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A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMISSION FOR ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINEWWW.NCCAOM.ORG

VOLUME 9 / NUMBER 1 / SUMMER 2005

COVERNew Logo & Service Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

CEO REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

BOARD REPORTMessage from the Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Revised Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3AOBTA Donation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4International Complementary and AlternativeHealthcare Conference and Expo East . . . . . . . . .4NCCAOM Reaching Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4AOMAlliance Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Information From Board Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . .5

EXAMINATIONSABT Job Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Item Writing Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Item Writing Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Analyze This . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82004 Certification Exam Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . .82005/2006 Exam Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

CODE OF ETHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

ANNUAL REPORTYear in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Thanks to All Our Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132004 Committees & Task Forces . . . . . . . . . . . .13

ELECTIONSSection 1: Practitioner Member . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Section 2: ABT Practitioner Member . . . . . . . . . .16

PROFILESPublic Member ProfilesMichael Garland & Mike McKeown . . . . . . . . . . .17

LEGISLATIONAttention PDA Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Call for Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18NCCAOM Corrects the Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18NCCAOM Files Law Suit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18VSTF Process Concludes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Disciplinary Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19Legislative Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

nccaom unveils new logo & service marks

Inside this issue

The NCCAOM Board ofCommissioners unveiled a new logoand service marks for each certificationprogram. The goal of the logo andservice marks is to visually strengthenthe NCCAOM brand and align theservice marks for an overall brandrecognition within the industry and bythe public. The new logo is an updat-ed design of the original logo and thenew service marks were created to rep-resent the essence of that area of prac-tice. In addition, a new tagline was cre-ated to demonstrate our dedication toprotecting the public: Public ProtectionThrough Quality Credentials.

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Oriental Medicine Acupuncture Chinese Herbology Asian Bodywork Therapy

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Leadership is a reciprocal process betweenthose who aspire to lead and those whochoose to follow. Strategies, tactics, skillsand practices are empty without the understanding of the fundamental humanaspirations that connect leaders to constituents. Clearly those who aspire tolead must embrace their constituents’ expectations and so it is very important thatyou share your expectations with us.

In my first CEO Report I shared with youmy commitment of establishing trust. Inmy first six months at NCCAOM my pri-

mary goal has been to establish the trust of both the Board of Commissionersand the staff. This has facilitated a successful leadership transition by creatingan environment of mutual respect, camaraderie and trust. Now, in order tomeet your expectations, i.e., those of our supremely important Diplomate constituents, the NCCAOM board and staff members have been strengthening our relationships with each other, so that we can properlyextend our relationship with you.

The leadership we can provide you, the Diplomate, is dependent on our relationship with you. Therefore, in order to make this relationship meaningful, you need to know what to expect from your relationship withNCCAOM. Conversely, we want to know what you, the Diplomate, needfrom the NCCAOM. Soon you will be the recipient of a satisfaction survey.Whether it be accolades or suggestions for change – we welcome all the constructive comments you care to share.

While the surveys are a way for you to connect with us, we are taking theopportunity to help you connect with your patients and the public. We have recently unveiled a new logo with tagline and service marks for each certification program. We are working extensively to promote the image ofthe certified practitioner and we hope that you will reap the benefits.

You will also notice that in this edition of The Diplomate there is an articletitled “Analyze This”. We want to make sure that you have a thoroughunderstanding of the entire testing process. This article will be the first ofmany that will explain why we do what we do to make certain that your certification meets the highest standard.

The offer that I extended upon my arrival at NCCAOM still stands – pleaselet me know how we can best meet your needs. I can be reached by e-mail atkwardcook@nccaom.org or by phone at (703) 548-9004.

NCCAOM BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSAlice McCormick, M.Div., M.O.M., Dipl. Ac. & Dipl. C.H. - ChairBryn Clark, Dipl. O.M. - Vice ChairDaniel Jiao, M.S., Dipl. O.M. - TreasurerRuth Dalphin, M.M., C.A., Dipl. Ac., Dipl. A.B.T. - SecretaryWeiyi Ding, Dipl. O.M.Michael Garland, D. Sc. Rel.Mike McKeown, M.A., Th.M.Thomas Öst, Dipl. Ac.Maryanne Travaglione, Dipl. O.M.

NCCAOM STAFFKory Ward-Cook, Ph.D., M.T. (ASCP), CAE - CEODebra Persinger, Ph.D. - Executive Director of TestingMark Smith, Ph.D., CAE - Executive Director of OperationsErica Anderson - Eligibility ManagerTerri Beres - Administrative AssistantMichael Chung - Director of AdministrationDion Coward - Administrative AssistantLaura Culver Edgar, M.B.A., MT (ASCP) - Director ofCommunications, Publications, and Special ProjectsGary Dayton - Director of Information TechnologyLynn Gardner - Eligibility ManagerSummer Herlihy, M.D. - Director of Test DevelopmentTracey Holmes - Assistant Director of AdministrationMina Larson - Director of Diplomate and External RelationsAnne McChrystal, M.A.Ed. - Director of RecertificationSheri Morris - Recertification CoordinatorMikka Newsome - Administrative AssistantAndrea Peng, M.S. - Director of Data ManagementBetsy Smith - Director of State RelationsNeel Tenali - Director of FinanceNicola Williams - Director of Test AdministrationAlisha Workman - Eligibility Manager

EDITORIAL OFFICESNCCAOM11 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 300Alexandria, VA 22314703-548-9004 • (fax) 703-548-9079 • (e-mail) info@nccaom.org

The NCCAOM is kindly requesting your thoughts about The Diplomate. If you have any suggestions for changes orideas for articles, or if there are things you really like, pleasecontact Laura Culver Edgar, Director of Communications atlcedgar@nccaom.org.

The Diplomate is a publication of the National Certification Commission for Acupunture andOriental Medicine. Contents copyright © 2005 by NCCAOM. All rights reserved. TheNCCAOM logo and Diplomate service marks are trademarks of the National CertificationCommission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and may not be copied or reproducedwithout written permission.

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRFor more than 20 years the NCCAOM has been dedicated to providing quality credentials for the protection and benefit of the public. We continually strive to improve upon ways to fulfillthis commitment and we certainly cannot do thiswithout you.

Connections and relationships are so important inour personal lives and the same is true of our

philosophy at the NCCAOM. We want to make new connections with new namesand faces and to foster the relationships that we have already established withfamiliar friends. It is imperative that we connect with you to bring this about andI am happy to report that the Board of Commissioners has great plans to meet thisgoal. The planning continues but the work is already underway.

If you attended the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Expo in New YorkCity in February you would have connected with the chair of our external relations committee, Thomas Öst, and past board member, Robert Stine. Our CEO, KoryWard-Cook and Director of Diplomate and External Relations, Mina Larson werealso on hand to meet you and connect on a more personal level.

At the AOMAlliance Conference in Rhode Island this May connections were made at the Item Writing Workshop sponsored by our testing department, at our workshop for school liaisons, and on a more informal level, but just as important,by stopping by our newly designed booth in the exhibit hall. This meeting alsoserved as a time for the unveiling of the new logo, tagline, and service marks. We had several representatives at this meeting as well. I, along with Bryn Clark,Ruth Dalphin, Daniel Jiao and Thomas Öst enjoyed meeting many of you.

Our nominating committee has worked overtime to prepare a sterling slate of candidates for the board elections that are now occurring. Please let your voice beheard and send in your ballot!

Behind the scenes, the board of commissioners is continually working on your behalf, whether it is participating at national policy-making meetings, providinginput at the state legislative level, or responding to the media. We know we cando better if you help us get to know you better. So, consider yourself invited tomake a connection with us!

Alice McCormickServing one-year term as Chair

New Logo and Service Marks Contd.The combination of the logo, service marks,and tagline represent the NCCAOM’s dedication to helping you, the Diplomate.By developing a brand recognition, you will be able showcase your accomplishmentof certification to your patients and thecommunity. This is the first of many activities that the NCCAOM is working onto better serve you.

To begin the next phase of our campaign we will be doing a satisfaction survey. This survey will be completed electronicallyand the results will be shared in the nextissue of The Diplomate. The results will formthe basis of our new and continued activities. Your participation is crucial tothe implementation and success of any new activities. Please make sure that yourcurrent email address is on file withNCCAOM. To update your email address,please visit our website at www.nccaom.org,go to the tab “For Diplomates” and click“Change of Address”.

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Code of Ethics

The NCCAOM Board of Commissionersrecently approved a revised Code of Ethicswhich is provided for your review.Diplomates, candidates and applicants forcertification agree to abide by the tenetsof the NCCAOM Code of Ethics. The primary change to the Code of Ethics isthe addition of numbers 6, 7 and 8 underCommitment to the Patient. These itemsaddress the issue of boundary violations,which has become an increasing area ofconcern in the healthcare field. The goalof these revisions is to define, morespecifically, the appropriate boundaries ofa practitioner-client relationship. We haveenclosed a copy of the complete Code of Ethics in the center spread (page 10)that you can post as a point of informationfor your patients and colleagues.

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NCCAOM Reaching OutJanuary 7, 2005 – ABT Job Analysis Advisory Panel(JAAP) – Alexandria – Ruth Dalphin, Barbra Esher,Gonzalo Flores, Debra Howard, Cari Johnson Pelava,Claire Linden, Joy McIlvaine, Wayne Mylin, DeborahSmith, Jamie Wu, and Debra Persinger

January 13-15, 2005 – AOBTA Meeting – San Francisco – Ruth Dalphin, Daniel Jiao, Thomas Öst,Kory Ward-Cook, and Debra Persinger

February 11-13, 2005 – International Complementaryand Alternative Healthcare Conference Expo East –New York City – NCCAOM also had an exhibit booth –Thomas Öst, Robert Stine, Kory Ward-Cook, and Mina Larson

March 3-5, 2005 – Acupuncture Exam DevelopmentCommittee – Alexandria - Thomas Öst, Daniel Jiao,Jonathan Daniel, Jason Hao, Denise Hsu, Jangyul Park,David Walker, Debra Persinger, and Summer Herlihy

March 12, 2005 – CCAOM Leadership Meeting –Columbia, Maryland – Alice McCormick and Kory Ward-Cook

May 6-9, 2005 – AOMAlliance Conference in Newport,Rhode Island – Alice McCormick, Bryn Clark,Daniel Jiao, Ruth Dalphin, Thomas Öst,Kory Ward-Cook, Debra Persinger (conducted Item-Writing Workshop and School Liaison Workshop),Betsy Smith (attended FAOMRA meetings), and Mina Larson (hosted the new exhibit booth)

International Complementaryand Alternative HealthcareConference and Expo EastThe International Complementary and AlternativeHealthcare Conference and Expo East in New York Cityon February 13th through 14th, 2005 was attended byThomas Öst, Robert Stine, Kory Ward-Cook, and MinaLarson. Although this conference was attended to alarge degree by MD’s, DO’s, DC’s and PhD’s, manyDiplomates attended as well. At our exhibit booth wehad an opportunity to meet with many of ourDiplomates and other stakeholders involved in complementary and integrative medicine. It providedus with an opportunity to make sure that others under-stood our certification process and the quality of the credentials our Diplomates hold. We are planning toattend the Expo West in Los Angeles this fall. We hopeto see many of you there.

AOBTA Donation

NCCAOM was well represented at the American Organization for BodyworkTherapies of Asia (AOBTA) Convention in San Francisco this past January. In addition to our many ABT Diplomates, Commissioners Ruth Dalphin,Daniel Jiao and Thomas Öst were in attendance along with CEO, Kory Ward-Cook and Executive Director of Testing, Debra Persinger.

NCCAOM offered an item writing workshop during the conference and wewere pleased to work with Diplomates and faculty from schools in the localarea. On behalf of the NCCAOM Board of Commissioners, Ruth Dalphinpresented a $1,000 check to the AOBTA as a gesture of thanks for the assistance that the AOBTA provided in supporting the recent national ABTjob analysis. NCCAOM hopes to continue a fruitful working relationshipwith the leadership of the AOBTA as we work together to support nationalcertification standards for licensure and recognition of this important professional branch of Oriental medicine.

AOBTA Convention in San Francisco: Kory Ward-Cook, Ruth Dalphin, Daniel Jiao,Debra Persinger and Thomas Öst

AOBTA Donation: Ruth Dalphin presenting check toStuart Watts, AOBTA Treasurer

AOMAlliance

Conference

The NCCAOM recently attended the AOMAlliance conference in Rhode Island. We were well represented by theBoard of Commissioners and staff. In attendance were: Board representatives: Alice McCormick, Bryn Clark, Daniel Jiao,Ruth Dalphin, and Thomas Öst; Staff Representatives: Kory Ward-Cook, Debra Persinger, Betsy Smith and Mina Larson. The NCCAOM has committed itself to attending conferences like these to help provide services andsupport to our Diplomates, candidates and stakeholders. The new and improved NCCAOM Exhibit Booth was a hugesuccess. This conference reflected the launch of our newlydesigned booth, which also featured our newly implementedlogo, service marks, and tagline. Other staff contributed tothis process by conducting an item writing session forDiplomates who in turn received CEU/PDAs, and sponsoringa School Liaison workshop to provide information and answerquestions from school representatives. Our CEO presented atthe CCAOM leadership meeting, the FAOMRA meeting, aswell as the national organization meeting along with theattendance of Commissioners.

We would like to thank everyone who stopped by the booth.Your responses to the Satisfaction Survey are being compiled and will be used to develop a Satisfaction Survey that will go to all of our Diplomates, candidates, applicants, and stakeholders. We have shown you changes over the last fewmonths and are excited about the changes yet to come.

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AOM Alliance Exhibit: Kory Ward-Cook, Ruth Dalphin, Bryn Clark, Daniel Jiao,Mina Larson and Thomas Öst

Information from the Board of Commissioners’ Meetings

The Board of Commissioners meets three times per year to dis-cuss business related to the NCCAOM. The following is a list ofsome of the decisions made at the first two meetings of 2005:

THE OFFICERS FOR 2005 ARE:Alice McCormick - Chairperson Bryn Clark - Vice ChairDaniel Jiao - Treasurer Ruth Dalphin - Secretary

The Code of Ethics has been revised and updated (see page 10 for complete Code of Ethics) as were the proceduresfor disciplinary action.

A new logo, tagline, and service marks were adopted.

It was decided to allow up to 660 hours of supplemental education towards eligibility for Oriental medicine,Acupuncture, and Chinese Herbology certification.

The NCCAOM will invest in an upgrade of the information technology systems.

Diplomates who are currently certified in Oriental Medicinecannot recertify in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, or AsianBodywork Therapy.

A clarification was made regarding equivalency of OrientalMedicine certification to other certifications: Certification inOriental Medicine is equivalent to certification in acupuncture,Chinese herbology, and includes training in bodywork, diet,and exercise.

A formal standing committee has been named to consider recertification issues.

The bylaws were updated to clarify the beginning and end dates of each term for members of the Board ofCommissioners.

The NCCAOM will seek accreditation for the certification programs from the American National Standards Institute(ANSI). This accreditation will be beneficial for our Diplomateswho are practicing in other countries.

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EXAMINATIONS

ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY JOB ANALYSISMembers of the Asian Bodywork Therapy (ABT) Job Analysis Advisory Panel (JAAP) met at NCCAOM’s headquarters inAlexandria, Virginia in January to review the results from the ABT job analysis validation survey. The meeting was facilitatedby Larry Fabrey, Ph.D., Vice President of Measurement Research at Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc. The JAAP formulated an examination content outline based on the results from the survey of ABT practitioners. The proposed contentoutline was forwarded to the ABT examination development committee for review prior to being submitted to the NCCAOMBoard of Commissioners for final endorsement. The new examination content outline will be in effect for the upcoming ABTexam in October 2005.

The NCCAOM is grateful to the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA) for assistance in encouraging ABT’s to respond to the survey. A significant number of surveys arrived at the last minute due to the efforts ofABT Diplomates Ruth Dalphin (also an NCCAOM Commissioner), Pamela Ferguson, Barbra Esher, and Debra Howard.

NCCAOM appreciates the valuable contributions from all of the members of the job analysis advisory panel. This relativelylarge group of individuals, representing a variety of forms of Asian bodywork, worked exceedingly well together and was essential in helping the NCCAOM to produce the high quality work that it is known for.

MEMBERS OF THE ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY JOB ANALYSIS ADVISORY PANELRuth Dalphin, Chair, Marlton, NJ

Barbra Esher, Baltimore, MD

Lindy Ferrigno, Charlottesville, VA

Gonzalo Flores, Portland, OR

Debra Howard, Ponchatoula, LA

Claire Linden, Charlottesville, VA

Gilles Marin, Berkeley, CA

Joy McIlvaine, Bolinas, CA

Wayne Mylin, Glenn Mills, PA

Cari Johnson Pelava, Minneapolis, MN

Pauline Sasaki, Norwalk, CT

Faye Schenkman, Cold Spring Hills, NY

Deborah Valentine Smith, Phoenixville, PA

Jamie Wu, Austin, TX

STAFF LIAISONSDebra Perisnger, Ph.D., Executive Director

of Testing

Summer Herlihy, M.D., Director of Test

Development

The NCCAOM holds item writing work-shops at various locations around the country.This is an opportunity for Diplomates tolearn a little about the examination process,gain some credits towards recertification pro-fessional development activities, and to beconsidered for appointment to the Academyof Item Writers. Workshops have recentlybeen held in New York, Maryland, andRhode Island.

ITEM WRITING WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS –BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Marilyn AdamsYvonne Brooks-LittleYeh Chong ChanJie ChenPolly ChristyDoug ClubineDiana CohoEsther DisneyGuorong DuJonathan GilbertFeifei HongWanzhu HouEmily HuttemannDal Soo KimPalwole JangElaine KomarowChul Lee

Jefferson LeeTa Ya LeeLing LiuLiselle MagistrelliO’Brien, RobertSung-Hoon PaeSuzanne PeranteauKevin PettSeung, HeeSharon SmithDavid VandenbergNiya WertsGuangpi XuRong YuMatthew ZahirnyiAiqiu ZhaoAlice Zhou

The NCCAOM appreciates the contributions of the subject matter expertswho have been identified to serve on theAcademy of Item Writers.

CURRENT ACADEMY MEMBERS ARE:

Heike AlbersPierre Rene AurelienJilann BrunettLeslie CoffJonathan GilbertToshiko HarashimaMichal Horn NahmiasYoung Ae KimDeidre KoloskiPatricia KorducavichJoni KrollEugene LondonNatasha NelsonMyung NohAnna PanettiereStephanie SimmonsBrian SkowJill SweringenAlice Zhou

Item Writing Acamdemy & Workshop Participants

EXAMINATIONS

ITEM WRITING WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS –NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Teresa Berger,Dong-Yun ByunMinjun ChenGreg GaoTracy FitzDixu GaoJin Cheng HanRichard HaneyToshiko HarashimaElaine JanssenStephen KaplanMelanie Morris KatinPamela KilbergAeJa KimYoung Ae KimChang Sheng LiXiao Jing LiHolly NochimsonAnna PanettiereShoshana OsofskyJames PearlYu Jun ShaoPhillip ShinnickRoman SlavinskyPeggy Spina

Beth SteinbergYura StolyarskyJanet TsaiRoger TsaoVanessa VartoloXian-Feng WangYi Qiao WuChengri XuJian Yi YanZhongzhev YuanMing ZengQi Zhong

ITEM WRITING WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS –NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

Edward ChiuDiana DaiRuth DalphinCarol GreenPingfei GuanCandace HardyLi-Chin HsuIl Sok KohAihan KuhnJanet LangDeborah PacikJeffrey Zimmerman

Item Writing Workshop Participants

Item Writing OpportunitiesItem writing is a critical stage in thedevelopment of examination items.This process involves writing and submitting multiple-choice examinationquestions for review by examinationdevelopment committees for potentialuse on future exams. Submitting items, via the NCCAOM website atwww.nccaom.org, provides the opportunity for you to share your knowledge while supporting the activities of the NCCAOM from the comfort of your home.

NCCAOM hosted an item writing eventin January 13, 2005 in San Francisco,CA at the Radisson Miyako Hotel in conjunction with the Annual Conventionof the American Organization forBodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA).An item writing event was also held inconjunction with the AOMAllianceConference in Rhode Island in May.Diplomates in all four certification programs are invited to attend.

Depending on the quality of items submitted, select Diplomates will beasked to serve on the Academy of ItemWriters, the formal item developmentarm of the NCCAOM. This prestigiousAcademy is comprised of Diplomateswho will support the NCCAOM’s examination development efforts bysubmitting a predetermined number ofitems during their tenure. This is anexcellent and prominent way to supportcandidates, the profession, and theNCCAOM.

For additional information please contact Dr. Debra Persinger atdpersinger@nccaom.org.

Attendees of the Item Writing session presented by the NCCAOM: Front Row (L to R)Debra Persinger, Carol Green, Ruth Dalphin, Deborah Pacik, Li-Chun Hsu, Aihan Kuhn,Janet Lang, Diana Dai. Back Row (L to R) Jeffrey Zimmerman, Il Sok Koh, Pingfei Guan,Candace Hardy, Edward Chiu

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2004 Certification Examination Statistics

FEBRUARY JUNE OCTOBER# Tested % Passed # Tested % Passed # Tested % Passed

ACUPUNCTURE MODULEChinese Language Overall 29 62 18 78 14 71

1st Time 18 72 -- -- 12 75

Repeaters 11 45 -- -- 2 50

English Language Overall 868 80 338 81 382 84

1st Time 727 89 -- -- 327 89

Repeaters 141 38 -- -- 55 56

Korean Language Overall 22 23 9 33 7 71

1st Time 14 29 -- -- 6 83

Repeaters 8 13 -- -- 1 0

FOUNDATIONS OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE MODULEChinese Language Overall -- -- 19 89 10 90

1st Time -- -- -- -- 9 100

Repeaters -- -- -- -- 1 0

English Language Overall -- -- 327 81 384 78

1st Time -- -- -- -- 323 75

Repeaters -- -- -- -- 61 41

Korean Language Overall -- -- 9 22 5 20

1st Time -- -- -- -- 4 25

Repeaters -- -- -- -- 1 0

CHINESE HERBOLOGY MODULEChinese Language Overall 12 67 14 79 7 86

1st Time 8 63 -- -- 7 86

Repeaters 4 75 -- -- 0 0

English Language Overall 404 73 138 66 216 64

1st Time 342 82 -- -- 196 66

Repeaters 62 26 -- -- 20 50

Korean Language Overall 14 29 4 25 3 67

1st Time 10 40 -- -- 1 100

Repeaters 4 0 -- -- 2 50

ANALYZE THIS – The Job Analysis Process

The NCCAOM was founded to establish, assess,and promote standards of competence and safetyin acupuncture and Oriental medicine for theprotection and benefit of the public. In order tofulfill this mission, the NCCAOM offers certification programs in Oriental medicine,acupuncture, Chinese herbology, and Asian bodywork therapy. The credentialing processinvolves four main components: eligibility, testing, certification, and recertification. Inorder to foster greater understanding of the test-ing component and some of the processes and pro-cedures involved in delivering a fair, valid andreliable testing program, this article is the firstin a series that will explain the steps involved indeveloping the certification examinations.

Since the goal of the NCCAOM certifica-tion process is to credential individuals whoare able to practice safely and competently,the first step in determining examinationcontent is to look to members of the professional community who are activelypracticing the various branches of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.Through a job analysis survey, we ask thepractitioners what is necessary to practicesafely and competently. The consensus ofthe professional community on this subjectsets the examination content.

The job analysis is an essential componentof the credentialing program. Since wemake decisions based upon a candidate’sperformance on a credentialing test, wemust be very certain that the test actuallymeasures professional competence. The job analysis study involves many steps toensure that the individual is competent to practice.

In a sense, you could look at a job analysisas a very detailed job description because itprovides the essential tasks that define the profession and that sometimes help todistinguish it from related professions.

Examination questions need to be linked towork responsibilities so the NCCAOMappoints subject matter experts to a JobAnalysis Advisory Panel. These panelistsare selected based on their success in per-forming the job and/or their knowledge

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NCCAOM 2005/2006 Examination Schedule Exam Date Application Deadline Registration Deadline

June 18-19, 2005 March 18, 2005 April 29, 2005October 15-16, 2005 July 15, 2005 August 26, 2005February 18-19, 2006 November 18, 2005 December 30, 2005June 17-18, 2006 March 17, 2006 April 28, 2006October 21-22, 2006 July 21, 2006 September 1, 2006

2004 Certification Examination Statistics

FEBRUARY JUNE OCTOBER# Tested % Passed # Tested % Passed # Tested % Passed

BIOMEDICINE MODULEChinese Language Overall -- -- 29 90 19 89

1st Time -- -- -- -- 16 94

Repeaters -- -- -- -- 3 67

English Language Overall -- -- 427 90 445 86

1st Time -- -- -- -- 425 87

Repeaters -- -- -- -- 20 65

Korean Language Overall -- -- 12 58 7 14

1st Time -- -- -- -- 6 17

Repeaters -- -- -- -- 1 0

POINT LOCATION MODULEAll Languages Overall 912 78 399 81 404 77

1st Time 751 81 298 79 354 78

Repeaters 161 59 101 85 50 68

ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPYEnglish Language Overall -- -- -- -- 67 85

1st Time -- -- -- -- 58 90

Repeaters -- -- -- -- 9 56

Please note: The examination format changed in June 2004 to a modular format. Therefore all examinees

were considered to be first time test takers (excluding the Point Location module).

RECERTIFICATION DATA# Eligible # Recertified

Acupuncture 3,949 3,087

Chinese Herbology 1,130 795

Asian Bodywork Therapy 38 13

Conversion to Oriental Medicine -- 483

about the job and they are responsible fordefining major categories and providinginformation about the relative importanceof a job task or the frequency with which itis performed. We work with individualsfrom a variety of practice settings, geographic regions and educational trainingroutes to the profession.

The Job Analysis Advisory Panel memberssystematically formulate task statementsthat they believe could potentially definethe scope of work. The purpose of the tasklist is to serve as a description of the profession as it is, not as it might be atsome future date or as it was in the past.Once this stage is complete, we then needto verify the accuracy of the task list with arepresentative sample of practitioners. Thevalidation study involves development ofappropriate instrumentation, developmentof a sampling plan, pilot testing the survey,modifying the survey, collection and analysis of validation data, the formulationof data-based conclusions and preparationof a final report that is distributed to rele-vant parties and published on our website.

The most recent job analysis survey of the acupuncture and Oriental medicineprofession was conducted in 2002 and wasthe largest study of the profession inNCCAOM history. In 2005 another jobanalysis was conducted but that was limited only to Asian bodywork therapy.The data generated through these JobAnalysis Surveys set the content of eachexamination module and determined theproportion of questions from each contentarea that must appear on each examination(known as the test specifications).

Item writers prepare a comprehensive andrepresentative set of questions for theexamination. NCCAOM item writers areonly permitted to write examination questions that fall under the categories listed on the module content outlines andthe professionals who generate each exammust maintain the test specifications set bythe Job Analysis Survey. Information about item development will appear in thefollowing issue of The Diplomate.

We hope that this article provides you with a greater understanding of the exam development process and an appreciation of the work of the NCCAOM.

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paci

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rdou

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atie

nt.

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p th

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form

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pect

atio

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ound

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ips

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p ac

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ent

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the

conf

iden

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ity

of t

hose

rec

ords

or

any

othe

r pe

rson

al

info

rmat

ion

impa

rted

by

the

pati

ent

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith

law,

incl

udin

g co

mpl

ianc

e w

ith

the

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent

of H

ealt

h an

d H

uman

Serv

ices

Rul

es im

plem

enti

ng t

he H

ealt

hIn

sura

nce

Port

abili

ty a

nd A

ccou

ntab

ility

Act

of

1996

(HIP

AA

).

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w t

he U

.S. D

epar

tmen

t of

Hea

lth

and

Hum

an S

ervi

ces

regu

lati

ons

rega

rdin

g th

e pr

otec

tion

of h

uman

sub

ject

s in

res

earc

h st

udie

s an

d cl

inic

al t

rial

s (4

5 C

FR P

art

46).

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w U

.S. P

ublic

Hea

lth

Serv

ice

Polic

y on

Hum

ane

Car

e an

d U

se o

f Lab

orat

ory

Ani

mal

s(O

ffice

of L

abor

ator

y A

nim

al W

elfa

re, N

atio

nal

Inst

itut

es o

f Hea

lth,

Am

ende

d A

ugus

t 20

02).

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MM

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EN

TT

OT

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PR

OFE

SSIO

N

I w

illC

onti

nue

to w

ork

to r

aise

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ndar

ds

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rofe

ssio

n.

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app

ropr

iate

pro

fess

iona

l mec

hani

sms

to r

epor

t et

hica

l and

pro

fess

iona

l pra

ctic

e vi

olat

ions

.

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ntai

n th

e hi

ghes

t st

anda

rd o

f eth

ical

an

d pr

ofes

sion

al p

ract

ice

to t

he b

enef

it o

f my

pati

ents

and

the

pro

fess

ion.

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ide

accu

rate

, tru

thfu

l, an

d no

nmis

lead

ing

info

rmat

ion

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith

any

appl

icat

ion

for

licen

sure

, cer

tific

atio

n,or

rec

erti

ficat

ion.

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ort

any

chan

ges

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he in

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atio

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subm

itte

d at

the

tim

e of

ap

plic

atio

n as

req

uire

d by

app

ropr

iate

lic

ensi

ng, t

esti

ng a

nd c

erti

fyin

g bo

dies

, in

clud

ing

but

not

excl

usiv

e lim

ited

to

repo

rtin

g to

the

NC

CA

OM

any

dis

cipl

inar

yac

tion

s ta

ken

by a

sch

ool o

rre

gula

ting

age

ncy

agai

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me,

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il ac

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min

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ay b

e re

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nt t

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wer

all

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tion

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any

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min

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nba

sed

only

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my

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the

tim

e,w

ith

no c

heat

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ort

to N

CC

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r ap

prop

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e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

riti

es a

ny in

form

atio

n I

have

or

obta

in a

bout

any

vio

lati

ons

of t

he C

ode

ofEt

hics

, inc

ludi

ng b

ut n

ot li

mit

ed t

o th

e pr

ovid

ing

of fa

lse,

inac

cura

te, o

r m

isle

adin

gin

form

atio

n or

che

atin

g by

mys

elf o

r ot

hers

.

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OT

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PU

BLI

C

I w

illPr

ovid

e ac

cura

te in

form

atio

n re

gard

ing

my

educ

atio

n, t

rain

ing

and

expe

rien

ce,

prof

essi

onal

affi

liati

ons,

and

cer

tific

atio

n st

atus

.

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rain

from

mak

ing

publ

ic s

tate

men

ts

on t

he e

ffica

cy o

f Ori

enta

l med

icin

e th

at a

re

not

supp

orte

d by

the

gen

eral

ly a

ccep

ted

expe

rien

ce o

f the

pro

fess

ion.

Res

pect

the

inte

grit

y of

oth

er fo

rms

of h

ealt

hca

re a

nd o

ther

med

ical

tra

diti

ons

and

seek

to

deve

lop

colla

bora

tive

rel

atio

nshi

psto

ach

ieve

the

hig

hest

qua

lity

of c

are

for

indi

vidu

al p

atie

nts.

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rain

from

any

rep

rese

ntat

ion

that

NC

CA

OM

cer

tific

atio

n im

plie

s lic

ensu

re o

r a

righ

t to

pra

ctic

e un

less

so

desi

gnat

ed b

y th

ela

ws

in t

he ju

risd

icti

on in

whi

ch I

pra

ctic

e.

Use

onl

y th

e ap

prop

riat

e pr

ofes

sion

al

desi

gnat

ions

for

my

cred

enti

als.

Cod

e of

Eth

icsA

ll pr

actit

ione

rs ce

rtifi

ed b

y th

e Nat

iona

l Cer

tifica

tion

Com

miss

ion

for A

cupu

nctu

re a

nd O

rien

tal M

edici

ne m

ust b

e com

mitt

ed to

resp

onsib

le an

d eth

ical p

racti

ce, to

the g

row

th o

f the

pro

fessio

n’s r

ole i

n th

e bro

ad sp

ectru

m o

f Am

erica

n he

alth

care

, and

to th

eir o

wn

profe

ssion

al g

row

th.

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Dip

lom

ates,

App

lican

ts an

dCa

ndid

ates

for ce

rtifi

catio

n ag

ree t

o be

bou

nd b

y th

e NCC

AO

M C

ode o

f Eth

ics.

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TT

OT

HE

PAT

IEN

T

I w

illR

espe

ct t

he r

ight

s, d

igni

ty, a

nd p

erso

n of

each

pat

ient

.

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der

to e

ach

pati

ent

the

high

est

qual

ity

of c

are

and

mak

e ti

mel

y re

ferr

als

to o

ther

Ori

enta

l med

icin

e pr

ovid

ers

or h

ealt

h ca

re

prof

essi

onal

s as

may

be

appr

opri

ate.

Acc

ept

and

trea

t al

l tho

se s

eeki

ng m

y se

rvic

es in

a n

ondi

scri

min

ator

y m

anne

r.

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id t

reat

ing

pati

ents

whe

n m

y ju

dgm

ent

or c

ompe

tenc

e is

impa

ired

by

untr

eate

d ch

emic

al d

epen

denc

y or

phy

sica

l or

men

tal

inca

paci

ty r

easo

nabl

y be

lieve

d to

be

haza

rdou

sto

the

saf

ety

of t

he p

atie

nt.

Kee

p th

e pa

tien

t in

form

ed b

y ex

plai

ning

trea

tmen

ts a

nd o

utco

mes

and

avo

id m

akin

gpr

omis

es w

ith

rega

rd t

o ou

tcom

es t

hat

will

cr

eate

inap

prop

riat

e ex

pect

atio

ns.

Mai

ntai

n pr

ofes

sion

al b

ound

arie

s in

rel

atio

n-sh

ips

wit

h pa

tien

ts a

nd a

void

any

rel

atio

nshi

psth

at m

ight

exp

loit

pra

ctit

ione

r/pa

tien

t tr

ust.

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eng

age

in s

exua

l con

tact

wit

h a

curr

ent

pati

ent

if th

e co

ntac

t co

mm

ence

s af

ter

the

prac

titi

oner

/pat

ient

rel

atio

nshi

p is

est

ablis

hed.

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eng

age

in s

exua

l con

tact

wit

h a

form

erpa

tien

t un

less

a r

easo

nabl

e pe

riod

of t

ime

has

elap

sed

sinc

e th

e pr

ofes

sion

al r

elat

ions

hip

ende

d an

d th

e se

xual

con

tact

doe

s no

t ex

ploi

tth

e tr

ust

esta

blis

hed

duri

ng t

he p

rofe

ssio

nal

rela

tion

ship

.

Kee

p ac

cura

te r

ecor

ds o

f his

tory

and

tr

eatm

ent

and

resp

ect

the

conf

iden

tial

ity

of t

hose

rec

ords

or

any

othe

r pe

rson

al

info

rmat

ion

impa

rted

by

the

pati

ent

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith

law,

incl

udin

g co

mpl

ianc

e w

ith

the

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent

of H

ealt

h an

d H

uman

Serv

ices

Rul

es im

plem

enti

ng t

he H

ealt

hIn

sura

nce

Port

abili

ty a

nd A

ccou

ntab

ility

Act

of

1996

(HIP

AA

).

Follo

w t

he U

.S. D

epar

tmen

t of

Hea

lth

and

Hum

an S

ervi

ces

regu

lati

ons

rega

rdin

g th

e pr

otec

tion

of h

uman

sub

ject

s in

res

earc

h st

udie

s an

d cl

inic

al t

rial

s (4

5 C

FR P

art

46).

Follo

w U

.S. P

ublic

Hea

lth

Serv

ice

Polic

y on

Hum

ane

Car

e an

d U

se o

f Lab

orat

ory

Ani

mal

s(O

ffice

of L

abor

ator

y A

nim

al W

elfa

re, N

atio

nal

Inst

itut

es o

f Hea

lth,

Am

ende

d A

ugus

t 20

02).

CO

MM

ITM

EN

TT

OT

HE

PR

OFE

SSIO

N

I w

illC

onti

nue

to w

ork

to r

aise

the

sta

ndar

ds

of t

he p

rofe

ssio

n.

Use

app

ropr

iate

pro

fess

iona

l mec

hani

sms

to r

epor

t et

hica

l and

pro

fess

iona

l pra

ctic

e vi

olat

ions

.

Mai

ntai

n th

e hi

ghes

t st

anda

rd o

f eth

ical

an

d pr

ofes

sion

al p

ract

ice

to t

he b

enef

it o

f my

pati

ents

and

the

pro

fess

ion.

Prov

ide

accu

rate

, tru

thfu

l, an

d no

nmis

lead

ing

info

rmat

ion

in c

onne

ctio

n w

ith

any

appl

icat

ion

for

licen

sure

, cer

tific

atio

n,or

rec

erti

ficat

ion.

Rep

ort

any

chan

ges

to t

he in

form

atio

n I

subm

itte

d at

the

tim

e of

ap

plic

atio

n as

req

uire

d by

app

ropr

iate

lic

ensi

ng, t

esti

ng a

nd c

erti

fyin

g bo

dies

, in

clud

ing

but

not

excl

usiv

e lim

ited

to

repo

rtin

g to

the

NC

CA

OM

any

dis

cipl

inar

yac

tion

s ta

ken

by a

sch

ool o

rre

gula

ting

age

ncy

agai

nst

me,

and

civ

il ac

tion

s or

cri

min

al c

harg

esth

at m

ay b

e re

leva

nt t

o m

y he

alth

car

e pr

acti

ce.

Ans

wer

all

ques

tion

s in

any

exa

min

atio

nba

sed

only

on

my

own

know

ledg

e at

the

tim

e,w

ith

no c

heat

ing.

Rep

ort

to N

CC

AO

M o

r ap

prop

riat

e lic

ensi

ng a

utho

riti

es a

ny in

form

atio

n I

have

or

obta

in a

bout

any

vio

lati

ons

of t

he C

ode

ofEt

hics

, inc

ludi

ng b

ut n

ot li

mit

ed t

o th

e pr

ovid

ing

of fa

lse,

inac

cura

te, o

r m

isle

adin

gin

form

atio

n or

che

atin

g by

mys

elf o

r ot

hers

.

CO

MM

ITM

EN

TT

OT

HE

PU

BLI

C

I w

illPr

ovid

e ac

cura

te in

form

atio

n re

gard

ing

my

educ

atio

n, t

rain

ing

and

expe

rien

ce,

prof

essi

onal

affi

liati

ons,

and

cer

tific

atio

n st

atus

.

Ref

rain

from

mak

ing

publ

ic s

tate

men

ts

on t

he e

ffica

cy o

f Ori

enta

l med

icin

e th

at a

re

not

supp

orte

d by

the

gen

eral

ly a

ccep

ted

expe

rien

ce o

f the

pro

fess

ion.

Res

pect

the

inte

grit

y of

oth

er fo

rms

of h

ealt

hca

re a

nd o

ther

med

ical

tra

diti

ons

and

seek

to

deve

lop

colla

bora

tive

rel

atio

nshi

psto

ach

ieve

the

hig

hest

qua

lity

of c

are

for

indi

vidu

al p

atie

nts.

Ref

rain

from

any

rep

rese

ntat

ion

that

NC

CA

OM

cer

tific

atio

n im

plie

s lic

ensu

re o

r a

righ

t to

pra

ctic

e un

less

so

desi

gnat

ed b

y th

ela

ws

in t

he ju

risd

icti

on in

whi

ch I

pra

ctic

e.

Use

onl

y th

e ap

prop

riat

e pr

ofes

sion

al

desi

gnat

ions

for

my

cred

enti

als.

Effe

ctive

Apr

il 20

05

Summer 2005 Newsletter12

ANNUAL REPORT

The mission of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)

is to establish, assess, and promote recognized standards of competence and safety in acupuncture and Oriental

medicine for the protection and benefit of the public. In order to fulfill this mission, we have developed a

certification process that provides a unified set of nationally verified, entry-level standards for safe and competent

practice. There was much activity in 2004. The following is only a brief look at what was accomplished:

The Year In ReviewCertification requirements were updated to include the use of modular testing.

Eligibility and Recertification requirements were updated.

The 3rd Annual “Acupuncture andOriental Medicine Day” was celebratedOctober 24, 2004.

NCCAOM completed a market researchstudy of Asian bodywork therapy practitioners, including NCCAOMDiplomates.

NCCAOM Approved for VeteranReimbursement through the use of G.I. Bill.

NCCAOM attended six events in 2004 to raise more awareness of the value ofcertification:

• Fourth European Congress ofTraditional Chinese Medicine

• Building Bridges of Integration forTraditional Chinese Medicine

• American Association of OrientalMedicine (AAOM) Annual Conference

• World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies Sixth WorldConference on Acupuncture

• Seventh World Congress on Qigong and the Seventh American QigongAssociation Conference

• Society for Integrative OncologyInternational Conference

NCCAOM provided testimony or information to the following states:California, District of Columbia, Florida,Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky,Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey,Texas, Utah, and Vermont.

The Review and Disciplinary Committeecontinues to investigate allegations and complaints regarding Diplomates,candidates, and applicants.

The much beloved Christina Herlihy,PhD, chief executive officer of theNCCAOM for seven years passed awayafter a brief battle with cancer.

Kory Ward-Cook, PhD, CAE was hiredas the new chief executive officer in thefall of 2004.

To read more about any of these activities, please review past editions of The Diplomate. They can be found on our website at www.nccaom.org.

World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies Sixth World Conferenceon Acupuncture in Australia: Thomas Öst, Anne McChrystal, Daniel Jiao

American Association of Oriental Medicine Annual Conference in Las Vegas:Maryanne Travaglione, Ron Cook, Kory Ward-Cook, Thomas Öst, Daniel Jiao, Mina Larson,Anne McChrystal

www.nccaom.org 13

ANNUAL REPORT

BOARD RETREAT COMMITTEEMike McKeown, ChairBryn Clark

BYLAWS COMMITTEECatherine Dower, ChairMike McKeown

CNT TASK FORCEThomas Öst, ChairSteve GivenKevin ErgilMaryanne Travaglione Stuart Watts

COMMUNICATIONS ANDPUBLIC RELATIONS TASK FORCERuth Dalphin, ChairMike McKeownRobert Stine

ELIGIBILITY COMMITTEERuth Dalphin, ChairThomas ÖstMalvin FinkelsteinPenny WardHelen Zhang

EXAM DEVELOPMENTCOMMITTEES:BIOMEDICINE COMMITTEEJonathan Daniel (Co Chair)Bryn Clark (Co Chair)Weiyi DingCathy GoldsteinSakhshat FlowersNana Kwakou OpareWolfgang Shay

CHINESE HERBOLOGYHelen Zhang, ChairWeiyi DingDagmar EhlingAndy GambleYuxin HeCaroline RadiceWeidong Lu

ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPYRuth Dalphin, ChairPam FergusonLindy FerrignoDavid LiuBrian O’DeaJanet OliverPauline Sasaki

Many thanks to all of our volunteers!

In order to complete the many tasks of the NCCAOM, we rely onvolunteers. Our volunteers aid the NCCAOM in providing qualitycertification examinations and representation to the public.Unfortunately, we cannot name all of the volunteers; however, alist of committee members from 2004 follows.

2004 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSDaniel Jiao – Chair Catherine Dower – SecretaryAlice McCormick – Vice Chair Bryn Clark – TreasurerMembers: Ruth Dalphin, Mike McKeown, Thomas Öst,Maryanne Travaglione, and Helen Zhang

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Alice McCormick, ChairBryn ClarkMike McKeownThomas Öst

FINANCE COMMITTEEBryn Clark, ChairMike McKeownDavid Boyd

NOMINATING COMMITTEEAlice McCormick, ChairBryn ClarkRuth Dalphin

RECERTIFICATIONSUBCOMMITTEEAlice McCormick, ChairCatherine DowerMike McKeownMaryanne Travaglione

REVIEW AND DISCIPLINARYCOMMITTEEThomas Öst, ChairDaisy BarquistMichael GarlandValerie HobbsMichael Taromina

ACUPUNCTUREThomas Öst, ChairJonathan DanielJim DouglasJason HaoDenise HsuJangyul ParkDavid Walker

POINT LOCATIONSUBCOMMITTEEBryn Clark, ChairWendy PomerantzCharles LaBarreElizabeth CallLorna LeeEileen MurrayJangyul ParkScott TongDavid Walker

TRANSLATION COMMITTEEHelen Zhang, ChairAndy GambleJangyul Park

2004 COMMItTEESAND TASK FORCES

NCCAOM Board: Front Row (L to R) Robert Stine, Ruth Dalphin, Kory Ward-Cook,Maryanne Travaglione, Weiyi Ding. Back Row (L to R) Alice McCormick, Helen Zhang,Daniel Jiao, Bryn Clark, Michael Garland, Mike McKeown, Thomas Öst

Jonathan Daniel, Dipl. Ac. & C.H.

Jonathan Daniel is currently a professor at thePacific College of Oriental Medicine in NewYork where he has been teaching since itsstart in 1993. He has held the positions ofChair of the Department of Biomedicine andChair of the Department of OrientalMedicine at that institution and has taughtmany of the courses there, in bothBiomedicine and Oriental Medicine. Danielearned a baccalaureate degree from theUniversity of California, Berkeley, a Doctor ofChiropractic medicine from the WesternStates Chiropractic College, and a master’sdegree in Traditional Chinese Medicine fromthe American College of Traditional ChineseMedicine. He was a board member of theAcupuncture Society of New York for fiveyears. He has been learning Homeopathythrough the British Institute of Homeopathyfor the past six years. He has practiced inOregon, California, New Jersey and Israel inaddition to his current practices in New Yorkand Connecticut.

PERSONAL STATEMENTI have been working with the NCCAOMsince 1993. I have worked with theAcupuncture and Biomedicine ExaminationDevelopment Committees and enjoy thiswork. I intend to continue my contributionto the NCCAOM and expand my contribu-tion to the Acupuncture and OrientalMedicine professions. At the moment I aminterested in how an empirically-based medicine, as defined by Harris Coulter in hishistory of Western Medicine called “DividedLegacy”, can best promote itself as the personalized and individualistic approach to aperson’s well-being and health that it is.

Daisy Barquist, Dipl. Ac. & C.H.

Daisy Barquist is currently in private prac-tice in Maryland, as well as an instructor atthe Academy for Five Element Acupuncturein Florida and the Tai Sophia Institute inMaryland. She earned her baccalaureatedegree from Jacksonville University, JurisDoctor from Wake Forest University Schoolof Law, and her master’s degree in acupunc-ture from the Traditional AcupunctureInstitute in Maryland.

PERSONAL STATEMENTIt is amazing to me that our profession hasbecome widely respected and accepted inthe short number of years that acupuncturehas been practiced in the US. I would liketo offer my insights and skills to furtherdevelop our profession and the certificationprocess. As a lawyer, I was fortunate thatmy work was about bringing people together, advocating for a common goal,rather than arguing one side’s position. I am committed to being present to myclients, colleagues, friends and neighbors. I hope to bring the same spirit to all mywork (and play).

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ELECTIONS

VOTE USING THE ENCLOSEDBALLOT CARD ON PAGE 10

In this election, you have an opportunity to select individuals to fillfour seats on the NCCAOM Board ofCommissioners. Once elected, thenew Commissioners will serve a three-year term and will be eligible for reelection to a maximum of twoadditional three-year terms.

Diplomates may vote for ONE of twocandidates to fill the ABT practitionermember seat, and THREE of four candidates to fill the remaining practi-tioner member seats. Only official ballots will be accepted. Illegible,incomplete, or incorrectly marked ballots will be discarded. The auditingcompany must receive all ballots on orbefore September 1, 2005 in order tobe counted.

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Elad Schiff, Dipl. Ac.

Elad Schiff is currently an attending physicianin the Internal Medicine Department at BnaiZion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel and a clinical associate professor of medicine at theUniversity of Arizona, Program in IntegrativeMedicine. Schiff recently completed a fellow-ship at the University of Arizona’s program ofIntegrative Medicine. His multi-disciplinaryeducation and training in complementarymedicine was completed at the Israeli Schoolof Shiatsu and Chinese Medicine (shiatsu therapist), Israeli College of Reflexology andAlternative Medicine (reflexology therapist),Haifa University, Israel (acupuncture), andadditional acupuncture training at the BeijingInternational Acupuncture Training Center.

PERSONAL STATEMENTI bring a strong international perspective(serving on both US & Israeli commissions onCAM regulation) of leadership toward higherquality of CAM practices, including via governmental regulatory processes.

I bring a unique combination of a classicalTCM acupuncturist and Internist unified bythe integrative medicine approach. This blendcan bridge the gap between TCM and mainstream medicine for the benefit of theconsumer, science and the art of Chinese andconventional medicine. This background maycontribute to NCCAOM’s focus on increasingthe much needed cross-talk between TCMpractitioners and physicians, thereby increas-ing effectiveness and safety of therapies forpatients. In the long run it may increaseworking opportunities for TCM practitionersat hospitals and medical establishments, aswell as cross-referrals between physicians andTCM professionals.

My experience in working with large CAMorganizations (via the committees I served on),the credibility associated with my professionalbackground as well as my flexibility in work-ing across oceans and cultures may also serveNCCAOM in its strategy of globalization.

Therese “Tess” Hahn, Dipl. Ac.

Tess Hahn is a private practice acupuncturistin Cocolalla, Idaho. She also has experiencein practice in California, Germany, and at theGuananamen Hospital in Beijing. Hahnoriginally earned her baccalaureate degreefrom California State University, and diplomas from the California AcupunctureAcademy and the Academy of TraditionalChinese Medicine Beijing. Hahn then wenton and earned her OMD and PhD fromSAMRA University and took specialty training in Acupuncture Orthopedics atPacific College in San Diego.

PERSONAL STATEMENTNCCAOM has made the single greatestimpact on my profession in the US over thepast 20 years through its creation of credibletesting of the professional competenciesdetermined to be relevant based on job analysis. My experience as Chair of the Idahostate licensing board, Vice-President ofFAOMRA, and as a practitioner in the verydifferent settings of China, Germany,California, and Idaho, have informed me ofthe many challenges still to come as Orientalmedicine interacts with Western medicine ina variety of delivery modes.

The positive shaping factor of clear relevanttesting is of tremendous importance.Broadmindedness is required to assure no lossof valuable heritage and so that the solutionsmay be found that our patients ultimatelybenefit. I am personally committed topatient-centered medicine. Ethics is also cru-cial as we guide and develop the practitioner’sprofessionalism. I can offer the NCCAOMorganizational experience combined with theviewpoint of an experienced practitioner.

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Lindy Ferrigno, Dipl. A.B.T.

Lindy Ferrigno has been in private practicefor 30 years. She developed, wrote andtaught Asian Bodywork Therapy (ABT)programs for acupuncture colleges, com-munity colleges and massage schools in fivestates, including the Oregon College ofOriental Medicine in OR. Ferrigno hascompleted the training program for practi-tioners and teachers at the ShiatsuEducation Center of America, and is anInstructor member of the AmericanOrganization for Bodywork Therapies ofAsia (AOBTA). Ferrigno worked with agroup of colleagues from across the countryto organize the founding of the AOBTA.She served as Co-Director of Educationduring the interim period before incorpora-tion and proposed the educational clinicrequirements that were adopted by theNCCAOM for certification. She served twoterms on the Oregon Board of Massage.

PERSONAL STATEMENTOver the years, the NCCAOM hasimpressed me with its vision and profes-sionalism. As Oriental Medicine finds anever-increasing patient base in America, Ibelieve it is important to promote at leastthe minimum standards of competencyamong practitioners. I would like to seemore states accept NCCAOM’s standardsas their requirements for licensure, especial-ly in the category of my own certification,Asian Bodywork Therapy.

Pamela Ferguson, Dipl. A.B.T.

Pamela Ferguson has served on the nationalboard of the American Organization forBodywork Therapies of Asia for six years, andon the NCCAOM ABT Exam DevelopmentCommittee since 1999. She has innovated Zen Shiatsu training programs in several NorthAmerican and European capitals over the last 20 years. She is a visiting instructor at theAcademy of Oriental Medicine, Austin Texas, atthe European Shiatsu Institutes of Heidelberg,Munich and Vienna, and at schools in Berlin,Hamburg, and Zurich. Ferguson is a graduateof the Ohashi Institute New York City, and theauthor of two major textbooks, “TAKE FIVE thefive elements guide to health and harmony,” and,“The Self-Shiatsu Handbook”. She is the formerABT columnist for Acupuncture Today.

Ferguson holds dual citizenship, American andBritish. She is a Diplomate in Asian BodyworkTherapy. She is also an Instructor member ofthe AOBTA and the Shiatsu Society ofGermany. She is currently AOBTA Director of the Council of Schools and Programs.

PERSONAL STATEMENTI would love to join the professionally eclecticNCCAOM Board, to share my internationalexpertise to help develop international certifica-tion, to share my experience gained from work-ing with other boards like AOBTA, and withSchools of AOM. I’m deeply committed to theNCCAOM ABT certification exam, and to awider acceptance of ABT certification for licens-ing. I am also committed to raising publicawareness of the benefits of AOM, and toencouraging integrative research incentives andoffsite clinics. I helped create AOMA’s firstinteractive East-West discussion on cancer tobring the general public together with practi-tioners of both western medicine and AOM. Ihave become acutely aware of how AOM train-ing needs to continue adapting to meet 21stcentury demands, the growth of integrativemedicine, and the spread of AOM in interna-tional relief and emergency medicine. I havepioneered workshops in hospitals and schools ofnursing and physical therapy and count manywestern medical graduates among my students.

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VOTE USING THE ENCLOSEDBALLOT CARD ON PAGE 10

In this election, you have an opportunity to select individuals to fillfour seats on the NCCAOM Board ofCommissioners. Once elected, thenew Commissioners will serve a three-year term and will be eligible for reelection to a maximum of twoadditional three-year terms.

Diplomates may vote for ONE of twocandidates to fill the ABT practitionermember seat, and THREE of four candidates to fill the remaining practi-tioner member seats. Only official ballots will be accepted. Illegible,incomplete, or incorrectly marked ballots will be discarded. The auditingcompany must receive all ballots on orbefore September 1, 2005 in order tobe counted.

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PROFILES

Public Member ProfilesThe NCCAOM Board of Commissioners has two seats for PublicMembers. These Public Members are vital to bring the consumerperspective to policy discussions and deliberations of the Board.Public Members are appointed by the Board ofCommissioners and can serve a maximum of 3 three-year terms. The NCCAOM is fortunate to have twodedicated Public Members, Michael Garland andMike McKeown.

Michael J. Garland is our newest public member ofthe Board of Commissioners, serving since January2005. He became interested in acupuncture andOriental medicine as he observed the growing inter-est among practitioners of Western medicine in whatthey called complementary and alternative medicine(or CAM). When invited by NCCAOM to serve asa public member on the Review and DisciplinaryCommittee, he was eager to take the opportunity tounderstand the professional world of Oriental medi-cine. His work as a medical school faculty memberhad primarily focused on the social ethics of the profession and thepublic policy dimension of American health care. As informationabout acupuncture and Oriental medicines’ success with variouschronic problems became more widely known, his interest in under-standing the Oriental medicine’s professions grew. Hence, he wasquite willing to join the Board of Commissioners of NCCAOM whenthe invitation was extended.

Dr. Garland is Professor Emeritus of theDepartment of Public Health and PreventiveMedicine, Oregon Health & Science University. Heis also a Senior Scholar in the Center for Ethics inHealth Care, where he has served on the facultysince 1978. He received a bachelor’s degree inPhilosophy and Letters from St. Louis Universityand a Master’s degree in Theology from theUniversity of Notre Dame. He earned a doctorate inreligious studies from the University of Strasbourgin France, where he focused on the theory of respon-sibility in ethics.

Dr. Garland has been active in the field of biomed-ical ethics since 1973 when he joined the HealthPolicy Program at the University of California, SanFrancisco. He has published widely in the field ofbiomedical ethics. His research interests includeethical issues in the allocation of health care resources, social ethicseducation for medical students, ethics in human experimentation,and the community’s role in guiding ethical choices in health policy.He co-founded Oregon Health Decisions in 1983 to foster publicparticipation in the development of state health policy. The organi-zation has played a continuing role in maintaining public involve-

ment in critical policy choices affecting the Oregon Health Plan. Healso serves on the Oregon Medicaid Advisory Committee and theState Public Health Institutional Review Board.

Of the NCCAOM, Dr. Garland says, “One of themost pressing needs of American health care is tofind ways to provide effective and affordable care toall residents. The commitment of NCCAOM tobuilding public confidence in this area of healthservice through their careful certification processes isa major contribution to the positive evolution ofhealth care in the United States. I am delighted tobe part of this effort.” He has served on the Reviewand Disciplinary, Finance, and Bylaws committees.As he looks to the remainder of his first term, helooks forward to the inauguration of the profession-al ethics column in The Diplomate and to the contin-ued work by NCCAOM to connect emergingresearch on the effectiveness of CAM with the meas-ures of competence used to certify (and recertify)

AOM practitioners.

Our second Public member on the Board of Commissioners is L.Mike McKeown. McKeown has served the NCCAOM since 2002.During his time on the Board of Commisioners, he has worked withExternal Relations, Finance, and Recertification committees. Whenspeaking of his work with the NCCAOM, McKeown says, “I have theprivilege of being introduced to the benefits of a centuries-old

medicine while working to ensure the protection ofpatients.”

McKeown’s career spanned over twenty-five years inhealth administration, planning, and organizationin public and private sectors. His last position waswith the AARP where he worked as the Manager ofHealth and Long Term Care and as a SeniorProgram Specialist. While at AARP, he helped startthe Citizen Advocacy Center to help consumers beeffective members of health professions licensingboards. He also served as the Assistant Director ofHealth for the Appalachian Regional Commissionand the Leadership Institute for CommunityDevelopment.

McKeown received his bachelor’s degree inPhilosophy and Letters and a master’s degree in

English Literature from St. Louis University.

When speaking about acupuncture and Oriental medicine,McKeown says, “People who have thrived through the wonders ofWestern medicine today find their lives enriched by integration withtraditional Oriental medicine.”

Michael J. Garland

Mike McKeown

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NCCAOM Files Lawsuit toProtect Examination and Use of NameOn April 26, 2005, the NCCAOM in the United StatesDistrict Court, Eastern District of New York, filed suitagainst a former Diplomate, Decheng Chen of NewYork. The action arises out of alleged acts of copyrightand trademark infringement and substantial breachesof contract in connection with the improper publicationand distribution of copyrighted exam materials andquestions. For more information, please visit our website at www.nccaom.org/newsroom.

NCCAOM Corrects the Record

In February, NCCAOM submitted a letter to the California JointCommittee on Boards, Commissions and Consumer Protection inorder to correct a number of errors that were published in the LittleHoover Commission’s Report entitled Regulation of Acupuncture, AComplementary Therapy Framework. The NCCAOM Board ofCommissioners wished to advise of some of the major inaccuratestatements and subsequent conclusions that appeared in the reportrelating to issues such as the use of knowledge elements versus taskstatements in a job analysis; the number of states using theNCCAOM examinations; the number of test items per examination;the number of NCCAOM candidates; the comparison of NCCAOMpass rates and the extent to which California practitioners were rep-resented in the NCCAOM Job Analysis. To read the complete textof the letter, please visit our website at www.nccaom.org/newsroom.

Attention PDA Providers

If you are currently providing professional development course workfor the areas of acupuncture, Asian bodywork therapy, Chinese her-bology, or Oriental medicine you have an opportunity to be able tomarket your courses as having been reviewed by the NCCAOMthereby assuring the attendees that the course credit will be accept-ed for PDA points. If you are interested in becoming one of ourgrowing number of professional development activity providers,please visit our website at www.nccaom.org/PDA.

WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR PROGRAM FOR REVIEW,YOU MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

1) $35 fee per course to be evaluated;

2) Course Outline - including time schedule. PDA points are granted on a basis of 1 point per 1 hour of instruction,breaks/meals excluded;

3) Resume/CV of presenter(s);

4) Explanation as to how the course relates to the field of Oriental medicine; i.e., why we should recommend our Diplomates take this course; and

5) Attendance Verification (the method you intend to use to keep track of attendance).

Call for VolunteersInterested in serving on an NCCAOM committee?Please contact info@nccaom.org to request an application form or to learn about ways you can serveyour profession by participating in NCCAOM activities.Application forms may also be downloaded from ourwebsite at www.nccaom.org.

Vision Search Task ForceProcess ConcludesIn the previous edition of The Diplomate the VisionSearch Task Force (VSTF), in which NCCAOM had representation, invited nominations for participation ina conference guided by the Future Search Process.Subsequent to that announcement, the VSTF processwas concluded and the VSTF was terminated. Anexcerpt from the concluding statement reads, “We areconfident that the communication process exemplifiedby the VSTF will continue to affect the AOM communityin a very positive manner for many years to come andthat a future search conference will be come a reality.For now, we celebrate the successful completion ofthis phase of the work with an eye towards a brightand successful future for the expansion of AOM in theUnited States.” A complete version of the concludingstatement is available on our website atwww.nccaom.org/newsroom.

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NCCAOM continues its commitment ofworking in partnership with the state regu-latory boards to support the shared missionof protecting the public safety.

NCCAOM staff is available to answer ques-tions or concerns of individual state regula-tors or board members, or to appear at ascheduled Board Meeting regarding issuesthat relate to national standards. Pleasecontact Betsy Smith, Director of StateRelations at bsmith@nccaom.org for fur-ther information.

NCCAOM’s Director of State Relationsattended the bi-annual meeting of theFederation of Acupuncture and OrientalMedicine Regulatory Boards (FAOMRA) inNewport, Rhode Island on May 5-6, 2005.The Director of State Relations distributedcopies of the revised Code of Ethics and dis-cussed with regulators the changes thatwere implemented in this document. Shealso announced the creation of E-News that

will regularly feature news on state issues.NCCAOM CEO, Dr. Kory Ward-Cookaddressed the regulators regardingNCCAOM’s new logo and service marks.Dr. Ward-Cook also discussed NCCAOM’sStrategic Goals and answered questionsfrom FAOMRA members regardingNCCAOM policies and procedures.

Regulators who have an interest in therevised Code of Ethics can find it in thisnewsletter on page 10 and on NCCAOM’swebsite, www.nccaom.org, along with theDisciplinary Action Procedures.

CALIFORNIANCCAOM’s Director of State Relations tes-tified before the Joint Committee onBoards, Commissions, and ConsumerProtection on January 4, 2005 in support ofthe adoption of the NCCAOM examinationsby the California Acupuncture Board for usein addition to or in lieu of the California

examination. We addressed the results ofthe report issued by the Little HooverCommission comparing the NCCAOM cer-tification examinations and the Californialicensing examination. The purpose of thismeeting was for the Committee to recom-mend to the Department of ConsumerAffairs and legislature what changes, if any,should be made in the operations of theAcupuncture Board. One very significantchange that would benefit the consumer,practitioner and taxpayer in CA would be toadopt the NCCAOM examinations in placeof the California exam. The NCCAOM alsofiled written testimony on this matter withthe Committee members.

There are several bills relating to acupunc-ture under consideration by the CA StateLegislature. Information on specific billscan be accessed through the Official CALegislative Information website,http://www.leginfo.ca.gov.

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Disciplinary Action Report

NCCAOM reserves the right to take disciplinary action against certified practitioners, including but not limited to (i) ineligibility for certification or recertification; (ii) probation pending completion of specified conditions such as monitoring, counseling, or remedial education; (iii) writtenreprimand (formal expression of disapproval retained in the Diplomate’s file but not publicly announced); (iv) censure (formal expression of disapproval that is publicly announced); (v) suspension of certification for a designated period; or (vi) termination/revocation of certification.In accordance with NCCAOM’s disciplinary procedures, the following actions have been taken:

LAST NAME FIRST/ MIDDLE NCCAOM CERTIFICATION # STATUS

Caporuscio Elizabeth L. 012733 Suspended

Chen Decheng 017956 Revoked

Frey Thomas 019176 Suspended

Grossberg Daniel A. 007483 Probation until Aug. 30, 2009

Kim Cheol 002044 Revoked

Klatt Frank 012135 Probation concurrent with Probation in CA

Lee William H. 002420 Certification suspended until April 2, 2006

Morefield Ronald L. 017625 Probation until May 31, 2006

Ripplinger Joseph John 019471 Suspended

Quattro Cynthia L. 003383 Inactive Probation

Stein Bartley Lewin 004902 Probation until January 14, 2006

Stone Kokoro Sensei Craig 005536 Revoked

Zhang Bin 004652 Probation

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FLORIDAInformation was provided regarding BillSB586 on accepted titles for acupuncturists.This Bill recommends that the name of theBoard be changed to Board of Acupunctureand Oriental Medicine. The Bill was with-drawn from Health Care; Health & HumanServices Appropriations.

Information was provided to the TestingServices Unit, the Department of Health,for an evaluation of our biomedicine moduleto determine whether it is psychometricallysound as required by the Florida Board ofAcupuncture prior to its acceptance.

MICHIGANOn March 24th, a registration bill, SB 351,for Acupuncturists practicing in the State ofMichigan was introduced by Senator BevHammerstrom, Chair of the Senate HealthPolicy Committee and the Senate MajorityFloor Leader. There are 14 additionalSenate co-sponsors. Senate Bill 0351 wasreferred to the Committee on Health. Asimilar bill, HB4589, has also been intro-duced in the House. Both Bills are beingconsidered simultaneously.

MONTANANCCAOM submitted information to theMontana Board of Medical Examiners onthe modular examination program includ-ing a comparison to the previous examina-tion program with an emphasis on the bio-medicine examination and examination con-tent overall. Montana currently requiresthe NCCAOM written examination inacupuncture, which in the modular systemincludes the Foundations of OrientalMedicine, and the Acupuncture Module.

MISSOURINCCAOM provided information regardingSenate Bill 348, which would have exempt-ed dentists from acupuncture licensingrequirements. The Bill was not passed.

NEW JERSEYInformation was provided in support ofHouse Bill 3687. NCCAOMsent letters of support to the members ofthe Committee of the Assembly RegulatedProfessions and Independent AuthoritiesCommittee.

NCCAOM provided information to themembers of the New Jersey AcupunctureExamining Board on examination content.

NEW YORKNCCAOM Commissioner, Bryn Clark andDirector of Test Development, SummerHerlihy were invited to attend the meetingof the New York State Acupuncture Boardin December 2004. Clark and Herlihy pri-marily responded to questions that Boardmembers had regarding the NCCAOM bio-medicine examination module.

PENNSYLVANIAInformation was provided on the examina-tion requirements for certification inacupuncture, Chinese herbology andOriental medicine to Counsel for the PAState Board of Medicine. Information wasincluded on the content of the five examina-tions offered by NCCAOM.

SOUTH CAROLINANCCAOM submitted written testimony insupport of Bill H.3891 which was passed in spite of the Governor’s veto! The Billallows NCCAOM certified acupuncturists to practice without a medical doctor’s supervision or referral. The new SCAdvisory Committee will operate under theMedical Board.