History of the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine
The Midwest College was founded in 1979, making it one of the oldest schools of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in America. Over the last twenty-three years, faculty and student interns have contributed to community service at Cook County Hospital, for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and at the AIDS Alternative Health Project. Graduates of our programs are on the faculty of other schools, the Boards of professional associations, state and national agencies, and hold positions in hospitals across the country.
Since 1986, college administrators and faculty have participated in local and national organizations; including the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. The college has been granted accreditation for three cycles. In 2001, the College received a five-year reaccreditation; the longest term granted. Many faculty members have been with the school 10 years and more; providing the maturity and continuity needed to develop a clinical competency based educational model.
 The Midwest College has been conducting foreign internship trips to China for over fourteen years. Students have gained clinical experience at Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospitals all over China, including Beijing, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Nanjing and Guangzhou. In 1996, we became formally affiliated with the Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Guangzhou University's TCM Hospital is a model of the integration of Chinese Medicine with advances in science and biomedical technology.
Based upon our numerous trips to China, and visits to the Midwest College from TCM professors, we have collaborated with leaders of Chinese medical education to bring the most recent advances in medical therapy to our educational programs. In 1996, to mark our affiliation, the Guangzhou University presented the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine with a scroll that describes the philosophy of both schools: "Developing Traditional Chinese Medicine, Combining with Modern Scientific Advances."
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Fathers of Chinese Medicine
Ge Hong, Sun Simiao, Liu Wansu, Li Shishen, Hua To, Tao Hongjing, Zhang Zhongjing
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