Student Intern Clinic

The mission of the Internship Clinic is to provide a reality-based clinical training environment for the clinical internship phase of education, to prepare students to become effective interns in an integrated medical setting, to reinforce the student’s practical and conceptual skills gained in didactic coursework, and to train primary care providers within the scope of acupuncture and Oriental Medicine practice as defined by California law. Based on the student’s level of mastery and level of internship training, the clinic faculty will actively guide and support the student in assuming greater responsibility for various aspects of patient care leading to almost complete responsibility for patients while under close supervision of clinic faculty in the health care environment.

Educational Objectives of Clinical Internship Training

To prepare students to become an effective intern through supervised practice of patient intake skill, use of the Four Examinations, and completion of diagnosis, treatment planning, and patient evaluations.
To reinforce students practical and conceptual skills gained in didactic coursework and their application in the clinical setting.
To support students in using their physical diagnosis skill and to integrate their knowledge of biomedical pathophysiology, nutrition, pharmacology, etc. into their clinical interactions.
To support students in gaining the confidence necessary to treat more independently in a variety of patient scenarios.
To guide students’ development as a clinician through practice, the development of professional behavior and self-motivation.
To provide students with mentors to help them to mold their practice of Oriental medicine by exposing them to different styles of treatment through a variety clinical faculty.
To help students to make the theoretical knowledge of Oriental medicine become practical in the reality of a clinical setting.
To guide students through the process of working with and modifying traditional herbal formula and the writing of herbal formula.

Supervisor

Philip Yang, L.Ac

CA Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Oriental Medicine , CUSV President.
Dr. Yang specializes in spinal diagnosis, holographic needling, Medical Qigong with moxa and herbal formulas to treat: insomnia, hormone disorder, all sorts of pains, arthritis, allergies and immunity issues. He has successfully cured covid patients with distance diagnosis and his herbal formulas.

Yougeng Wang, L.Ac

CA Licensed Acupuncturist, CUSV Faculty.
Dr. Wang was trained in both Chinese and Western Medicine. She specializes in internal medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, and others. Her unique acupuncture techniques and deep understanding of herbs healed many patients with chronic & emotional pain.

Kevin Yen, L.Ac

CA Licensed Acupuncturist, CUSV Faculty.
Dr. Yen specializes in using Qi to diagnose and treat with acupuncture/acupressure for prevention and post COVID symptoms, all sorts of pains, thyroid disorders, insomnia, hormone disorder, weight loss, anxiety, and irregular blood Pressure.