ACAHM Summer 2025 Meeting Agenda

The Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM) will hold its Summer semiannual meeting from 11 August to 13 August 2025.  This meeting will be held in Minneapolis in person. 

In addition to the agenda items listed below, the Commission also reviews pending interim site visit reports, focused visit reports, monitoring reports, substantive change applications, and other official matters, consistent with ACAHM policies, procedures, and timelines:

Seeking Pre-Accreditation

Vitality University

  • Institution

  • Doctor of Acupuncture with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization (DAcCHM) program

 

Seeking Initial Accreditation

Lotus Professional College, Richmond, VA

  • Master of Acupuncture with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization (MAcCHM) program

Seeking Renewal of Accreditation

Five Branches University, San Jose & Santa Cruz, CA

  • Institution

  • Master of Acupuncture (MAc) program

  • Master of Acupuncture with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization (MAcCHM) program

  • Doctor of Acupuncture (DAc) program

  • Doctor of Acupuncture with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization (DAcCHM) program

 

Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine, Seattle, WA

  • Institution

  • Master of Acupuncture with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization (MAcCHM) program

  • Doctor of Acupuncture with a Chinese herbal medicine specialization (DAcCHM) program

Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

  • Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) program

Third-Party Comments

Commission meetings are closed to the public. Written public comments on institutions and programs scheduled for review are welcome:

Comments must be submitted by 11 July 2025, 4:00pm US Central Time.

Comments must address substantive matters relative to the quality of the educational program with respect to its compliance with ACAHM’s Comprehensive Standards and Criteria.

Please submit comments using this form – Meeting Agenda Public Comment

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