There, they will talk with patients about their concerns, work with faculty to diagnosis and treat illness and educate patients on making healthy lifestyle choices. Externships Externships offer the student the opportunity to gain added clinical experience treating under supervision in off-site locations. Locations vary depending on existing affiliation agreements with other institutions but will usually involve working in a hospital or out-patient facility performing Acupuncture and Herbal consultations in specific clinical settings. The College, in conjunction with the Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, offers annual study abroad programs. These programs are intensive three or four week courses in one of mainland China's most respected TCM universities, and include lectures and clinic rotations.
Programs are open to second and third year Oriental medicine and acupuncture students and graduates.
Faculty One of the major benefits of our Graduate School of Oriental Medicine is our faculty, many of whom were trained in China and Japan, as well as the United States and Europe. Faculty members are actively engaged in practice, have extensive research experience, and are eager to share their knowledge and experience with students to bring out each student's full potential. Our Oriental Medicine Progam requirements far exceed the certification and licensing requirements set forth by the appropriate regulatory bodies. Graduates of this program are well prepared for national certification in both Acupunture and Chinese Herbal Medicine and New York State licensing in Acupuncture. With efforts to implement state licensing for Herbalists gaining momentum, graduates of this program will enjoy a distinct advantage in being prepared for the required exams that licensure will entail.