Clinics
Clinical Education at AOMA
Read about our newest student clinic in an integrative care setting.
Clinical experience is the necessary channel for the transformation from student to healer. As much as you study point energetics, as skilled as you become diagnosing in the classroom, true learning occurs when you synthesize your knowledge to assist a patient on their journey to health.
AOMA students are required to complete 1,008 hours of patient contact before graduation. AOMA’s 17 clinic supervisors include experts in internal medicine, pulse diagnosis, sports medicine, women’s health, cancer, emergency medicine, chemical dependency, Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese nutrition, Tuina, pain management and psycho-emotional health. Since 2005, AOMA’s five intern clinics have had a patient to intern ratio of 0.92 or greater, meaning that over 92% of intern clinic appointments are filled with patients.
Compassion and service are two of AOMA’s core values. We live those values, in part, through our system of community teaching clinics which provide low-cost or free care to uninsured and under-served populations throughout Austin. AOMA currently maintains four community clinics serving many patients in the Austin area. Please see the links below for more information about each clinic. AOMA is actively working to increase access to acupuncture for low-income populations.
AOMA is also working to provide Oriental medical services to patients in an integrative setting. Since May 2008, AOMA student interns have been treating in Seton Medical Center Williamson's GoodHealth Commons, an integrative care center in the medical building adjacent to the hospital.
Student Intern Clinics
North Campus Clinic
White Crane South Student Clinic
People’s Community Clinic
In 2004, the AOMA Student Clinic expanded treatment options by adding the free-of-charge acupuncture clinic inside of the People’s Community Clinic located in East Austin at 2909 N. IH 35 Austin, TX 78722, (512) 478-4939. Here, low income patients may be referred by their western medical practitioner for free acupuncture treatments by AOMA student interns. This clinic is currently offered on Wednesday evening & appointments may be scheduled through the People’s Community Clinic.
Seton Topfer Community Clinic
In 2006, the AOMA Student Clinic expanded its treatment options again by adding the low cost acupuncture clinic inside of the Seton Topfer Community Clinic in North Austin at 8913 Collinfield Road, Austin, TX 78758-6704 (512) 324-6850. Here, low income patients may be referred by their western medical practitioner for $5 acupuncture treatments by AOMA student interns. This clinic is currently offered on Thursday evening & appointments may be scheduled through the Seton Topfer Community Health Center.
Kerrville Folk Festival’s Cureville Clinic
AOMA students have the unique opportunity to volunteer at the Kerrville Folk Festival. Festival staff can receive free acupuncture and massage treatments during the 18 day festival. Visit the Kerrville Folk Festival website for festival dates and schedule.
Seton Williamson - Good Health Commons
In May 2008, AOMA commenced it's newest student intern clinic in the GoodHealth Commons at Seton Medical Center Williamson Campus. At Goodhealth Commons, AOMA student interns treat in a truly integrative setting. In joint collaboration with a number of like-minded providers, AOMA is offering Oriental medical services and qigong classes. Acupuncture appointments and movement classes are available to the public several days a week. White Crane Herbal Medicine also maintains retail space in GoodHealth Commons. GoodHealth Commons is located at 301 Seton Parkway, Suite 203, Round Rock, TX 78665 at the corner of 1460 & University Blvd. To view a map and for more information visit the GoodHealth Commons website.
AOMA and Seton are not affiliated in any manner. All services provided by AOMA while at the GoodHealth Commons are provided solely by AOMA. AOMA and Seton are independent entities and Seton is not responsible for the services provided by AOMA.