OVERVIEW

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School of Social Welfare at The State University of New York, Stony Brook
Stony Brook is one of four university centers in the State University of New York system, one of the most respected in the country. The Health Sciences Center at Stony Brook consists of the University Hospital and five professional schools including the School of Social Welfare, which was founded in 1971. Specializations at the School of Social Welfare, which grants degrees to the doctoral level, include Health and Substance Abuse, Student Community Development, and a dual focus in Social Work and Law; research programs include Aging and Child Abuse as well as faculty interests. In addition, the School of Social Welfare has created a special Center of Excellence in Alternative Medicine and Health Promotion. The Dean of the School of Social Welfare is Frances L. Brisbane, PhD, who serves as the Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine Conference Co-Chair.

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Hospital
Commitment to excellence in research, education and patient care form the foundation that makes Mount Sinai School of Medicine one of the world’s leading centers for medical and scientific training. Mount Sinai’s educational philosophy reflects the ever-changing face of multidisciplinary, contemporary science, provides an innovative, progressive curriculum, and stresses the humanistic and ethical aspects of medical practice as well as problem-solving strategies. A seamless connection between the School and the Hospital sets Mount Sinai apart from most centers of scientific inquiry: a foremost priority is the rapid transfer of research developments to patient care and clinical insights back to the laboratory for further investigation. This philosophy is reflected in Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine: A Journal of Translational and Personalized Medicine.

Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
The CCAOM was founded in 1982 to advance the status of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in the United States leading the way in promoting educational excellence within the field. The Council created a separate accreditation commission that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for accreditation of acupuncture programs at the professional master’s degree level. Since its inception, the work of the Council has been driven by a single overriding commitment to deepen the knowledge, understanding and skills of the practitioner, thus creating greater acceptance and accessibility of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in the United States.

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine is a peer-reviewed health-care journal in the field of integrative, cross-cultural, and alternative medicine. It serves as a forum for sharing information concerning the practical use of alternative therapies in preventing and treating disease, healing illness, and promoting health. The journal encourages the integration of alternative therapies with conventional medical practices in a way that provides for a rational, individualized, and comprehensive approach to health care. Alternative Therapies regularly features high-quality original scientific research, original articles, case reports, clinical applications, cross-disciplinary explorations and interviews. David Riley, M.D., is editor in chief.

World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies
The World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS) is an international not-for-profit organization bringing together Chinese Medicine societies, colleges and universities, and other organizations of various countries as well as senior individual members, cooperation program members and honorary members. Also included are societies which have integrated Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine. The main objectives of WFCMS are to promote exchange and cooperation among Chinese Medicine societies worldwide as well as fostering cooperation between the field of Chinese Medicine and other medical fields. Other objectives include strengthening international academic exchange; improving the professional level of Chinese Medicine researchers, scholars, educators and practitioners; to promote the continuance and development of Chinese Medicine; to accelerate the process of modernization and globalization of the field of Chinese Medicine, and to help Chinese Medicine advance into the mainstream of medical and health care systems worldwide in order to make greater contributions to world health. Part of this effort entails making the value and model of Chinese Medicine understandable and, therefore, accepted by the international healthcare field. The central office of WFCMS is located in Beijing, China.