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My decision to study Chinese medicine in college was made in large part by observing how much my father benefited from it during his long battle with leukemia. With the help of a Chinese medicine doctor, my father’s condition eased and he lived for several more years. I attended six-year medical program in Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine which is China’s number one Chinese medicine college.<\/p>\n
Once I completed college, I worked for five years at the Beijing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine practicing both Chinese and western medicine. Interested in gaining more knowledge about western medicine, I decided become a radiologist specializing in ultrasound. I later sub-specialized in vascular ultrasound. I practiced for several years at Peking University First Hospital, one of the three major hospitals in Beijing and one of the ten largest hospitals in the China. While practicing, I was also a member on the Society of Ultrasound Vascular Medicine Committee, which is over seen by Chinese Medicine Association, and I wrote part of the Guidelines for Vascular Ultrasound that was used throughout China.<\/p>\n
Since immigrating to the United States in 2012, I have continued to work in the medical field as a sonographer with a focus on vascular related diseases. During this time, I also continued to practice oriental medicine on family and friends in China. Over the last few years, I have been rediscovering my passion for Chinese Medicine. This lead to me to sitting for and passing five required exams, administrated by NCCAOM and CCAOM, in a period of six months, allowing me to obtain an Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine licenses from the state of Ohio. During this time, I found that I still have a deep understanding of and great appreciation for Chinese Medicine. I believe that my experience of practicing medicine in both China and the United States provides me with the diverse medical skills and knowledge to help others in resolving their medical issues and concerns. As such, I am excited to have the opportunity to help Urban Acupuncture Center\u2019s client with their particular needs.<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Wei Qin Bio” _builder_version=”3.19.3″] About Us -Wei Qin My decision to study Chinese medicine in college was made in large part by observing how much my father benefited from it during his long battle with leukemia. With the help of a Chinese medicine doctor, my father’s condition eased and he lived for […]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" My own experience of dealing with chronic headaches first led me to discover acupuncture and Eastern Medicine. Simply put, it was the right treatment for my malady. This prompted me to move to Santa Fe, New Mexico and begin my studies at Southwest Acupuncture College; I completed them at the American Institute of Alternative Medicine in 2006. Since that time, I have both maintained a private, acupuncture practice as well as worked as an acupuncturist at Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital as part of an integrative clinic that treats chronic pain in children and adolescents.<\/p> Further learning opportunities under the tutelage of both Susan Johnson (Master Tung\u2019s Acupuncture) and Richard Tan (Balance Method) exposed me to the ideas of distal point and community acupuncture treatments. And, the Community Acupuncture 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, immediately appealed to me. It opened up the possibility of acupuncture to more people all the while circumventing the insurance industry and our ailing healthcare system which seems inherently broken; services and beautiful buildings exist, but accessibility and affordability simply do not.<\/p> A \u2018chance\u2019 meeting with Sue Bowlus struck up an immediate friendship, and her contagious enthusiasm propelled us forward to explore the idea of bringing Community Acupuncture to Columbus, Ohio. A road trip (every good story has one) that involved a boat, to Detroit, Michigan with fellow acupuncturist Linda Chun joining us, solidified Urban Acupuncture into existence. And, as they say, the rest is history, baby.<\/p> Thanks for joining our Community ;)<\/p>","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2212","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Steve](\"http:\/\/www.urbanacupuncturecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Steve-240x300.jpg\")
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