Smith Letter Reprint

Dear Ms. (name removed for privacy concerns):

Your email was forwarded to me by Rebekah Christensen, Executive Director, AAAOM for a response. In order to practice in most states in the US, you must first qualify and complete the NCCAOM examinations. For information on each state’s requirements, see the State Requirements Table on the NCCAOM website, http://www.nccaom.org/diplomates/state_licensure.html).

To qualify to sit for the NCCAOM exams, you must complete a education at a school accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM), www.acaom.org Or, if you attended a school outside the US, your educational credentials must be determined to be substantially equivalent to ACAOM’s as published in the ACAOM Program and Standards manual which is available on their website. In order to determine equivalency, we require that applicants must first have their credentials reviewed by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), www.aacrao.org http://www.nccaom.org.

I hope this answers your questions. Please feel free to contact me if you need any additional information.

All the best,

Betsy Smith
Deputy Director
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
76 S. Laura Street, Suite 1290
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Main Phone: (904) 598-1005
Direct Phone: (904) 674-2467