Summer 2021 Commisssion Meeting Agenda [7 Jun 2021]
The Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) will hold its Summer semiannual meeting from 4 August through 7 August 2021. Due to public health and related travel concerns, this meeting will be held virtually. In addition to the agenda items listed below, the Commission also reviews pending interim site visit reports, focused visit reports, monitoring reports, substantive change applications and other official matters, consistent with ACAOM policies, procedures and timelines:
Seeking Initial Accreditation
- Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley, CA
- Doctor of Acupuncture (DAc) with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization [currently named Doctorate in Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine]
- California University – Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale, CA
- Institution
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc) with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization [currently named Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine]
Seeking Renewal of Accreditation
- Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley, CA
- Institution
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc) with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization [currently named Master of Science in Oriental Medicine]
- California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc) with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization [currently named Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine]
- Institute for Taoist Education and Acupuncture, Louisville, CO
- Institution
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc) [currently named Master of Acupuncture in Classical Five-Element Acupuncture]
- MCPHS University, Worcester, MA
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc)
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc) with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization [currently named Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine]
- Certificate in Chinese Herbal Medicine [currently named Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Chinese Herbal Medicine]
- Middle Way Acupuncture Institute, Mount Vernon, WA
- Institution
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc) [currently named Diploma in Acupuncture]
- New York College of Health Professions, Syosset, NY
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc) [currently named Master of Science in Acupuncture]
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc) with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization [currently named Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine]
- University of East West Medicine, Sunnyvale, CA
- Institution
- Master of Acupuncture (MAc) with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization [currently named Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine]
Compliance Reviews
- American Academy of Health and Wellness, Roseville, MN
- Probation: Institution and all programs
Third-Party Comments
Hearings are closed to the public. Written public comments on programs scheduled for review are welcome:
- Comments must be submitted by 7 July 2021, 4:00pm US Central Time.
- Comments must address substantive matters relative to the quality of the educational program with respect to its compliance with ACAOM’s Comprehensive Standards and Criteria.
- Please submit comments to info@mikes140.sg-host.com, with the subject line “Summer 2021 Third Party Comment”.