www.fsoma.com – Florida State Oriental Medical Association (FSOMA)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & AGENCIES
www.aaom.org – American Association of Oriental Medicine (AAOM) – National Professional Organization
www.aomalliance.org – Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance (Alliance) – National Professional Organization
www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/acupunct – Florida State Board of Acupuncture –(B of A) –Regulatory
www.nccaom.org - National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) –National Board Certifying Body for Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, and Asian Bodywork Therapies
www.ccaom.org – Council of Colleges of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) –Professional Organizations of Schools of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
www.nccam.nih.gov - The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (part of National Inst. Of Health)
www.acucouncil.org – Council of Acupuncture & Oriental Medical Associations
www.faomra.com – Federation of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Regulatory Agencies. (“The Federation”) State regulatory agencies
www.nationalacupuncturefoundation.org – National Acupuncture Foundation. A not for profit organization for promotion acupuncture and oriental medicine
www.aataom.org – American Association for Teachers of Oriental Medicine

SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
www.acupunctureresearch.org – Society for Acupuncture Research (SAR)
www.americanherbalistsguild.com – American Herbalist Guild (AHG) An association of herbal practitioners
www.herbsociety.org – Herbal Society of America
www.aobta.org – American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA)
www.acudetox.com – National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA)
www.nqa.org – National QiGong Association
www.qi.org – Qigong Association of America
www.medicalacupuncture.org – American Academy of Medical Acupuncture. An MD/DO only acupuncture organization
www.aava.org – American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture. A DVM only acupuncture organization
www.aavma.com – Website for acupuncture courses for veterinarians. Sponsored by Colorado State University
www.ivas.org – International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS)

ONLINE JOURNALS
Acubriefs – Great resource for articles and research concerning acupuncture.
Acupuncture Today – Online and paper monthly with extensive resources.
Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine – is the first international peer-reviewed journal to provide clinical information for the global community of practitioners of acupuncture, as well as interested students, researchers and scholars.
AAMA Journal – The official journal of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture.
The Pulse of Oriental Medicine - Pulse is resource of basic TCM information.
World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion -An online journal concerning acupuncture and oriental medicine.
Blue Poppy Online Journal – www.bluepoppy.com – An online journal concerning acupuncture and oriental medicine.

STUDENT RESOURCES & STUDY TOOLS
www.acupuncturestudents.com
www.naturalhealers.com

MISCELLANEOUS
GanCao – A resource website that has forums, a practitioner database, and the web links.
Acupuncture Links of Vilberto’s Home Page – A detailed webpage with acupuncture and oriental medicine links
Phil Rogers’ Online Links – A detailed webpage with acupuncture and oriental medicine links

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