World Medicine Institute

World Medicine Institute
Established	1970
President	Chang Yi Hsiang, LAc, DAc
Dean	Gayle Todoki, LAc, DAc
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Nickname	WMI
Website	WMI.edu

The World Medicine Institute (WMI), located in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, offers master's and postgraduate doctoral degrees in acupuncture and oriental medicine. WMI's programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine^[1] and approved by the Hawaii State Board of Acupuncture.^[2] The college was named Tai Hsuan Foundation College of Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine until 2005.

History

WMI was founded by Chang Yi Hsiang. It originally opened as The School of the Six Chinese Arts in 1970 and was formally registered with the State in 1972. In 1974, some of the school's founders helped establish the Hawaii State Acupuncture Board. At the time, Hawaii was the second state to legally recognize and license acupuncturists. Chang Yi Hsiang served from 1974 to 1978 as a Commissioner on the first Hawaii State Board of Acupuncture.^[3]

In 1985, the school applied for candidacy to the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) and in 1991 was granted full accreditation.

References

External links

Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Colleges and universities in Hawaii

Public institutions	University of Hawaii: at Hilo at Manoa Maui College West Oahu

Private institutions	BYU-Hawaii Chaminade Hawaii Pacific Hawaii Theological Seminary Honolulu University ICAOM University of the Nations World Medicine Institute

Community/Junior Colleges	Hawaii CC Hawaii Tokai Honolulu CC Kapiolani CC Kauai CC Leeward CC Windward CC

Graduate, professional and research institutions	John A. Burns School of Medicine William S. Richardson School of Law

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