Campus Relocation Update:
Our Building Sign, Made New, Is Raised
Over the December holidays, the historic "Import Plaza" sign that adorned the roof of what was once the Globe Hotel ---- and is now OCOM's new Old Town Chinatown campus building ---- was re-installed. Now restored and emblazoned with "OCOM," the prominent red sign is visible from a number of Portland locations, including looking west from both the Steel and Burnside bridges.
OCOM will open the doors to our new campus and clinic in September. Starting in March, you'll be able track our building's renovation progress online through pictures and stories ---- watch for details in next month's Bulletin!
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Dr. Joe Coletto Honored at Living Legends Awards Dinner
This past December, OCOM graduates Dr. Joe Coletto and Dr. Rick Marinelli were honored at National College of Natural Medicine's annual Living Legends Awards dinner. Dr. Coletto was inducted into NCNM's Hall of Fame, and Dr. Marinelli was honored with a Living Legends Award.
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Supporting Portland's Homeless Community in Service and Healing
OCOM is pleased to announce a grant award of $2,500 from The Autzen Foundation for our Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Health Care Access Project. Developed in partnership with Transition Projects, Inc (TPI), a downtown Portland nonprofit that supports people transitioning from homelessness, the project will provide free group acupuncture treatments to individuals who access TPI's Bud Clark Commons day use center.
You can join us in supporting the health of Portland's most vulnerable community members by making a contribution to OCOM's Annual Fund. The fund supports our mission to provide exemplary patient care within a community of service and healing. Give the gift of health today.
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Keep Learning! OCOM's 2012 Continuing Education Seminars
 Each year, OCOM offers a series of continuing education (CE) seminars designed to help acupuncturists and other health care professionals earn required licensure credits while gaining useful tools to enhance their practices.
OCOM will offer seven courses for the 2012 Continuing Education Seminar Series, beginning on Saturday, February 18 with Fascial Manipulation for the Liver and concluding June 9-10 with Acupuncture Treatment of Sports Injuries.
For a complete series schedule, and to register, visit our Continuing Education section online. |
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OCOM In the Scholar's Hall: Lan Su Lecture Series
Join us at the Lan Su Chinese Garden February 14 to kick-off our 2012 In the Scholar's Hall public lecture series with a presentation on The Essence in Chinese Medicine. The 2012 series, presented every other Tuesday in the Garden from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, provides informational lectures by OCOM faculty and students on Chinese medicine and health ---- each presentation will be complemented by a hands-on experience for participants, from tea tasting to meditative movement demonstrations.
This year's themes include the Year of the Dragon, Scholars Arts, Mid-Autumn/Harvest Festival, Essence of Tea, and Health and Wellness. Admission to these presentations is included in the regular price of admission to the Lan Su Chinese Garden.
Visit ocom.edu/events for a complete listing of scheduled presentations. |
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Founded in 1983, the mission of Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is to transform health care
by educating highly skilled and compassionate practitioners, providing exemplary patient care,
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