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Curriculum for DAOM Program    ->Detail Description
Course No and Title
Units
PD 700 Portfolio Development
1
CD 700 Clinical Research Design
4
CD 701 Evidence-based Medicine
4
CT 700 Advanced Practice Management
3
OM 700 Classical Internal Medicine
4
OM 710 Advanced Herbology
4
AC 700 Advanced Acupuncture Therapy
4
BM 700 Medical Biology
4
BM 710 Biomedical Assessment & Diagnosis
4
IM 700 Integrative Geriatrics
4
IM 710 Integrative Gynecology
4
IM 720 Integrative Pediatrics
4
IM 730 Integrative Immunology
4
IM 740 Integrative Neurology
4
Total : 52 Units


Clinical Internship    ->Detail Description

CL 810 Collaboration with Other Healthcare Providers (100 hours)
5
CL 820 Diagnosis & Treatment of Model Patients (100 hours)
5
CL 830 Clinic Supervision and Teaching Practice(100 hours)
5
CL 840 Specialty Development (200 hours)
10
CL 850 Clinical Research Project (160 hours)
8
Total :33 Units

Electives    ->Detail Description

PM 700 Advanced Pain Management A
4
PM 701 Advanced Pain Management B
4
AS 710 Acupuncture Orthopedics and Sports Medicine A
4
AS 711 Acupuncture Orthopedics and Sports Medicine B
4
IN 720 Integrative Nutrition
4
IN 730 Body Constitutional Medicine
4
AD 730 AOM Cosmetics
4
AD 731 AOM Dermatology
4
OM 720 Classical Patient Evaluation(I-Ching)
4
AC 710 Special Acupuncture Theory & Therapy
4
IM 750 Integrative Physiology
4
HW 700 Holistic Wellness
4
PD 710 Professional Development
4
Total : 20 Units from Elective courses

Doctoral Degree Program Requirements Total: 105 Units or 1380 Hours


*Doctoral Students must be licensed to practice in the State of California prior to clinical clerkship training.

Doctoral Program Goals and Competencies

In alignment with SBU’s mission statement, the following objectives were designed to achieve program goals and competencies. Graduates of the DAOM program at SBU will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of patient assessment and diagnosis
    2. Upon graduation, doctoral students will be able to demonstrate deepened and broadened knowledge of:
    a. Interpretation of classical texts of AOM of patient assessment and diagnosis;
    b. Integration of both Biomedical Medical diagnosis;
    c. Patient assessment and diagnostic skills of various medical conditions that are commonly
    seen in AOM clinical practice.

  2. Demonstrate ability to perform advanced clinical intervention and treatment.
    3. Upon graduation, doctoral students will be able to:

    a. Apply advanced patient assessment and diagnostic skills for clinical intervention
    and treatment;
    b. Implement advanced and special AOM therapeutic modalities for effective clinical
    treatment;
    c. Formulate appropriate management strategies for patients with medical conditions
    commonly seen in AOM clinical practice.

  3. Demonstrate consultative and collaborative skills and knowledge when interacting with other health care providers in case management.
    4. Upon graduation, doctoral students will be able to;

    a. Obtain adequate knowledge of general biomedicine.
    b. Communicate effectively with other health care providers.

  4. Demonstrate expertise in selected specialty(s).
    5. Upon graduation, doctoral students will be able to implement expertise, knowledge, and skills in at least one area of a specialty.

  5. Demonstrate ability to conduct clinical research.
    6. Upon graduation, doctoral students will be able to:

    a. Understand the scientific research design and methodology of clinical inquiry;
    b. Conduct critical analysis of the scientific clinical literature and apply findings to
    clinical practice;
    c. Design, implement, and conduct research in an area of interest utilizing academic form and style; meeting standards suitable for peer-reviewed professional publications;
    d. Present and/or publish research findings to professional colleagues, the public, and
    / or in journals.

  6. Demonstrate commitment to the profession.
    7. Upon graduation, doctoral students will be able to:

    a. Demonstrate clinical supervision, teaching, and management knowledge and
    skills;
    b. Promote personal well-being and the well-being of patients;
    c. Independently seek new knowledge and build a lifelong professional learning behavior.
    d. Utilize information technologies to analyze, manage and enhance Acupuncture and
    Oriental Medicine treatment procedures for optimum health care service.

 

 

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