Some Relevant Facts about Acupuncture & Herbs
Last week, some of our comrades in Utah received this letter from the Utah Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, courtesy of the NCCAOM: Dear…
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Position Paper Part 3: Retaliation
Last week on January 4th, the Utah Acupuncture Licensing Board posted its agenda for an electronic meeting on the following Tuesday, January 9th. There were…
Position Paper Responses Part 2
Without going into lots of detail about the emails we’ve gotten, let’s talk about competencies. Our position paper originally included a request for ACAOM to…
Position Paper Responses Part 1
We’re delighted that our position paper has sparked discussion. We’ll be responding to emails we’ve received. Here’s part 1. 1. How can you justify lowering…
Follow Up to POCA’s Job Task Analysis
Our goal with the JTA was not just to accumulate, crunch, and share data — though we love doing those things — it was to…
Here’s Some Back-to-School Math
Hi comrades, we're back to school at POCA Tech so this seems like a good opportunity to share some numbers! ACAOM kindly posted some data…
Student Circle at POCA Tech — Guest Post by Shelby and Sonya
Recently POCA Tech has been tasked with a Self Study for ACAOM, where we analyze the effectiveness of our school. Student circle was asked to…
It’s a Wonderful (Co-op) Life
You know the movie It’s a Wonderful Life? The one where Jimmy Stuart’s guardian angel shows him what the world would be like if he’d…
Acupuncturists are Heartless Jerks: Join POCA
Acupuncturists are heartless jerks. Yes, I said it. Many patients and friends are surprised when I tell them this. In New Hampshire, I have…
POCA Tech’s First Show & Tell
A couple of months ago, I was talking with a patient in the POCA Tech student clinic at WCA Rockwood, and she told me about…
