, nutrition, herbal medicine, ayurvedic medicine, psychology, and midwifery.
A medical degree is a professional degree admitted to those who have passed coursework in the fields of medicine and/or surgery from an accredited medical school. Obtaining a degree in medicine allows for the recipient to continue on into specialty training with the end goal of securing a license to practice within their respective jurisdiction. Medical graduates may also pursue non-clinical careers including those in basic research and positions within the healthcare industry. A worldwide study conducted in 2011 indicated on average: 64 university exams, 130 series exams, and 174 assignments are completed over the course of 5.5 years. As a baseline, students need greater than an 85% in prerequisite courses to enrol for the aptitude test in these degree programs.
Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) is a private university located in Whittier, California and specializing in the health sciences. SCUHS programs include acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which are regarded by the mainstream medicine and science communities as pseudoscience. Academics are organized into four colleges and schools: the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, the College of Eastern Medicine, and the College of Science & Integrative Health. The university is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.
The National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) is a private university of naturopathic medicine, Classical Chinese medicine, and nutrition located in Portland, Oregon. The school has approximately 553 students.
The Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine is a private graduate college in Seattle, Washington. It is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine and authorized by the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board to award the degrees of Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Master of Acupuncture, and Doctor of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. SIEAM's educational programs offer training in acupuncture, tui na, shiatsu, Chinese herbal medicine, and Chinese medical language.
Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) is a private university focused on alternative health care and located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The university has educational programs in chiropractic, Traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, therapeutic massage, Allied health professions, and human biology. The university was founded in 1941 by John B. Wolfe, DC.
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) is a private university in Portland, Oregon focused on graduate degrees in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. OCOM's programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine and authorized by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission's Office of Degree Authorization to award Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degrees. The institution's trustees voted in spring 2024 to close the institution because of declining enrollments and financial challenges.
The Pacific College of Health and Science is a private for-profit college of alternative medicine in the United States with campuses in San Diego, New York, and Chicago.
The American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) is a private graduate school of traditional Oriental medicine and acupuncture in Roseville, Minnesota. It was established in 1997 in response to the encouragement of staff and faculty at the Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Jinan, China. Classes began in 1999 in a small collection of rooms in the University Technology Center building in Dinkytown, near the University of Minnesota. At that time there were about 40 full and part-time students and the school consisted of two class rooms, four treatment rooms and a small series of adjoining offices which served as reception, administration office and pharmacy. The one clinic consultation room was little more than a closet with a window and enough space for a desk and two chairs.
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine is a private for-profit university focused on Oriental medicine with locations in Racine, Wisconsin and Skokie, Illinois. The college offers education and clinical training in acupuncture and Herbal medicine including Chinese herbs, tui na massage, and nutrition.
Marshall B. Ketchum University is a private university focused on graduate programs in healthcare and located in Fullerton, California. MBKU expanded from the Southern California College of Optometry which was founded in 1904. The university was officially established as a multidisciplinary university with the addition of School of PA Studies in 2011 and College of Pharmacy in 2013. Along with Hope International University, the campus bookends the north and south sides of the Cal State Fullerton campus respectively.
Regulation of acupuncture is done by governmental bodies to ensure safe practice.
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University is a comprehensive public university based in Hangzhou city, capital of Zhejiang province, China.
The Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine(ICAOM), located in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, offers master's and postgraduate doctoral degrees in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. ICAOM's programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, and approved by the Hawaii State Board of Acupuncture.
The Five Branches University is a private university in California.
Physical therapy education varies greatly from country to country. Worldwide, physical therapy training ranges from basic work site education in hospitals and outpatient clinics to professional doctoral degree and masters programs.
The Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a provincial public medical university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Sichuan, and co-sponsored by the provincial government, the Ministry of Education, and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction. Founded 1956, the university is one of the four earliest traditional Chinese medicine colleges established after the Chinese Civil War.
Emperor's College is a private for-profit graduate school of traditional Asian medicine in Culver City, California. Founded in 1983, it offers master's and doctoral programs with accreditation in acupuncture and Asian medicine.
The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College & Zhejiang Provincial Yuying Hospital is a Grade 3A comprehensive hospital as well as the 2nd Clinical and "Pediatric Clinical Institute" of Wenzhou Medical College.
Southern School of Natural Therapies (SSNT) is the longest-standing institution in Natural Therapies that offers both tertiary education and vocational education and training. The School became a part of education provider Torrens University Australia in 2014, itself part of the Strategic Education, Inc. group.
