916 NE 65th St.
Seattle, Washington 98115

Seattle Institute of oriental medicine strives to ensure its students are well-trained and well-rounded professionals in Oriental medicine. The program provides a solid foundation in the basics of Oriental medicine, while supplying students with the tools needed to develop their own approach.

Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine's program is three years in length and consists of classes and clinics, taking place 45 weeks a year in three 15 week trimesters. The program is full-time with 24 hours a week devoted to clinical training and didactic courses. During the first year, students work with experienced practitioners to gain academic and clinical experience in chinese medicine. In the second year, students provide care to patients and continue their preceptorship training. During the third year, students work various internship and externship clinics to gain experience in a wide range of patient conditions and to enhance their skills by using the different approaches covered in the program. Seattle Institute's of Oriental Medicine's program is a total of 3,240 hours including Western science prerequisites (240 hours) and Oriental medicine, Western clinical science, and clinical training (3,000 hours).

Quick Facts

Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine requirements for admission include three years of college study at the baccalaureate level with a minimum 3.0 GPA and completion of the school's prerequisites. Students must also have current CPR and first aid certification.

Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine's tuition for the three-year program in fall 2008 is $51,300. Tuition per trimester is $5,700, and estimated cost of books and supplies for the program is $1,500.

Seattle Institute's internship clinic offers low cost treatments to the public, conducted by supervised students who are in their second or third year of the program. In the preceptorship clinics, patients are treated by senior faculty with three to four students observing.

Advanced observation clinics offer acupuncture performed by the faculty, with assistance from interns who prepare charts and herbs. In the Tuina clinic, patients are treated by first year students under the supervision of experienced faculty.

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