Honoring Herbal Dispensary Manager,
Mary-Ellen Katz
Mary-Ellen Katz, Herbal Dispensary Manager from May 2008 to November 2011, was a highly valued member of the OCOM Clinic Team. She died on November 1, 2011, due to complications stemming from Type I Diabetes.
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Visiting Professor Profile: Dr. Steve Given
Steve Given, DAOM, LAc, has joined OCOM's faculty this fall as a Visiting Professor, bringing his clinical knowledge and teaching expertise to fill a temporary vacancy in OCOM's teaching department. Most recently Program Director for the Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program at Bastyr University in Seattle, Dr. Given's experience, in both traditional Chinese medicine and microbiology, is extensive.
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OCOM Welcomes Caitlin Upshaw, Alumni Relations Coordinator
Caitlin Upshaw has joined OCOM's Institutional Advancement team as the college's new Alumni Relations Coordinator. Born in Washington, D.C., but a long-time Oregonian, this graduate of University of Oregon and Lewis & Clark Law School was drawn to OCOM because of her "personal interest in alternative routes to health and passion for improving access to and effectiveness of higher education."
Says Upshaw, "I love working in an environment where I'm surrounded by people who are constantly learning." A mountain climber who also performs in musical theater and does acting/voiceover work, she also blogs passionately about vegan cooking at Caitlineats.com. Reach her Monday through Thursday by e-mail or by calling 503-253-3443 x198.
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OCOM Graduate Gidon Levenbach in the News
Gidon Levenbach, LAc, a 2008 OCOM master's graduate, is leading the charge to transform health care in his native South Africa. Recently featured in the online acupuncture journal, AcuTake, Levenbach and his nonprofit free clinic, Flying Needle Project, provides acupuncture to HIV/AIDS patients and other vulnerable populations in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Dry Needling Update: Oregon Acupuncturists Celebrate Injunction
On November 10, Oregon Association of Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine (OAAOM) learned that the
injunction against the Oregon Chiropractor Board ---- to stay
the expansion of chiropractic licensure to include the
"dry needling" procedure ---- was upheld. This stay will continue until the case is heard in the Oregon Court of Appeals next year.
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History Pub: Kam Wah Chung Visits Portland
 Close to 200 guests attended a History Pub presentation on Kam Wah Chung at Portland's Kennedy School this past Monday, November 28. OCOM Adjunct Faculty and Community Education Coordinator, Beth Howlett, LAc partnered with Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site curator Christina Sweet to deliver a program detailing the unique history of frontier Chinese herbalist Ing "Doc" Hay of John Day, Oregon. READ MORE |
