Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine explained

Emperor's College
Established:1983
Type:Private for-profit graduate school
President:Yun Kim
City:Culver City
State:California
Country:U.S.
Campus:Urban
Colors:Teal and gold

Emperor's College is a private for-profit graduate school of traditional Asian medicine in Culver City, California. Founded in 1983, it offers master's and doctoral programs with accreditation in acupuncture and Asian medicine.[1]

Academics

The college offers two degrees:

Emperor's College is licensed to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education [3] and graduates of the MAHM program are eligible to sit for the California Acupuncture Licensing Examination. Emperor's MAHM program also meets the licensure requirements of most states that license practitioners of acupuncture and Asian medicine. 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 is established. [4]

1989 Receives Acupuncture and Asian 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 and Wellness Center.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

2009 Doctoral Program is granted accreditation candidacy by ACAHM.

2011 Partners with The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center.[8]

2011 Stroke Rehabilitation and Dementia Care Clinic launches at Emperor's College Acupuncture Clinic [9]

2014 Partners with BeingAlive!LA, and launches acupuncture clinic for HIV+ individuals at their West Hollywood Offices.

2015 Serves as a health and wellness provider for the Special Olympic World Games in Los Angeles.[10]

2015 Treats unhoused vets at the 2015 Los Angeles Veteran and Families Stand Down, the largest event of its kind in the United States.[11]

2022 Signs an academic affiliation agreement with the Greater Los Angeles VA.

2023 Establishes the PTSD Clinic for veterans at the Greater Los Angeles VA.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acupuncture School, Los Angeles | College of Oriental Medicine. emperors.edu. 2014-04-24.
  2. Web site: ACAHM - Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Professionals . . . Print ver . 2010-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100707060908/http://www.acaom.org/accprgs.asp . 2010-07-07 .
  3. Web site: Approved Schools List - Acupuncture Board. acupuncture.ca.gov. 2014-04-24.
  4. Web site: Emperors College Chinese Emperors College founded largest oldest Oriental Chinese Medicine Resource Directory . chinesemedicinedir.com . 2014-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419164748/http://www.chinesemedicinedir.com/Chinese_Medicine_and_Health/_Chinese_Medicine_Education/Medicine_Education_in_US/520002-59048.html . 2012-04-19 .
  5. Web site: Emperor's College Offers Acupuncture at UCLA Student Center. February 2000. acupuncturetoday.com. 2014-04-24.
  6. Web site: First DAOM Class Graduates From Emperor's College. acupuncturetoday.org. 2014-04-24.
  7. Web site: The Integrator Blog - Good Samaritan Hospital & Emperors Look at Cost Benefits of Inpatient Acupuncture. theintegratorblog.com. 2014-04-24.
  8. Web site: Emperor's College Forms Partnership with the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20110201023711/http://www.prweb.com/releases/acupunctureschool/emperorscollege/prweb5004664.htm. dead. February 1, 2011. PRWeb. 2014-04-24.
  9. Web site: Stroke Care Clinic - Emperor's College. emperors.edu. 2014-04-24.
  10. Web site: Oriental Medicine on the World Stage. October 2015. acupuncturetoday.com. 2015-10-24.
  11. Web site: Of Service to Those That Served. March 2016. acupuncturetoday.com. 2016-03-24.