The World Medicine Institute (WMI) was a private, for-profit university in
Honolulu, Hawaii
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. It offered a master's degree 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 scientif ...
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
** Traditional Chinese medicine, China
*** Traditional Tibetan medicine, Tibet
** Kam ...
. WMI's programs were approved by the Hawaii State Board of Acupuncture. The college was named Tai Hsuan Foundation College of Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine until 2005.
History
WMI was founded by
Chang Yi Hsiang. It originally opened as The School of the Six Chinese Arts in 1970 and was formally registered with the State in 1972. In 1974, some of the school's founders helped establish the
Hawaii State Acupuncture Board. At the time, Hawaii was the second state to legally recognize and license acupuncturists. Chang Yi Hsiang served from 1974 to 1978 as a Commissioner on the first Hawaii State Board of Acupuncture.
In 1985, the school applied for candidacy to the
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) and in 1991 was granted full accreditation. ACAOM accreditation for WMI and its program of study was terminated effective April 30, 2018.
References
External links
Official website
Acupuncture organizations
Traditional Chinese medical organizations
Educational institutions established in 1970
Alternative medicine organizations
1970 establishments in Hawaii
Defunct private universities and colleges in Hawaii
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