Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles for SCUHS

Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
The College of Eastern Medicine offers a 10-trimester (three years and three months), full-time Doctor of
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) Program. The DACM is a first professional degree emphasizing in
interprofessional education.
At the end of the first year of study, students choose a concentration track in which they will take at least 150
hours of didactic education. The concentration selective options are: orthopedics, healthy aging, and nutrition.
Students complete a written capstone project in clinical medicine, research, or classical text translation.
Accreditation
The First Professional Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) program of the College of
Eastern Medicine at Southern California University of Health Sciences is not accredited or pre-accredited
(candidacy) by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). Graduates of
this program are not considered to have graduated from an ACAOM accredited or candidate program and may
not rely on ACAOM accreditation or candidacy for professional licensure or other purposes.
The College of Eastern Medicine at the Southern California University of Health Sciences is in the process of
seeking ACAOM candidacy/accreditation for the DACM program. However, the College of Eastern Medicine can
provide no assurance that candidacy or accreditation will be granted by ACAOM.
The Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine program is approved by the California Acupuncture Board.
Program Learning Outcomes
Oriental Medicine Diagnosis Graduates will synthesize etiology and clinical manifestations to construct Oriental
Medicine differential diagnoses.
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Therapies Graduates will prescribe and formulate acupuncture, moxibustion, and
related Oriental Medicine therapies.
Herbal Therapy Graduates will plan and prescribe herbal formulas and modifications.
Biomedical Diagnosis Graduates will synthesize pathogenesis and clinical manifestations to construct Western
Medicine differential diagnoses.
Evidence-based Practice Graduates will synthesize and apply historical and scientific evidence in clinical
practice.
Business and Clinical Practice Graduates will assess business principles to develop a clinical practice.
Communication Graduates will effectively communicate verbally, non-verbally, and in written form.
Professionalism Graduates will demonstrate leadership, integrity, and respect for all, and actively engage in
ethical, moral, and legal standards of the profession.
Inter-professional Collaboration Graduates will collaborate with appropriate professionals to plan and manage
patient-centered care.
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