December 2010 Archives

NYCTCM Alumni 'Back to School' Day 2011

By Astara on December 20, 2010 3:19 PM | No Comments
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NYCTCM Alumni Back to School Day 

Invitation from Yemeng Chen, NYCTCM President

Time: 6:00 PM, Saturday, January 15, 2011

Place:
Room 106, NYCTCM Mineola campus
155 First Street
Mineola, NY 11501


Dear NYCTCM Alumni: 

We wish you the best for the holiday season and a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year! I want to extend a personal invitation for you to join me at an alumni event planned for January 15 at 6:00 PM. In 2011 NYCTCM is celebrating its 15th anniversary!

We will start the anniversary year with an alumni event to gather together the people who have been part of our journey. Join with your classmates for dinner and an evening of fun and shared memories. I look forward to seeing you there.

Please RSVP by January 8 to confirm your presence through e-mail:

See you soon. 

Best regards, Yemeng Chen, L.Ac., FICAE 
President

Kidneys the body's core in TCM

By Astara on December 13, 2010 12:07 PM | No Comments
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Good explanation of the role of the Kidney in TCM, written by TCM Directory. 

"The ancient Chinese medical system based a huge part of its theories on observing the movement of the natural world and its interactive characteristics, which means the principles of Chinese medicine is largely based on metaphors.

Keeping the internal harmony of both kidney yin and kidney yang will keep the body's organ system healthy. While the kidney yin revitalizes the physiological functions of the body, the kidney yang stores the kidney yin. Either way, the functions of the kidney yin and yang are interlaced with each other and its ongoing interaction would mean sustaining the existence of a healthy lifestyle.
 
The common manifestation of an imbalance in the kidney yin includes dry mouth and throat, hearing problems, lumbar pain and weakness, dizziness, knee pain and constipation. It can also cause a weak yet rapid pulse, hot palms as well as on the chest and soles, tinnitus, and excessive sweating."

Please go to the link at TCM Directory to read the whole article. TCM Directory is a good resource for  acupuncturists and TCM practitioners. You can list your practice on Elie Goldschmidt's site too!


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Abbreviated Acupuncture Courses for Physicians are serious problem

By Astara on December 13, 2010 10:42 AM | No Comments
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A physician describes why abbreviated courses in acupuncture pose a serious problem. She suggests that the American Association of Medical Acupuncture reevaluate their training programs and follow the WHO (World Health Organization) recommendation of 1500  hours of training for physicians who wish to practice acupuncture, and suggests that the physicians pass the NCCAOM exams. Excerpts from the article follow. In the original article Dr. Walkey gives a case presentation of sudden blindness that was treated by a trained acupuncturist.


"I am a scientist at heart, and this is the finest science that I have encountered. As a physician who has gone through Western medical training and now training in acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, I assure you that abbreviated courses in acupuncture for physicians pose a serious problem. That problem has to do with efficacy of treatment. Without a comprehensive education in the fundamentals of this science, and without appropriate hours spent in learning complex needling techniques, followed by supervised clinical application of all of this learning, it is not possible to effectively treat the list of diseases which the world now recognizes are amenable to acupuncture intervention.

Acupuncture is not a nice, short topic that can be covered during a seminar lasting for a few weekends. Suffice it to say, that it is not possible to treat the difficult diseases listed above after watching videotapes, reading one textbook, and attending two weekends of lecture with needling practice on a few other course participants.

Dr. Marilyn M. Walkey MD
www.flyingcraneacupuncture.com



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Clinical Training for Acupuncturists at NYCTCM

By Astara on December 1, 2010 1:17 PM | No Comments
NYCTCM Manhattan Clinic Interns

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CLINICAL TRAINING

NYCTCM offers clinical training at four sites--at the Mineola campus and Manhattan Center clinics, at the Health & Wellness Center of SUNY Farmingdale, and at Gouverneur Healthcare Services, an urban hospital serving Lower Manhattan. The Mineola clinic contains a complete herbal dispensary with a state-of-the-art quality control system.

This series of clinical practice levels includes Clinical Observation, Clinical Assistantship, Junior Internship and Senior Internship. Before starting the Junior Internship, in Trimester 5 or 6 of the Acupuncture Program, or Trimester 6 or 7 of the Oriental Medicine Program, the student will have to take a Clinic Entrance Examination. In addition, before embarking on their Senior Internships, all students will have to pass a Clinical Skills Assessment Test and OM students will have to pass a test on herbal formulas.

Read more about New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Training for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine students. 

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