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My recent posting -Put Your Input In-while focused on the mission, purpose and values of the American Association Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine AAAOM, raised questions and comments about who the AAAOM is, and who they represent.

Since the AAAOM is supposed to represent the entire profession I wanted to understand more clearly how they are attempting to do this.

If you are opposed to a taxpayer bailout of Wall Street and 

Basically in every arena of thought we have andexpress, is a reflection of who we are, and how we came to be that person.  So whether it’s politics, oracupuncture, or cookbooks, or gardening, or healthcare, it all connects and it all communicates subtly things about us and our beliefs.  This relativist point of view that has been talked about alot lately—you know that no one is wrong, just have a different POV,experience, etc. is to me relatively true.  To say that Hitler and the Dalai Lama just have different POV and they are both valid, doesn’t ring true to me.  Nonetheless, part of what makes talking about our differences so difficult, is that we all have a different experience, wethink.  You know how we keep hearing that we are more alike than different?  Wouldn’t we all like to think this is true?  It’s one of those infinite circlemobius strips that someone referred to here.  What’s also hard about talking about –isms, is looking honestly at our own.

Well it was nice to hear that ACAOM tabled the entry-level(first-professional) doctorate for now, but it is clear in the end of theirstatement that they intend to go forward with this:

Remember the first-professional doctorate that we were discussing a couple of months ago?

How it seemed like an idea that might really hobble acupuncture rather than elevate it? 

Remember how CAN clinics were able to gather over 500 signatures in under 2 weeks?

Well, it seems as though our voices have been heard... please read

http://www.acaom.org/PdfVersion/Resolution%20on%20First-Professional%20Doctorate[1].08.pdf

(I am running off to work and haven't yet found the link to the comments on the ACAOM website...if you find it please post a link.... apparently they got over 600 pages of comments!)