2022-2023 Academic Catalog

FAM 3101 Complementary Medicine / Acupuncture Selective

Students will gain a basic understanding of acupuncture; learn acupuncture techniques and indications for use in the management of acute and chronic pain conditions. Students will learn techniques that can be applied to selected patient problems in the outpatient and operational settings. 

Credits

4

Offered

Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center, Joint Base Andrews (MGCH) – MD

Notes

An in-depth exposure to multiple physician acupuncture disciplines including traditional, e-stimulation, LASER, and integrative, mixed-modality therapies.  Students will learn fast & effective needle and non-needle modality treatments for acute & chronic pain syndromes and have the opportunity to become proficient in Battlefield Acupuncture. Students will learn and fully appreciate the outpatient, inpatient and operational contributions of physician acupuncture to the MHS.