Our Degree Programs
Mission
American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine is a post baccalaureate academic institution dedicated to educating and conferring degrees upon graduating individuals having equipped them for successful careers as healthcare practitioners based on the theories, principles, and clinical applications of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
We embrace the tenets of Western science and promote the integration of TCM into mainstream biomedicine. Our clinics provide the community with affordable healthcare services while developing student skills and broadening the body of TCM research.
We are committed to excellence in teaching, research, patient care, and community service based on the finest skills, latest technologies, and the highest ethical standards of healthcare delivery.
Vision
The vision of American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine is to strengthen the role of Acupuncture and Oriental medicine in providing complementary health care delivery in the United States. We believe that the collaboration of Oriental and Western medicines will yield a great number of advances and breakthroughs in the treatment of illness, resulting in better health care for all.
Consequently, we are dedicated to offering our students a solid education in Traditional Chinese Medicine while at the same time providing knowledge in Western medicine to facilitate their communication with patients and physicians.
History
2019
2019
August
The institution receives recognition by the China Ministry of Education.
2017
2017
November
ACAOM approved by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to offer Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine degree program.
December 2017
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges reaccredits ACAOM.
2016
2016
December
ACAOM reaches agreement to collaborate with Brazilian College of Chinese Medicine.
2015
2015
January
ACAOM signs a sister school agreement with Henan University of Chinese Medicine.
September
ACAOM reaches agreement with Da-Yeh University, Taiwan.
2014
2014
March
ACAOM approved by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to offer a Master of Integrative Healthcare Leadership degree program.
June
ACAOM approved by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to offer a Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine program.
November
ACAOM hosts of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies conference.
ACAOM signs a sister school agreement with China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences University.
2013
2013
December
ACAOM approved by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to offer a Master of Integrative Wellness Management degree program.
2012
2012
June
ACAOM receives regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
October
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and ACAOM sign sister school agreement.
2011
2011
February
ACAOM reaches agreement with Luzhou Medical University.
2009
2009
April
Taipei Medical University and ACAOM sign sister school agreement.
2006
2006
January
ACAOM and The Methodist Hospital begin clinical cooperation to offer acupuncture.
2005
2005
January
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board grants a Certificate of Authority to ACAOM to award a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree.
2004
2004
September
ACAOM and Fudan University in Shanghai reach agreement to establish an externship program.
2002
2002
March
ACAOM reaches agreement with Zhejiang Provincial Hospital, China, to offer optional training in China.
June
ACAOM reaches agreement with Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Outpatient Clinic to offer acupuncture treatments.
August
ACAOM Pain Program is accredited by the American Academy of Pain Management.
November
ACAOM reaches agreement with Tianjin University of TCM, China, to provide training abroad.
2001
2001
February
ACAOM receives full approval from the California Acupuncture Board.
2000
2000
January
ACAOM reaches agreement with Dalian Hospital in China to provide externship hospital training to ACAOM students.
August
ACAOM program is approved by the New Mexico Board of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine.
ACAOM reaches agreement with University of Houston Clear Lake Health Center to offer acupuncture in their clinic.
December
ACAOM reaches agreement with Memorial Hermann/Houston Baptist University Wellness Center to offer acupuncture treatments.
1997
1997
August
ACAOM confers its first class with Master’s Degree in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine.
December
ACAOM confers its first class with Master of Science in Oriental Medicine.
1996
1996
May
The institution is granted full accreditation by NACSCAOM.
June
The Academy changes its name to American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine.
1995
1995
July
The institution graduates its first class.
1993
1993
November
The institution receives candidacy status from National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NACSCAOM), now named Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the national agency that regulates Oriental Medicine institutions.
1992
1992
August
The first class of students enrolled.
1991
1991
January
The college was founded by Shen Ping Liang, L.Ac. as American Academy of Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine.