The educational process at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine is as complete as it is fascinating. The educational approach emphasizes integration and synergy of subject matter. The fundamentals of all aspects of Oriental medicine are introduced in the first academic phase with an emphasis on practicality. With Pacific's approach, each subject complements and reinforces the others.
Students learn how both Oriental and Western systems view disease.
Treatment, diagnosis, and prescription are introduced and practiced from the beginning of the program. As students sharpen their mental and physical diagnostic skills, Tai Ji and Qi Gong benefit their health and sensitivity. Pacific's close alliance with the San Diego Taoist Sanctuary allows students interested in advanced internal and martial arts to extend their studies. This helps them assimilate what they have learned in class, supplement their incomes, and provide the real experience of healing. The first academic phase of the program prepares the student for the Clinical Assistant experience.