Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine

This is a specialty school for East Asian medicine. It offers graduate programs leading to a Master of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine or a Doctor of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. Students learn through an integrated curriculum that includes case-based instruction, physical palpation skills, qigong practice, Chinese language instruction, and collaborative care experiences. Clinical training is apprentice-style, with students learning in the classroom and clinic alongside faculty practitioners. The school also offers a one-year, 690-hour Asian Medical Bodywork Certificate program designed to meet Washington and national licensure requirements. Its Healing Business Practice program provides financial training for East Asian medicine practitioners in partnership with Enterprise for Equity. A student clinic in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood provides a setting for teaching and clinical practice.