Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles for SCUHS

APP203 – Oriental Medicine Diagnosis
Units: 3
This course covers the four major diagnostic methods in Oriental Medicine (inspection, auscultation/olfaction,
inquiry and palpation) and provides the introduction to differentiation of patterns according to Eight
Principles, Qi-Blood-Body Fluids, Pathogenic Factors, Six Stages, Four Levels, and Three Burners.
Restrictions: MAOM program only
APP302 – Oriental Medicine Theories II
Units: 3
This course covers pattern differentiation according to the Internal Organs (Zang-Fu), combined patterns of
the Zang-Fu, Five-Element patterns, and principles of treatment.
Prerequisites: APP203
Restrictions: MAOM program only
APP401 – OM Critical Thinking I (Family Medicine)
Units: 3
This course, OM family medicine, introduces the diagnosis and treatment of disease according
to the principles of Chinese medicine and integrative medicine from a primary care provider perspective.
Students will learn acupuncture, herbal, and other Chinese medical modalities used to treat commonly seen
diseases in family medicine practice. It includes respiratory, gastroenterology, cardiovascular, pediatrics, and
geriatric diseases.
Prerequisites: AAN101, AAN202, AAN303, CPM0302, ADX302, AHB102, AHB204, AHB305, APP101, APP302,
APP203, AAC102, AAC203, AAC304, CBS0201, ABN204
Corequisites: CPM0406, ADX403, AHB406
Restrictions: MAOM program only
APP511 – Tui-Na/Massage/Acupressure
Units: 2
This is a clinical skills course emphasizing the traditional Chinese Physical Therapy methods of Tui-
Na/Massage, which also include neurological and musculoskeletal examination, diagnosis and treatment.
Students learn to select examination procedures that correlate with a patient’s history, to perform those
procedures, to integrate findings with historical data, and to document relevant clinical findings. Student will
also learn manipulation methods for treating structural and soft tissue injuries and dysfunction.
Prerequisites: MAOM: AAN101, AAN202, AAN303, DACM: GA0102, GA0202
Restrictions: MAOM and DACM programs only
APP608 – Practice Management
Units: 3
This course is designed to teach the practice management skills required by the graduating acupuncturist in
preparing to practice. The student will learn skills including: analyzing locations and area demographics,
creating a practice plan, developing various financial accounting systems, networking with other health care
providers and communicating with the patient to assure treatment compliance and continuity of care. Issues
of patient documentation, as well as doctor liability, are discussed. Strategies for utilizing inter-professional
collaborative care are presented as well. The course includes lecture presentations, class discussion,
audiovisual presentations and self-directed course projects.
Restrictions: MAOM program only
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