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Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

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Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
MottoThe science of medicine, the art of healing.
TypePrivate acupuncture and Oriental medicine university
Established1983
PresidentPhil Lundberg
Academic staff
45
Students204
Postgraduates182
22
Location
Portland
,
Oregon
,
United States
MascotMOCO panda
Websitewww.ocom.edu/
The building that became OCOM's new location in fall 2012, seen in 2010, before the start of renovation

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) was a private university in Portland, Oregon focused on graduate degrees in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. OCOM's programs were accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine[1] and authorized by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission's Office of Degree Authorization to award Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degrees.[2] The institution's trustees voted in spring 2024 to close the institution because of declining enrollments and financial challenges.[3]

History

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Oregon College of Oriental Medicine was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1983, and is one of the oldest Chinese medicine colleges in the United States.[citation needed] OCOM trains master's and doctoral students, conducts research and treats patients at its Old Town Chinatown campus (OCOM Clinic). In July 2005, OCOM became the first college to graduate a cohort of Doctors of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.[4][5] The institution announced plans in July 2009, to move from Portland's eastside to a historic building in downtown's Old Town Chinatown district.[6] The new LEED Gold certified facility was renovated[6] at a cost of $15.2 million.[7] In September 2012, the school moved into its new home in Portland's historic Old Town Chinatown neighborhood.[8]

In 2024, the institution's trustees voted to close the institution. They cited declining enrollments and financial challenges, including decreasing property values for their real estate, as the primary reasons for the closure. Teach out plans were established with other institutions, subject to approval by relevant regulatory bodies.[3]

Clinics

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Building on the Southeast Portland campus

OCOM operated one clinic and an herbal medicinary at their location in Old Town. OCOM Clinic, at the institution's Old Town Chinatown campus, opened in September 2012 and served downtown residents and workers. The OCOM Herbal Medicinary was located on the ground floor of the institution's campus. More than 20,000 low-cost acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, tuina, and shiatsu patient treatments were offered annually by the clinics, which also served as teaching facilities for the institution. OCOM has an active research department, and has received substantial research grants from the National Institutes of Health/NCCAM.[9][10] OCOM research projects have included a collaborative grant with the University of Arizona to study temporomandibular joint disorder.[11]

Previous clinic locations included the OCOM Cherry Blossom Clinic and the OCOM Hollywood Clinic. The OCOM Hollywood Clinic, with eight clinic rooms, served residents of northeast Portland, including the neighborhoods of Hollywood, Grant Park, Irvington and Beaumont-Wilshire, and closed in December 2023.

References

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  1. ^ Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine: Accredited Programs Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Oregon Student Assistance Commission, Office of Degree Authorization: ODA Approved Campus Based Degree Programs
  3. ^ a b Moody, Josh (May 20, 2024). "Oregon College of Oriental Medicine to Close". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Oregon Public Broadcasting: College of Oriental Medicine Graduates First Doctors, 11 July 2005". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  5. ^ Acupuncture Today, 2 May 2005, First Class of OCOM Doctoral Students to Graduate in July.
  6. ^ a b Hottle, Molly (June 28, 2011). "Ceremony Kicks off renovation of Globe Hotel for new Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland's Old Town". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  7. ^ O'Brien, Lindsey (June 20, 2012). "Oregon College of Oriental Medicine set to move into former Globe Hotel". Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  8. ^ Koffman, Rebecca (September 26, 2012). "Oregon College of Oriental Medicine opens in Old Town Chinatown". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  9. ^ Acupuncture Practitioner Research Education Enhancement, NIH Grant Number: 5R25AT002879-02, Richard Hammerschlag, principal investigator.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ OCOM, University of Maryland Receive Acupuncture Research Grants From NCCAM.
  11. ^ "TCM for TMD: A Multi-Site Whole Systems Trial, NIH Grant Number: 5U01AT002570-02, Cheryl Ritenbaugh, principal investigator". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
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