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ACUPUNCTURE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT
THE PACIFIC WELLNESS INSTITUTE
This course is currently unavailable.. If you are a recent graduate or advanced student of acupuncture or other relevant field, you may consider inquiring about Preceptorship Opportunity or Clinical Assistant position
WHY TAKE THIS PROGRAM?
- Boost the effectiveness of your acupuncture
treatments with techniques that are practical, extremely gentle and
easy to apply
- Obtain the interviewing and physical
(orthopedic/neurological) examination skills to identify the
pathophysiological nature of conditions
- Develop the ability to select and focus on
a few "Key Treatment Points" according to pathophysiology and
meridian knowledge
- Acquire the skills to fully utilize the
finest Japanese needles (0.12mm diameter).
- Find out how to alleviate pain and increase
joint mobility with "patient's preferred" painless superficial
acupuncture stimulation
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The
Internship Program at the Pacific Wellness Institute is a postgraduate
course. Therefore, applicants must have already completed their training
from an approved school of acupuncture prior to applying for the Internship
Program. Qualifications of applicants are assessed on an individual basis.
In general, those who obtain the most benefit from this program are
certified acupuncturists with over a year of clinical experience. We do not
offer any undergraduate level acupuncture training.
DESCRIPTION
Interns will obtain basic and
practical knowledge through the following ways:
- Participation in the clinical activity as
an assistant
- Observation of the treatment
- Lectures/ Workshops
- Case Reviews
- Ongoing personal consultations
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CERTIFICATE
Eligible interns may request to take a final exam (oral, practical,
written) in order to obtain a Certificate of Internship Completion.
This internship program is approved by the Chinese Medicine and
Acupuncture Association of
Canada. The Pacific Wellness Institute is a designated upgrade training center
of the CMAAC.
FACULITY
Tim H. Tanaka, Ph.D., D.Ac., RMT, RNCP
Program Director
INTERN'S
COMMENT'S
Truly an enlightening experience for anyone wanting to pursue a serious
career in acupuncture or the complimentary health care field. The clinical
knowledge gained through my internship has really shown in the higher
quality care that I can now provide to my patients has been invaluable in
my newly formed assessment skills. I am most grateful to The
Pacific Wellness Institute and Dr. Tanaka for teaching me things
not published in manuals or taught in many of the schools.
B. Phillips, Dipl. Acup.
Year 2000 Graduate of the Program
My
internship will be a valuable stepping-stone on my path and personal
journey in the exploration and practice of acupuncture. My own belief was strengthened that the
science of acupuncture must be based and developed on objective research
and valid evidence. I can continue
to incorporate the palpation skills gained in my previous shiatsu training
and combine them with diagnostic and treatment procedures necessary for the
symptomatic part of a complete acupuncture treatment. It was very useful to experience that
the use of very fine needles and shallow needling depth consistently
obtains good clinical results with maximum patient comfort. My confidence in my own treatment style
has significantly increased as a result.
Gilbert Schaefer , CST, Dipl.Acup.
Year 2001 Graduate of the Program
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