ACE5000 SPECIAL TOPICS: AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE/PUBLIC HEALTH
This course will look at the history and development of Public Health and acupuncture including current trends and treatment styles. Focus will be placed on sites and settings in which CAOM interns serve including; homelessness, addictions NADA protocols, HIVIAIDS, PTSD. Part of the class will be devoted to the study of auricular acupuncture as a means of treating some of the above conditions. Pre-Requisite: Accessory Techniques; Acupuncture Point Location 1 and 2; Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2; Chinese Medical Pathology 1 and 2; Diagnostic Analysis in Chinese Medicine; Medical Law and Ethics; Needling Anatomy; Needling Techniques 1 and 2; Pathophysiology 1 and 2; Pre-Clinical Skills, Clinical Expectations and Policies; Patient Assessment and Interactive Skills; Pre-Clinical Skills, Clinical Expectations and Policies; Western Medical Screening; passing scores on all pre-clinical entrance examinations; completion of 150 hours of observation; Co-requisite: Student must have begun clinical internship.