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Advance your career in acupuncture and pain management

Doctor of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine

Knowledge is Power
Training that sets you up for success.

Bastyr University’s Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program features hands-on clinical training at Bastyr Center for Natural Health and Harborview Medical Center, Washington's only Level I Trauma Center. The DAOM degree program prepares licensed acupuncturists to deliver specialized pain management in integrative care settings, conduct research, or continue your current practice with doctorate-level skills.
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The early application deadline is November 1, 2021 for early acceptance and scholarship consideration.

Bastyr is at the Forefront of Research

“One of the things that drew me to Bastyr is that we are at the forefront of research providing evidence for natural medicine. Bastyr professors really want you to succeed. That's not something I've experienced in my academic career, thus far.”
Bastyr Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine student

Jeehah Yu

Bastyr dual track ND/AOM student

 

You're not the average acupuncture student.
We're not the average university.

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Premier faculty

Doctorate-level Chinese-medicine educators
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Hands-on Training

Harborview Medical Center & Bastyr Center for Natural Health
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Integrative Medicine

Combining Western and Eastern paradigms

Let’s talk about your next steps

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Erin K. Bailey

Admissions Advisor, Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine

Bastyr University's doctor of acupuncture and oriental medicine students at Harborview Medical Center