February 26, 2007
The Complete Issue

Table of Contents:

  1. Happy New Year of the Pig!
  2. Welcome to the AAAOM!
  3. Integrator Blog
  4. SAR 2007 Annual Conference
  5. 2006 Teacher of the Year
  6. Julie Peretz Passes
  7. AAAOM-SO Scholarships
  8. Chow QiGong Training
  9. PCOM Welcomes Maciocia
  10. NCCAOM Exam Q&A
  11. NCCAOM Relocating
  12. nuherbs Scholarships
  13. Master Tung's Acupuncture
  14. AAAOM Conferences

 

Greetings OM Members and Colleagues:

Happy New Year!

Memorial for People Born in the Year of the Pig
Venue: Saha Chat Monument - Phra Nakhon District

Officially named “Saha Chat” (meaning “born in the same year”), this monument is located on the bank of the Lot Canal opposite Wat Ratchabophit. Designed by Prince Naris, it was initially erected on a base made from big stone slabs pilling on top of each other. The pig figure standing atop the base is in cast-iron. Presently, a higher, hill-like cement base has been built to replace the original stone base. The monument was constructed in 1913 for Queen Saovabha, who was born in the year of the pig, for her 50th birthday anniversary, by those who were in the same year as the queen herself; Prince Naris, Phraya Phiphatkosa (Celestino Xavier), and, Phraya Ratcha Songkhram (Korn Hongsakul).

Welcome to our first Qi-Unity Report as the AAAOM! Some of you may have noticed that we didn’t publish last month. The reunification of the AAOM and the AOM Alliance was finalized the weekend of January 12, 2007, to take effect February 1, 2007. As you can imagine, the process of reunifying has many “moving parts” that will take months to address. For this reason, we prioritized addressing the initial operational issues at hand. Please take a moment to review the press release (PDF) that announced the joining of our two organizations as the new AAAOM.

We are excited about the inherent value of unity for and on behalf of the OM profession. To that extent, AAAOM President, Leslie McGee, and AAOM President Emeritus, Will Morris would like to share their Welcome and a Farewell with you.

President’s Welcome
President’s Farewell

We also know the reunification can bring many questions as it relates to your continued membership status with the AAAOM. As it relates to how your membership status transfers and/or renews to AAAOM status, we have provided common Questions and Answers, followed by a list of membership categories and rate structures, as well as member benefits.

AAAOM Website: The new AAAOM website is nearing completion. The new address is www.aaaomonline.org. The new site will go live in March 2007, and at that point in time both the AAOM and the AOM Alliance websites will go dark. For members and colleagues that have not heard of the unification, the old sites addresses of both websites will automatically point and link to the new website.

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Integrator Blog News & Reports
As an on-going monthly feature, the Qi-Unity Report continues to feature articles of interest from the Integrator, edited by John Weeks. This month includes: Top 10 Integration Actions for 2006; Working Class Acupuncture-Revolutionary Model Creates Access & Fosters Business Potential; Good Samaritan Hospital and Emperors College in Breakthrough Inpatient Collaboration; Portrait of the AOM Profession via 6 Years of Acupuncture Today Polls; University-Based, Integration-Oriented Yoga Therapy Rx Program: What Part in Yoga's Future?

http://www.aaom.info/qiunity/07/02/01.html

The Status and Future of Acupuncture Research
2007 Annual Conference of the Society for Acupuncture Research
10 Years Post - NIH Consensus Conference

http://www.aaom.info/qiunity/07/02/2007sarconf.pdf

2006 Teacher of the Year Award Announced
The American Association for Teachers of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AATAOM) announces Dr. Jake Paul Fratkin 2006 Teacher of the Year

http://www.aaom.info/qiunity/07/02/03.html

Julie Peretz,
founder of the Eastern School, Montclair, NJ, died of cancer on Friday, January 19th at a local hospice/hospital. A memorial service was held on January 25 in Montclair.

ALL ABOARD THE ORIENT EXPRESS!
AAAOM-SO Two for One February Membership Drive is Offering Six $250.00 Lottery Scholarships to be Awarded.

http://www.aaom.info/qiunity/07/02/05.html

Chow Qigong Intensive Level 1 Training 2007
Renew, revitalize, and replenish your energy!
March 23-25; April 13-15; May 25-27

http://www.aaom.info/qiunity/07/02/08.html

Pacific College Welcomes Giovanni Maciocia to Faculty
As a world-renowned practitioner of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine he will be an exciting new force on our campus. Giovanni will be a regular faculty member of our doctoral program and a guest lecturer in our master's program. He is also slotted to participate in our Pacific Symposium and special events at our Chicago and New York campuses.

http://www.aaom.info/qiunity/07/02/09.html

NCCAOM 2007 Examination Administration Q & A
Announcing some exciting, new upgrades to the examination administration process for 2007 as we continue to bring our testing program to be level with best practices in the testing industry and in line with the rest of the health profession certification agencies.

http://www.aaom.info/qiunity/07/02/10.html

NCCAOM Update on Relocation
The actual physical move of the office will be taking place during the last week of February to the first week of March.

http://www.aaom.info/qiunity/07/02/11.html

nuherbs® Scholarship Program
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The nuherbs® Scholarship Program will be offering three scholarships for current students of Acupuncture and Oriental medicine for the Fall 2007 Term:

the nuherbs® Scholarship ($2,000)

the Herbal Times® Scholarship ($1,500)

and the Jade Dragon® Scholarship ($1000)

For more information please visit us at www.nuherbs.com/giving/education or call Wilson Lau at (800) 233-4307.

Clinical Master Tung's Acupuncture
Taught by Robert Chu, L.Ac. QME, PhD

http://www.aaom.info/qiunity/07/02/12.html

In closing…

We are pleased to announce news on our upcoming conferences in New Orleans and Portland. We have provided a link to the New Orleans brochure. Exhibitor information is anticipated within one week. Exhibitor information for the Expo 2007 in Portland has been available since October, 2006. The speaker line-up is nearing finalization. Speakers selected will be notified the week of March 5, 2007.


The American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (was the AOM Alliance) announces that the New Orleans Conference brochure is available for download and that registration is now open for this conference.

New Orleans Conference Brochure (PDF)

AAOM Announces
Expo 2007 Portland
 Venue: The Hilton Executive Tower
Date: October 19 – 21, 2007
(Pre-Conf: 18th – Post-Conf: 22nd)

Expo 2007 Portland
Exhibitors Brochure
(Booths 48, 50, 58, 62, 65, 68-71, 76-80, 82, 87 are sold.)

”He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and in all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.” Gautama Siddharta

Sincerely,


Rebekah Christensen,
Executive Director

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