MISSION

mission

OUR MISSION

The Mission of Alhambra Medical University

To provide educational programs and community-based healthcare services in a supportive community focused on student-centered learning and professionalism.

Educational Purpose

The Educational Purpose is

To develop graduates who can provide effective acupuncture and traditional medicine services as health care professionals in the US healthcare system.

Professional Program Goals

Student Community Cultivate a community that supports the health, diversity and growth of our students.

Curriculum and Clinical Training
Provide an educational curriculum and clinical training that develops competence in patient care and professional practice.

Develop ability to assess and incorporate relevant developments in research and scholarship to
enhance their patient care competencies and support their professional practice.

Clinical Services
Provide clinical services are a model of effective healthcare and successful professional practice.

Provide educational experiences sufficient to enable graduates to collaborate with acupuncture and
other health care practitioners in providing effective patient care.

These program goals are further detailed in the following learning outcomes.

outcomes

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Graduates are able to:

Patient Care Domain

Program graduates are able to:

Intake and Examination

Acquire health history and essential information focused on chief clinical complaints through appropriate and relevant primary biomedical and traditional Asian medical examinations.
Perform advanced biomedical and traditional medical examinations;

Assessment and Diagnosis

Assess findings from intake and examination and organize signs and symptoms according to foundational theories to form a working diagnosis of patterns and disorders
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills of biomedical assessment to effectivelycollaborate with and refer to appropriate healthcare practitioners

Treatment Strategy and Performance

Based on the working diagnosis of patterns and disorders form a treatment strategy and perform appropriate treatment modalities toward intended treatment goals.

Case Management and Collaboration

Communicate treatment plan with individual patients and other healthcare providers throughout the course of treatment to cooperatively achieve treatment goals.
Demonstrate integrative knowledge and skills to effectively co-manage patient cases with biomedical practitioners.

Professional Practice Domain