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AOMA’s premier doctoral program welcomes its first cohort of students this summer and the program director, Dr. John Finnell, has been hard at work recruiting world-class faculty and putting the finishing touches on the doctoral program curriculum. Check out this easy-to-browse overview of the curriculum with links to DAOM faculty rosters.

DAOM Program Overview

• Specialty in Integrative Management of Pain

• Professionalism, Leadership and Teaching

• Inquiry and Scholarship

Modular Format

• 2 year program of study

• 14 week-long intensives on campus

• Continue professional practice while enrolled

DAOM Program Competencies

• Integrate Traditional Chinese Medicine and Biomedical Concepts

• Systems-Based Practice

• Pain Management Specialty

• Systematic Inquiry

• Scholarly Publication

• Leadership, Teaching & Professionalism

• Lifelong Learning

DAOM Curriculum: TCM Theory, Classics and Techniques
Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Faculty

The Classics

• Classical Chinese theories on pain

• Psychosocial phenomena in the Classics

Acupuncture

• Advanced techniques for treating pain

• Advanced electro and laser acupuncture techniques

Herbal Medicine

• Family lineage treatments of pain

DAOM Curriculum:  Topics in Pain and Associated Psychosocial Phenomena

• Pain in oncologic and palliative care

• Gynecologic, pelvic and visceral pain

• Vascular and lymphatic pain

• Neurological, sensory and dermatologic pain

• Pain from musculoskeletal disorders

• Eco-psychosocial pain and associated psycho social phenomena

Integrative Clinical Partnerships

AOMA Clinics - Specialty pain clinics

Austin Pain Associates - Integrative pain management

Seton Family of Hospitals and Clinics

• Palliative care

• Physical medicine and rehabilitation

DAOM Curriculum: Integrative Medicine
Integrative Medicine Faculty

Biomedical Theories of Pain

• Embryology, anatomy and physiology

• Pharmacology and drug-herb interactions

Functional & Nutritional Medicine

• Dietary and nutritional approaches to treating pain

• Clinical application of functional medicine

Integrative Medical Practice

• Case management in integrative care

• Integrative practice management

DAOM Curriculum: Research & Inquiry
Research & Inquiry Faculty

Paradigms of Inquiry - Exploration of scientific paradigms and beliefs

Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment - Overview of types of research

Research Methods and Design - Design of research proposal and Institutional Review Board application

Research Project - Publication of research manuscript

Potential Inquiry Topics (examples)

Quantitative Research

• Pilot clinical trial of TCM intervention in pain care

• Biomedical models for Qigong

Qualitative Research

• Recursive assessment of TCM in practice

• TCM knowledge survey for health professionals

Mixed Methods Research

• Patient centered outcomes research

• Comparative effectiveness research

DAOM Curriculum: Leadership, Professionalism & Teaching
Professionalism & Leadership Faculty

Leadership

• State and National Associations

• Legislative Issues in Healthcare

Professionalism

• TCM in integrative healthcare settings

• Negotiating position and remuneration

Teaching

• Educational techniques and technology

• Developing effective teaching materials

• Supervision and evaluation of student clinicians

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