While the subject of my masters degree is in Traditional Chinese Medicine
this includes a - Masters Within A Masters.
More that 800 hours are spent studying Western Medicine subjects
such as Phamacology, Pathology, Anatomy and Physiology,
Neurology and Orthopedics among others.
This Prepares People in this profession
to be an integral part of todays modern health care system.
Below is an over view of my studies in this area.

Five Branches University
Graduate School of Traditional Chinese Medicine
December 16 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Santa Cruz, CA     
I received a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine,
which includes course-work and clinical training in acumoxatherapy
(acupuncture, moxibustion and accessory techniques, i.e., Cupping, Guasha, etc.),
Chinese herbology, TCM Diet therapy, Tui Na (Chinese bodywork),
Tai Qi & Qì Gong (moving and breathing exercises),
and meditation (health enhancing relaxation and visualization).

This program has led me to licensure, Nationwide, in acupuncture and Chinese herbology &
in the State of California as a Primary Care Physician.


Pacific College Of Oriental Medicine
Sep. 2005 to Dec. 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ San Diego, CA
I studied such subjects as Chinese Herbal Formulas and Internal medicine
and advanced needling techniques under some very renown teachers
and deepened my study of orthopedic and neurological testing, assessment and treatment.

Additionally, I expanded my bodywork skills here to include
Shiatsu, Thai massage and Circulatory massage.
I Earned PCOM's Certificate of Massage Therapist
& officially completed
San Diego licensing requirements



Midwest College Of Oriental Medicine
Oct. ’98 to Jan. ’00~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chicago, IL
Here, as I started the pursuit of a Masters degree
in Oriental Medicine (OM is also referred to as TCM),

I expanded my bodywork skills to include the Chinese bodywork system of Tui Na.
With this, I learned to treat people from pediatrics to geriatrics
and conditions from the common cold and digestive disorder to
sports and orthopedic injuries conditions.