RETURNING WARRIORS

Graduates of the basic course can attend a second clinical unit of the Medical Acupuncture For Physicians course for 100 CME category one credits. Returning warriors benefit in many ways:
1. Hone acupuncture skills that may have ebbed during a period of lapsed acupuncture practice.
2. Discover deeper skills and understanding than you were able to achieve during the first time through.
3. Benefit from improvements in the clinical sessions that have occurred since first taking the course.
4. Pick and choose, and absorb the DVD material without the pressure of having to learn the complete curriculum from scratch on a tight deadline.

Returning Warriors receive all basic course videos, (available on dvd discs as well as vhs cassettes) and an updated course syllabus and cun stick. Video question sheets do not need to be re-submitted. Usually retuning warriors will study the pathway (primary care or pain management) that they didn't study the first time through, or review material for both pathways. Here are some testimonials from doctors who benefited from the Returning Warrior program at different points in their acupuncture study and practice:

Back-to-Back:

I didn't prepare well for my pain clinical unit. When I realized what a career-changing program this could be, I worked by tail off for the primary care unit. I'm glad I did, because now I feel ready to use acupuncture seriously.

William Tronolone, M.D.
Morristown, NJ

The Following Season:

My follow-up course gave me the opportunity to ask more directed and clinically relevant questions. Surely I must have heard the pearls and nuances the first time through, but I don't remember it!

Richard Hays, M.D.
Phoenix, AZ

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After the pain course I was able to follow and understand the thought processes of setting up an acupuncture treatment regimen, but this was a slow and hesitant process. Early after the start of the second course something clicked: The creation of a treatment plan was no longer hard labor, it became an exhilarating, playful experience.

Froukje Beynen, M.D.
Fountain Hills, AZ

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My experience of an additional clinical unit was positive due to the gentle guidance of all the instructors. At no time was I made to feel inadequate or uncomfortable. Several actually pulled me aside to offer words of encouragement or suggest clinical pearls.

Estelle Whitney, M.D.
Philadelphia, PA

Several Years Later:

I took the clinical unit a second time because I didn't feel that I had prepared adequately when I took the pain module. And I discovered that I wanted to know more than the pain management applications. Being extra motivated after the first module, the studying for the second was much easier and I retained so much more of the material. I have a lot of fun with acupuncture and my patients love it.

Cindy Romero, M.D.
Boulder, CO

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Following completion of my first clinical unit I felt well prepared - although somewhat insecure - to begin my clinical medical acupuncture practice. After two years I began to wonder if I was still doing it right or if I could do it better. I felt there were patients and treatments that remained confusing.

I was happy to find out that repeating a clinical unit more than met my goal. I was able to refine both my palpation and needling skills, and added a level of sophistication to my understanding of the treatment protocols. I also began to use the energetic treatments I had previously avoided.

Jeff Draisin, M.D.
San Francisco, CA

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To request a position in one of the upcoming clinical units, please fill in the application form on the website and send it with credit card information or a check made out to Helms Medical Institute to:

Course Coordinator
Helms Medical Institute
2520 Milvia St.
Berkeley, CA 94704
Fax: 510-649-8692