November, 2009

Let me begin by saying that I think there’s one thing everyone on both sides of the FPD debate can agree about: Dae Jang Geum is a totally awesome show.

 

I think it was the last chapter in the "Web That Has No Weaver". It was called the "Art of Chinese Medicine" or something of that sort.  When I read it, I loved it. I made a ton of copies (even though I owned the book), so I could read it everywhere, anytime and could pass it along to other people.

(This post is dedicated to Nora, the Queen of Pop Culture References and Video Links. With heartfelt apologies to Lady Gaga.)

Dear Acupuncture Profession,

Ladies and gentlemen, i kindly invite you to walk the talk.

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For the life of me I am wondering what the FPD as it is proposed would add to the experience of running or working in a program in a hospital in the United States as an acupuncturist. I ran a program for 3 years in a hospital and at no time did I feel that my Masters level training was not up to the job.

There's got to be a balance to the FPD issue. There's been so much written against it, we're due for some balance. Don't you agree?

I thought so.

So here's the upside. The silver lining...um...

I got it!

Thank you to Todd Shulfer from Wisconsin who wrote and submitted this tome to the state-wide acupuncturists' online forum.  Special thanks for allowing me to re-post it here.

 

I’ve got some staggering news for those who might not already know it: acupuncture is not rocket science.  Not even close.

Something I found exasperating in my school's clinic (thanks, Steve Knobler and Cris M. for the idea for this blog) were too many times when there were not enough patients for every student. There was no excuse for that. Those  slots should not have been vacant as often as they were.

Striving for legitimacy by adding the “right” letters after our name is like pounding at the door of the mainstream medical mansion, hoping that our best jewelry and big smile will get us into the party. The problem is that it won’t, and the party we should be attending is the one for our patients.

 

 

1. A FPD WILL RAISE THE STANDARD OF EDUCATION 

THARS GOOOLD in DEM DARE HILLS!   About 400-500 million dollars worth in tuition and education fees,  that is,  is up for grabs for the schools.  Give or take a million.   YES ! That's half a BILLION dollars that is up for grabs in the years following the implementation of the FPD.

GREAT NEWS for schools!

BAD news for current practitioners.  

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I used to have a complicated relationship with naps, and with rest in general.  I was raised middle class and went to public school.  The big idea was to get good grades, get into a good college like Harvard, and then live a life of co

I am really lucky that there's active Tai Chi Club in town with great teachers. I have been trying to do Tai Chi as often as I can ( ;) maybe once a week). It really makes me think about how yin and yang is the rhythm of life. 

Dramas, comedies, documentaries... I'm not talking about movies, I'm talking about work - real-life, everyday situations.  This stuff is better than Shakespeare (at least in my biased opinion).  And so this month I will share with you 2 little vignettes from the clinic: one that has been truly moving and rewarding to me, and a second that is multifaceted and laced with humor.

Michael Fine's book, the Nature of health: How America Lost and Can Regain a Basic Human Value is an excellent read. 

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CAN's annual board meeting took place at Liberty Hall in Portland, OR on Saturday October, 24th 2009 to coincide with a two-day WCA training and Dr. Michael Smith's Sunday morning presentation.