Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine is a graduate school of traditional Oriental medicine in

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to ...

. Founded in 1983, it offers master's and doctoral programs with full accreditation in

acupuncture Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientifi ...

and Oriental medicine.

Academics

The college offers two degrees: *Masters of Traditional Oriental Medicine: The Master of Traditional Oriental Medicine (MTOM) degree at Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine is accredited by the

Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine The Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM) is a specialized accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. ACAHM is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, incorporated in the District o ...

(ACAOM) which is the accrediting agency recognized by the

U.S. Department of Education The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department ...

for the approval of programs preparing acupuncture and Oriental medicine practitioners. *Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine: The

Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...

(DAOM) program at Emperor's College is fully accredited by the

(ACAOM) which is the accrediting agency recognized by the

for the approval of programs preparing acupuncture and Oriental medicine practitioners. The college also offers licensure and certification for acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine is approved by the California Acupuncture Board and graduates of the MTOM program are eligible to sit for the California Acupuncture Licensing Examination. Emperor's MTOM program also meets the licensure requirements of most states that license practitioners of

and

Oriental medicine Traditional Asian medicine is a collective term for several types of traditional medicine practiced in Asia. These include the medical traditions of: * East Asia ** China *** Tibet ** Japan (Kampo) ** Korea ** Mongolia * Southeast Asia ** C ...

. Graduates of the master's program are also eligible to sit for the NCCAOM examination and become certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

History

1983 Emperor's College founded. 1989 Receives Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine national accreditation. 1997 Partners with a hospital to allow interns to treat acute care patients at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Los Angeles. 1999 Partners with UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health Center. 2000 Emperor's College clinicians participate in acupuncture research trials with Cedars Sinai Hospital post-cardiac surgical patients, and with USC Keck School of Medicine in stroke research. 2004 Establishes Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. 2006 Doctoral Program is awarded a research grant to study effects of acupuncture on quality of care and cost of hospitalization with Good Samaritan Hospital Acute Rehabilitation Unit. 2009 Doctoral Program granted accreditation candidacy by ACAOM. 2011 Partners with The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center. 2011 Stroke Rehabilitation and Dementia Care Clinic launches at Emperor's College Acupuncture Clinic 2014 Partners wit
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and launches acupuncture clinic for HIV+ individuals at their West Hollywood Offices. 2015 Served as a health and wellness provider for the Special Olympic World Games in Los Angeles. 2015 Treated homeless vets at the 2015 Los Angeles Veteran and Families Stand Down, the largest event of its kind in the United States.

References

External links

Official website
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