Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
{{short description|Educational institution in Culver City, California, USA}}
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{{Infobox university
|name = Emperor's College
|image = File:Emperor's College.jpg
|established = 1983
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|type = Private for-profit graduate school
|president = Yun Kim
|city = Culver City
|state = California
|country = U.S.
|campus = Urban
|colors = Teal and gold {{color box|teal}}{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}}
|website = {{URL|https://www.emperors.edu}}
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Emperor's College is a private for-profit graduate school of traditional Asian medicine in Culver City, California. Founded in 1983, it offers master's and doctoral programs with accreditation in acupuncture and Asian medicine.{{cite web|url=http://emperors.edu/|title=Acupuncture School, Los Angeles | College of Oriental Medicine|publisher=emperors.edu|accessdate=2014-04-24}}
Academics
The college offers two degrees:
- Masters of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine: The Master of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (MAHM) degree at Emperor's College is accredited{{cite web |url=http://www.acahm.org/accprgs.asp |title=ACAHM - Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Professionals . . . Print ver |accessdate=2010-12-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707060908/http://www.acaom.org/accprgs.asp |archivedate=2010-07-07 }} by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM) which is the accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the approval of programs preparing acupuncture and Oriental medicine practitioners.
- Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine: The Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) program at Emperor's College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM) which is the accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the approval of programs preparing acupuncture and Asian medicine practitioners.
Emperor's College is licensed to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education {{cite web|url=http://www.acupuncture.ca.gov/students/schools.shtml|title=Approved Schools List - Acupuncture Board|publisher=acupuncture.ca.gov|accessdate=2014-04-24}} and graduates of the MAHM program are eligible to sit for the California Acupuncture Licensing Examination. Emperor's MAHM program also meets the licensure requirements of most states that license practitioners of acupuncture and Asian medicine. Graduates of the master's program are also eligible to sit for the NCCAOM examination and become certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
History
1989 Receives Acupuncture and Asian Medicine national accreditation.
1997 Partners with a hospital to allow interns to treat acute care patients at Daniel Freeman Hospital in Los Angeles.
1999 Partners with UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center.{{cite web|url=https://acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=27571|title=Emperor's College Offers Acupuncture at UCLA Student Center|date=February 2000|publisher=acupuncturetoday.com|accessdate=2014-04-24}}
2000 Emperor's College clinicians participate in acupuncture research trials with Cedars Sinai Hospital post-cardiac surgical patients, and with USC Keck School of Medicine in stroke research.
2004 Establishes Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.{{cite web|url=http://www.acupuncturetoday.org/mpacms/at/article.php?id=31264|title=First DAOM Class Graduates From Emperor's College|publisher=acupuncturetoday.org|accessdate=2014-04-24}}
2006 Doctoral Program is awarded a research grant to study effects of acupuncture on quality of care and cost of hospitalization with Good Samaritan Hospital Acute Rehabilitation Unit.{{cite web|url=http://theintegratorblog.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=198&Itemid=221|title=The Integrator Blog - Good Samaritan Hospital & Emperors Look at Cost Benefits of Inpatient Acupuncture|publisher=theintegratorblog.com|accessdate=2014-04-24}}
2009 Doctoral Program is granted accreditation candidacy by ACAHM.
2011 Partners with The Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center.{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/acupunctureschool/emperorscollege/prweb5004664.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201023711/http://www.prweb.com/releases/acupunctureschool/emperorscollege/prweb5004664.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2011|title=Emperor's College Forms Partnership with the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center|publisher=PRWeb|access-date=2014-04-24}}
2011 Stroke Rehabilitation and Dementia Care Clinic launches at Emperor's College Acupuncture Clinic {{cite web|url=http://www.emperors.edu/clinic/stroke-care-clinic|title=Stroke Care Clinic - Emperor's College|publisher=emperors.edu|accessdate=2014-04-24}}
2014 Partners with [http://beingalivela.org/ BeingAlive!LA], and launches acupuncture clinic for HIV+ individuals at their West Hollywood Offices.
2015 Serves as a health and wellness provider for the Special Olympic World Games in Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=33085|title=Oriental Medicine on the World Stage|date=October 2015|publisher=acupuncturetoday.com|accessdate=2015-10-24}}
2015 Treats unhoused vets at the 2015 Los Angeles Veteran and Families Stand Down, the largest event of its kind in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=33153|title=Of Service to Those That Served|date=March 2016|publisher=acupuncturetoday.com|accessdate=2016-03-24}}
2022 Signs an academic affiliation agreement with the Greater Los Angeles VA.
2023 Establishes the PTSD Clinic for veterans at the Greater Los Angeles VA.
2025 Emperor's College announces its closure after 43 years of operation, effective June 30, 2025. Kim, Yun (2025). Closure Announcement. E-mail dated May 13, 2025.
References
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External links
- [http://www.emperors.edu/ Official website]
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Category:Acupuncture organizations
Category:Organizations based in Santa Monica, California
Category:Universities and colleges in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Educational institutions established in 1983