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Craig Kasnoff Media Center

(CKMC)

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   rebeccaxie@actcm.edu

Mission Statement

Our mission is to improve the quality of health care by providing graduate education and patient care, enabling people to integrate traditional Chinese medicine into their lives. 

We serve an international community of students, patients, health care professionals, and the public. 

We dedicate ourselves to continuously improving standards of professionalism in practice and excellence in traditional Chinese medicine education. 

We take a leadership role in defining and advancing Traditional Chinese Medicine in American health care

Goals

The primary goals of ACTCM's Wildlife Conservation Program are to reduce the use and trade of endangered species' body parts, particularly tiger bones and build public support for wildlife conservation.

Accomplishments

The ACTCM and WWF pilot program is the first systematic effort to educate TCM users and the Chinese-American communities in North America about endangered species issues.

AMERICAN COLLEGE of

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

Setting a Global Example

Beginning in 1998, ACTCM intensified its work in promoting conservation by convening the "Save the Tiger" symposium and campaign in San Francisco to publicize the plight of the tiger and to discuss TCM and endangered species issues. In 1999 ACTCM was actively involved in organizing a conservation conference in Beijing. The conference was held with State Administrators of the People’s Republic of China and TCM and WWF leaders. In 2000 the College started working with its partners to approach TCM pharmaceutical corporations to engage their involvement in saving alternative species by promoting alternative remedies to save endangered species.

History

In January 1981, the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) welcomed its first class of 34 students to a two-year program, where classes were held in a private residence. In 1987 the College opened a clinical academic campus complete with classroom and treatment space at 455 Arkansas Street in San Francisco’s Potrero district.

ACTCM was approved in 1986 as a degree-granting institution, allowing the College to offer Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The College’s graduates are well trained in the diagnosis and treatment of internal and external medicine and the application of herbal and homeopathic remedies.

ACTCM’s graduate program curriculum includes advanced courses in diagnosis, acupuncture, pharmacology, and disease treatment, as well as Women’s Primary Care, research methods, and degree-related electives. The curriculum and clinical internship are in full accordance with California State licensing requirements and over the years, the College’s graduates have consistently scored the highest on state and national licensing exams.

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www.actcm.edu