 OCOM in the Lan Su Chinese Garden
 There may be no better venue in which to learn about Chinese medicine than Portland's beautiful Lan Su Chinese Garden. Inspiration and education come together each Tuesday at 1:00 PM in the Scholar's Hall, May 10 through July 26. Presentations, free with your Garden admission, include A Walking Herb Tour, An Introduction to Acupuncture, Aging Gracefully with Chinese Medicine, Chinese Traditional Medicine in the Pacific Northwest in the the 19th-21st Centuries, and more. Tune in to KBOO Radio's Pathways show, broadcast live, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Thursday, May 5, to learn more!
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Alum Serves Communities Here and Abroad
OCOM students bring to their Chinese medicine studies a variety of wide-ranging backgrounds. Some come from biomedicine fields: biologists, radiologists, pre-med students; others from majors in sociology, anthropology and philosophy. But all share one thing: a belief that the 4,000-year-old medicine offers great healing opportunities for our modern world.
Roberto Masferrer is no exception. Recently highlighted in The Oregonian for his volunteer service in the Peace Corps, Roberto chose to earn his Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAcOM) degree after working closely with indigenous communities in Peru. "I always knew I wanted to be a healer," says Roberto. "At first I thought that meant becoming an alopathic MD. My martial arts instructor introduced me to the idea of acupuncture and my time in the Peace Corps convinced me that acupuncture, rather than Western medicine, would be a much better fit for me and the communities
I hoped to serve."
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Graceful Aging
Chinese medicine and other forms of complementary care offer each of us, no matter our age, proactive invitations to age more gracefully while leading healthier, more balanced lives. Last month, Michael Gaeta, EdD, OCOM's president and gerontologist, presented at the 35th Annual OSU Gerontology Conference. "The secret to aging gracefully, says Dr. Gaeta, "is to die young at as old an age as possible." We can learn much from centenarians who, through their years of living in "Earth school," point the way to a healthier and longer life through lifestyle and "mindstyle" practices designed to help us maintain balance, promote health and prevent disease.
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Admissions Seminar, May 6
What Is Acupuncture? (Lan Su Chinese Garden Lectures), May 10
Eight Treasures Qigong (Class), May 14 and 21
Women's Health: Infertility (Weekend Specialty Clinic), May 15
Find more events and classes at ocom.edu/events
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