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Issues of patient-doctor relationship, doctor-doctor relationship, mentorship, self cultivation, meditation, community interaction, professional development and so on
As a Chinese medicine student, my primary focus is learning the medicine. I spend most of my time reading the Classics, memorizing herbs and points, practicing my clinical skills and taking care of my self-cultivation. However, I also believe that I would be silly not to do what I can now to make sure that [...]
Continue reading...After yesterday’s introductory post about Chinese dietary therapy and lifestyle counseling as one of the profession’s available modalities, I got to thinking about the difficulty of lifestyle counseling. It is undoubtedly an important part of our medicine – it’s in the Classics! The Neijing began this proud tradition in Chinese medicine when discussing the way [...]
Continue reading...I want to preface this article with the caveat that I only know about American CM practitioners and that much of what I have to say could be limited to that demographic. But, perhaps there is a more global appeal. One of the things that shocked me when I entered this profession as a student [...]
Continue reading...Established readers : this is one of many reposted articles you will see in the coming months. It is part of the redesign process. I hope you agree that all of these articles are worth another look! Today, I ran across this article discussing the continuing efforts of Chinese researchers to modernize TCM. The main point [...]
Continue reading...This is a post infused with no small amount of irony. Why? Because I want to implore my fellow lovers and practitioners of natural health modalities to move beyond their fear of technology. I want to shout it from this electronic pulpit with all my heart – raining the sweet revolution down upon them, liberating [...]
Continue reading...I am a reasonably successful person on a number of fronts. I have a beautiful family that thrives on open and honest communication, shared fun and mutual support. I have many close friends with whom I can discuss nearly everything. I get excellent grades in school and feel I am beginning to get a grasp [...]
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