About UAC–Our Story

We believe strongly in acupuncture’s place in healthcare. Acupuncture’s potential as a viable healing modality cannot be fully realized if it’s inaccessible to most people, so in addition to offering private treatments, Urban Acupuncture Center also offers ‘Community Acupuncture’ – the model of treating multiple patients in the same room and charging each of them less to allow acupuncture to be received more frequently as the therapy that it is intended to be.

Urban Acupuncture Center, Ohio’s 1st Community Acupuncture clinic, was co-founded by Steve Drugan and Susan Bowlus in 2010.

All of the acupuncturists at Urban Acupuncture Center meet the highest standards of education and certification required to practice acupuncture. Most practicing acupuncturists in the United States are ‘licensed acupuncturists.’ Though licensing requirements vary by state, licensing boards generally require an approximately 2000-hour curriculum completed over 3 years of post-graduate study from an accredited school. Additionally, practitioners must successfully complete the national board examinations brokered by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). The practice of acupuncture in Ohio requires both national certification by the NCCAOM as well as licensure issued by the State Medical Board of Ohio.