ADMISSION PROCEDURE
FEES | REFUNDS

This program is only open to physicians (MDs and DOs) licensed to practice in their state or province of residence or work. DDSs, DPMs, and DMDs may apply with verification that acupuncture is included in the scope of practice of their state license. Acceptance into the program is not automatic upon application. It is based upon professional training and current practice environment, intended use of this specialty, geographic location, and timely receipt of the application and required documents.

Applicants have the option to view the video lectures of either clinical pathway following the conclusion of the formal program, to attend two clinical units in one season to gain extra experience, or to return for an additional clinical unit in a later season.

Your application should contain, in addition to the attached form:

• a resume of formal training, including acupuncture background, if any, and
• a thoughtful statement of plans (at least two paragraphs) for your use of acupuncture;
• a photocopy of your current, active professional license.

A letter of recommendation from a course graduate is encouraged but not required. The completed application form and documentation should be submitted along with the full tuition fee.

Please apply early in order to receive the preparatory reading and viewing material well in advance of the introductory weekend. Tuition amounts increase after October 31, 2008.

It is very difficult to change the assignment after the application deadline. Because of class size limitations, early application is requested for the clinical intensive and/or an additional clinical unit.

*The exposure program is for residents, fellows, and program administrators who wish to learn some fundamentals but are not at the point in their careers to embrace the entire discipline. The exposure program tution includes the Acupuncture Energetics textbook and the introductory weekend, but does not include the clinical intensive day. This tuition is deductible from the full course tuition when the participant applies to complete the training.

CHANGE OR POSTPONEMENT OF CLINICAL UNITS

You must be available to attend the two 5-day clinical units as scheduled. If you miss one or the other of these units, your course completion cannot be guaranteed. Postponement to the clinical unit(s) of a subsequent course for an additional fee is contingent on availability of space. If the course has not been completed following a re-scheduling of clinical unit(s), the participant reverts to new applicant status, and is required to pay the full tuition for re-enrollment in the course.

REFUNDS

Helms Medical Institute and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Stanford University School of Medicine reserve the right to cancel the course or any of its clinical units, and to change the dates or venue of the units. If you are not accepted into the course, a full refund of the tuition is given. If a clinical unit is canceled, you must be available to attend an alternate unit. A full refund is given if the course is canceled, discontinued, or rescheduled. A minimum service charge of $100 is withheld from all other refunds. Requests for refund must be in writing and postmarked before the introductory weekend, after which time the fee is not refundable.

ACCOMODATIONS

The Introductory Weekend course is held at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel.
A group rate of $152/night plus tax has been arranged for you:
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel
60 East Fifth Street
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(480) 894-1400
The hotel is a 15-minute taxi or shuttle ride from Phoenix Airport.