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Yo San University, a non-profit organization, educates students to become exceptional practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Taoist healing arts. The school facilitates the development of students’ spiritual and professional growth and provides the community with an integrative medical care model and services. | |
Core Values
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Yo San University is committed to serving our students, the healthcare professions, and the community through fostering an environment that promotes: |
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Yo San University graduates will demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the theories and principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Yo San University graduates will acquire the clinical skills and proficiency to competently evaluate patients using Traditional Chinese Medicine examination techniques, formulate a medical diagnosis and treatment strategy, and carry out the treatment in a skillful and professional manner Yo San University graduates will understand the importance of Qi-cultivation in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and demonstrate practical skills in the various techniques of Qi-cultivation. Yo San University graduates will acquire the necessary skills to begin their professional practice and be able to effectively communicate, educate and work with the public in integrative medical care models. Yo San University graduates will recognize the importance of conducting their practice in an ethical and professional manner, and engage in the practice of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine within the appropriate federal and state legal requirements. | |
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The California Board Exam: Looking Back and Looking Forward
As the California Board Exam date quickly approaches, I am reminded of my very first experience with the exam five years ago when I had just joined the staff of Yo San University. It is a story worth re-telling… It was 8:30am in Sacramento, California. In a small, beautiful park, just a few blocks from the Sacramento Convention Center, nine Yo San students are quietly practicing taiji or qigong. Otherwise, the park is empty. Just a few blocks away, more than four hundred students from schools throughout California and other states had already gathered and they were busy wolfing down pastries, bagels, coffee and orange juice. The Yo San students continued their qi practice, knowing that the day-long California Acupuncture Licensing Examination would be underway in less than ninety minutes. |
