Yours truly recently read an article on PCOM’s website, titled: Pacific College’s Doctoral Program gets Glowing Reviews in First Semester (link: https://www.pacificcollege.edu/acupuncture-massage-news/articles/591-pacific-colleges-doctoral-program-gets-glowing-reviews-in-first-semester.html). A doctoral program in acupuncture? ? ? I’ve never even heard of such a thing in China, where acupuncture originated. This must be something incredible, amazing and wonderful all rolled into one! I’m going to put on my thinking cap and go over this with you. Maybe it’s worth $32,000 of additional [worthless] debt.
Ok, so the article starts off with praise on how excited students are about the program and how skilled and versatile they are. Then they interview Greg Sperber, MSTOM PCOM ’97, who is one of the first students in the program.
Greg who?
Greg Sperber, you know, the former president of California State Oriental Medicine Association (CSOMA).
Why should I know him?
Oh, there was an article about his lame response to very serious allegations of financial improprieties way back when in Acupuncture Today: http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/CSOMA/
What makes you say his response was lame?
Check out the letter he wrote: http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/CSOMA/CSOMA_ATQuestions_060623.pdf
Getting back to the topic at hand…
Ok, ok. So, Greg Sperber says that the MSTOM doctoral holders will have more clout with the FDA.
HAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Maybe Robin Tiberi, PCOM ’95, is a more credible interviewee. According to her, she feels like she can communicate with anyone about Chinese medicine.
Robin needs to pay $32K for a doctorate degree on top of her Masters before she feels confident enough to speak about Chinese medicine? This is a really sad woman.
Jack Miller, the President of Pacific College is also interviewed.
Well, honestly, what’s he going to say other than rub his hands together that PCOM will be earning MORE money from these suckers and charlatans? It would have been more credible to interview people from the FDA to confirm/deny Greg Sperber’s hyperbolic statements.
After reading the article, there’s not a lot of critical thinking that goes into introducing the doctoral program. What did these people really learn for $32K? How much did it improve their income? Do patients really lean towards doctoral degree holders vs. regular acupuncturists?
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