Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine leads the transformation of healthcare by creating, educating and actively supporting a community that embodies the philosophy and practice of healing-oriented medicine, addressing mind, body and spirit. www.integrativemedicine.arizona.edu

The Asian Institute has an ongoing relationship with Andrew Weil’s Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) at the University of Arizona. Alex Holland, President of AIMS, is the primary Preceptor in TCM for the Arizona Center. Through this relationship, our students have been invited to participate in the AzCIM Patient Conference, a consortium of CAM practitioners who discuss cases and determine the best strategies for therapy. The Patient Conference meets once a month during the school year and only third year students at AIMS are qualified to attend. AzCIM Residents, who consist primarily of medical doctors and osteopaths, also shadow our students in the AIMS Community Clinic twice a year for two weeks. This is a great opportunity to educate western healthcare practitioners in the art and practice of TCM.

Cortiva Institute

Cortiva Institute is dedicated to providing their students with opportunities to challenge themselves to learn and grow academically, personally, and professionally. After completing a proficiency exam and over 250 hours of study, students bring their experience and education in to a clinic setting in the Massage Therapy Center. The Center provides affordable, relaxing and therapeutic massage treatments to the public and is open Tuesday-Saturday. www.cortiva.com

Student treatments are regularly priced at $30 for a 50-minute session. Associates and students of the Asian Institute qualify for a special discounted price of $20 per session. To qualify for the discount you are asked to show an ID card or proof of association at the time of your appointment check-in.

Asian Institute’s Residency Program

The Asian Institute has a Residency Program for graduates that allow them to continue to practice at the Institute’s Community Clinic after graduation for up to 6 months. The Residency Program was developed so students could maintain their clinical skills and work with colleagues while waiting for their license or as they develop their own private practice outside the school. Many graduates have taken advantage of this supportive opportunity.