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.
California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) is a private, non-profit university founded in 1968 and based in San Francisco, California. As of 2020, it operates in two locations; the main campus near the confluence of the Civic Center, SoMa, and Mission districts, and another campus for the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Potrero Hill neighborhood. CIIS has a total of 1,510 students and 80 core faculty members.
Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) is a private university located in Whittier, California and specializing in the health sciences. Academics are organized into four colleges and schools: the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, the College of Eastern Medicine, the College of Science & Integrative Health, and the School of Professional Studies. 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 and Classical Chinese medicine located in Portland, Oregon. The school has approximately 553 students.
The Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) is an accrediting agency recognised by the American Department of Education for professional non-degree and graduate degree programs, including professional doctoral programs in acupuncture and Oriental medicine as well as other institutions that offer such programs.
The Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine is a private, for-profit graduate college in Seattle, Washington. It is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental 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 college in Portland, Oregon focused on graduate degrees in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. OCOM's programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental 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 Pacific College of Oriental Medicine is a private, for-profit college in the United States, with campuses in San Diego, New York, and Chicago. The college is institutionally-accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission and programatically-accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). The college works in conjunction with lawmakers and medical professionals to advance the standards of the holistic medicine profession. Pacific College has received awards for its acupuncture and Oriental medicine curriculum and clinical training, as well as research grants from the National Institutes of Health and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, among others.
The American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) 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, United States. 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 Oriental medicine including Chinese herbs, tui na massage, and nutrition.
Regulation of acupuncture is done by governmental bodies to ensure safe practice.
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 Oriental Medicine, and approved by the Hawaii State Board of Acupuncture.
Gene Bruno, OMD, LAc, FNAAOM is an American acupuncturist and doctor of Oriental Medicine. In 1974 Bruno helped establish the first school of acupuncture in the United States, and the second school in 1975.
The Five Branches University is a private university in California. It has two campuses, one in Santa Cruz and one in San Jose. The school offers accredited Dual Degree Doctor/Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine (DTCM/MTCM), Master of Acupuncture(MAc), and Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (DAOM) degree. The MTCM, MAC, and DAOM degrees are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). They provide a Bridge Program with an MTCM or equivalent to earn a First Professional Doctoral degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Emperor's College is a school of East Asian medicine in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1983, it offers master's and doctoral programs with accreditation in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.
The Won Institute of Graduate Studies is a Private graduate school founded by members of the Korean Won Buddhist order and located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It is the only institutionally accredited graduate school in Pennsylvania for Won Buddhist Studies, acupuncture, and Chinese herbal medicine.
Texas Health and Science University (THSU) is a private for-profit university with its main campus Austin, Texas and a second campus in San Antonio. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, acupuncture, and traditional Chinese medicine.
Acupuncture and Massage College is a nationally-accredited, private for-profit university in Miami, Florida that specializes in Oriental medicine. The college was founded in 1983 and is the oldest acupuncture school in Florida.
American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) is an educational institute in Houston, Texas. The institute provides post-baccalaureate academics and four graduate degree programs to the students in the following areas of study:
