Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

Template:Infobox University The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM), located in Portland, Oregon, United States, offers master's and postgraduate doctoral degrees in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. OCOM's programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine[1] and authorized by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission's Office of Degree Authorization to award Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine degrees.[2]

OCOM also operates an Intern Teaching Clinic and herbal dispensary, serving the Portland metropolitan area. More than 20,000 low cost acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, tuina, and shiatsu patient treatments are offered annually by the clinic, which also serves as a teaching facility for the college.

In July of 2005, OCOM became the first college to graduate a cohort of Doctors of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.[3][4]

OCOM has an active research department, and has received substantial research grants from the National Institutes of Health/NCCAM.[5][6] Current OCOM research projects include a collaborative grant with the University of Arizona to study temporomandibular joint disorder.[7]

## References

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1. ↑ Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine: Accredited Programs
2. ↑ Oregon Student Assistance Commission, Office of Degree Authorization: ODA Approved Campus Based Degree Programs
3. ↑ Oregon Public Broadcasting: College of Oriental Medicine Graduates First Doctors, 11 July 2005.
4. ↑ Acupuncture Today, 2 May 2005, First Class of OCOM Doctoral Students to Graduate in July.
5. ↑ Acupuncture Practitioner Research Education Enhancement, NIH Grant Number: 5R25AT002879-02, Richard Hammerschlag, principal investigator.
6. ↑ OCOM, University of Maryland Receive Acupuncture Research Grants From NCCAM.
7. ↑ TCM for TMD: A Multi-Site Whole Systems Trial, NIH Grant Number: 5U01AT002570-02, Cheryl Ritenbaugh, principal investigator.

## External links

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* Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
* "OCOM Receives Federal Grant to Study Endometriosis".
* "Bastyr, OCOM Receive Approval for Doctoral Programs".
* "OCOM Update; College Hires New President, Establishes Doctoral Fellowships".

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