Program Description and Objectives
Acupuncture remains outside of mainstream medicine. Do you know that 60% of U.S. licensed acupuncturists are unable to earn a living? Ancient Path Acupuncture and Herbs (APAH) is one of those rare successful practices that not only survived but also continues to thrive, after 23 years in business.
Grounded in APAH’s 23 years of experience in the business and its mission to restore and improve health in as many people as possible through holistic health treatment, coaching, education, and nutrition; and to grow adaptation of Chinese herbs and acupuncture practice as a holistic health approach; the Post Graduate Apprenticeship Program (PGAP) is designed to serve as a launch pad for new graduates of NESA as well as licensed acupuncture practitioners into a successful career in acupuncture and holistic health approach.
The program covers the following five (5) essential components required to run a successful acupuncture practice, including lectures and hands-on practice opportunities over the course of six (6) months –
- Office Management
- Business Development / Patient Relationship Management
- Patient Education
- Treatment Strategy
- Self cultivation
In addition, the program offers additional on-demand mentoring and consultation support to ensure new graduates and practitioners are ready.
At the conclusion of this program, the new graduates and licensed practitioners will be able to –
- Run an effective practice from office management standpoint
- Grow and retain patients
- Make a correct differential diagnosis and provide appropriate treatment as well as prevent the diseases from returning
Intended Audience
New graduates and Licensed acupuncture practitioners
Program Schedule
- 20 hours of lectures delivered by ten (10) two-hour meetings from mid-August to the end of October, on Friday. (8/23 – 10/25)
- 10 hours of hands-on practice of office management and business development
- Hands-on patient education within 6 months
- Treatment shadowing within 6 months
- 5 hours of on-demand consultation within 6 months
Program Cost
$3,000 per person. Please schedule an interview with the practitioner before signing up. Early registration discount available.
Your Instructors:
Fang-Tsuey Lin – MS (Harvard) / MAOM (NESA) / Master Clinician of Nutrition Response Testing
Fang-Tsuey Lin is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. She earned a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture in 2001 and has been practicing in Lexington, MA since then.
Fang-Tsuey incorporates acupuncture, Chinese herbs, cupping, Gua Sha, moxibustion, and auricular acupuncture to help treat her patients. In order to provide better dietary/lifestyle recommendations, she also incorporates Nutrition Response Testing to help bring healing, peace and better health to her patients.
Yi-Jen Aaron Tseng – MS (Harvard) / MAc (NESA)
Yi-Jen Tseng is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. He earned a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture in 2000 and founded Ancient Path Acupuncture and Herbs in Lexington, MA to start his practice.
Yi-Jen uses all the knowledge and experience from the past 20+ years to optimize treatments of his patients. He incorporates needling, Tui Na/Cheng Gu, Chinese herbs, cupping, Gua Sha, moxibustion, auricular therapy, and dietary/lifestyle recommendations to treat his patients. He also incorporates various acupuncture styles with focus on Master Tung’s style, EMAS (Electro-Meridian Acupuncture Style) and Five-Element Acupuncture to help bring healing, peace and better health to his patients.