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Left, Frank Scott, former Academic Dean of PCOM-Chicago; right, Jack Miller, President of PCOM
On December 15, Brendan Mattson, L.Ac., becomes the Graduate Program Dean and we say a fond farewell to Frank Scott, L.Ac., who has served, mentored, and cared for the Chicago campus since its inception.
We know that he will be t
here for us whenever we need his input and guidance. Here is what is inscribed on a plaque presented to Frank by the college President at the Pacific Symposium:
"The community of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine wishes to express its greatest appreciation for your 15 years of dedication to high academic standards and teaching excellence. Through your thoughtful consideration of incalculable academic issues, you have been a valued advisor to the President.
Because of your experience, you have supported five Campus Directors. As Pacific College’s Chicago Academic Dean and as a teacher, you have been an inspiration to students and fellow faculty members.
Those of us who have worked with you are most privileged to have done so and thank you for your commitment to our shared professional path. We wish for you the health and happiness that you have worked to bring to others.”
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM) is proud to announce our new partnership with TCMzone, LLC , a leading herbal medicine company. TCMzone, located in Tempe, AZ, will be producing PCOM-labeled, proprietary herbal formulas. Jack Miller, president of Pacific College, and Dr. Dan Wen, president of TCMzone, gave a joint talk on October 16 to introduce the alliance. TCMzone was selected from multiple competing suppliers based on their high-quality products, their commitment to service, and mutual educational initiatives.
We all are unique souls. It’s a beautiful thing, don’t you think?
Did you know that Pacific College’s New York campus offers a special Herbal Consultation shift on Wednesday mornings in our brand new clinic location in the Financial District? In keeping up with the growing national popularity of Chinese Herbs, patients who are interested in herbs for a wide variety of complaints can now access herbal treatments in Downtown NYC.
Chinese Herbs have been in the news recently, with Time Magazine and The Wall Street Journal both reporting on the growing trend of major medical institutions like The Cleveland Clinic incorporating Herbal Medicine into their offerings. You don’t have to travel to Cleveland to get a customized Chinese herbal formula though. While Chinese Herbal Medicine has always been available at the New York clinic, it’s only recently that patients have had an option to visit the clinic for Herbs as a stand-alone treatment (without acupuncture).
“Patients come for everything from dermatology to gynecology and from chronic fatigue to chronic headaches and stress,” reports Pacific College-NY Campus Director Malcolm Youngren.
“They appreciate having a natural and gentle healthcare option which has less side effects than many other healthcare options, when practiced under the supervision of a Licensed Oriental Medicine practitioner.”
Pacific College’s
experienced East Asian medicine practitioners can work with you to determine the root causes of your medical complaints, and can develop an herbal treatment plan just for you. Effective, all natural, and highly personalized, Chinese herbal formulas are also affordable. Herbal shift appointments cost $26 plus the cost of the herbs.
So, what are you waiting for?
Call our clinic today
to set up your appointment for an ancient remedy tailored to your modern needs.
Oriental medicine in the news this week:
Now this is what we call a balanced breakfast!
Here’s a fun infographic on avocados! Read about the history of avocados, their health benefits, and more.
(via healthyforever )
Did you know that today, April 28th, is “Great Poetry Reading Day?” In honor of this unique holiday, we thought it would be fun to share some Chinese poetry with you. Enjoy reading through these poems. Happy Great Poetry Reading Day!
"Late Spring
”
by Han Y¨¹ (A.D. 768 - 824)
All plants, aware that spring will soon be gone,
Their brightest rose bud purple hues put on:
And from each emulous bloom
Is shed a sweet perfume.
Only the willow-catkins and elm-keys,
In their simplicity, with every breeze
Over the heavens go
Flying like flakes of snow.
"A Candid Song ”
by Luo Yin (A.D. 833 - 909)
When all goes well, for joy I sing:
When aught goes ill, I cease.
And, truth to tell, there’s many a thing
Might rob me of my peace.
Then drink today while drink you may.
You ne’er may drink another day.
As for what sorrow may come to-morrow,
Why, let it be to-morrow’s sorrow!
"Returning to Live in The Country"
by T’ao Ch’ien (also known as Tao Yuanming A.D. 365 - 427
In my youth I was out of tune with the common folk:
My nature is to love hills and mountains.
In my folly I fell into the net of the world’s dust,
And so went on for thirty years.
The caged bird longs for its old woodland;
The pond-reared fish yearns for its native stream.
I have opened up a waste plot of the south moor,
And keeping my simplicity returned to garden and field.
A homestead of some ten acres,
A thatched cottage with eight or nine rooms;
Elms and willows shading the hinder eaves;
Peach and plum trees ranking before the hall.
Dim, dim is the distant hamlet;
Lagging, lagging hangs the smoke of the market-town;
A dog barks in the deep lane;
A cock crows on the top of the mulberry tree.
My door and courtyard have no dust and turmoil;
In the bare rooms there is leisure to spare.
Too long a captive in a cage,
I have now come back to Nature.
"Note on A Rainy Night to a Friend in The North ”
by Li Shangyin (A.D. 813 - 858)
You ask me when I am coming. I do not know.
I dream of your mountains and autumn pools brimming all night with the rain.
Oh, when shall we be trimming wicks again, together in your western window?
When shall I be hearing your voice again, all night in the rain?
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