Blog/News
NMSAAM is committed to keeping you updated about what is happening with our profession. We work with leaders both in the state and nationally to make sure that you have the information you need to advance our medicine into the future.
Acupuncture and Biomedical News
1) COVID-19 Saliva test from home 2) Researcher Lianne Aquilina interviews scientist and acupuncturist Dr John McDonald (Griffith University, Australia) on the science of acupuncture.
Registration for COVID-19 Vaccinations Available for DOMs
Hello Licensee,
The New Mexico Department of Health is rolling out Phase 1A of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Due to your profession, you have been identified as eligible to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine during this phase. The Department of Health is vaccinating as many of the 1A populations as possible before transitioning to the next phase.
NMSAAM Governance Documents
NMSAAM Governance Documents and Updates The New Mexico Society for Acupuncture and Asian Medicine has made the decision to host/house our public governance documents on GitHub The reasons for this inlcude: Files can be in plain text (markdown) which will be accessible...
Matching Funds for Donation to NMSAAM this Month!
Matching Funds for Donations to NMSAAM this month! DONATE NOW! The 2020 holiday season began with Thanksgiving and we are quite thankful for you: our NMDOMs, NMSAAM members, corporate sponsors and friends of acupuncturists. We are especially thankful for two of our...
COVID-19 related NEWS for DOMs
COVID-19 related NEWS for DOMs – 3 action items #1 FIRST: Please review Steven Malin’s post in NMSAAM’s News/Blog. Clinical-guidelines-for-practice-regarding-public-health-order-dated-13-november-2020/. #2 SECOND: Free webinar on Wednesday, November 18 – coming right...
Clinical Guidelines For Practice Regarding Public Health Order Dated 13 November 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Health Order 13 Nov 2020 On the 13th of November, 2020, Acting Secretary Billy J. Jimenez issued a Public Health Order under direction of the Governor in response to the continued public health emergency. This order allows the continued...
Insurance Report for DOMs
Report of Insurance Committee Meeting: By Amanda Wheat, DOM; NMSAAM Insurance Committee Chair; The ASA insurance committee and all state liaisons had their first meeting on October 27th. The meeting was brief with introductions from each state’s...
Volunteers Called for New Mexico Medical Reserve Corps, NMMRC
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is seeking volunteers from within the healthcare professional community to sign up to provide assistance in the state’s COVID-19 response. Whether you are retired, are not currently working, working part-time or want to volunteer some...
NMSAAM Listserv: New Member Benefit!
NMSAAM now offers email discussion via our new Listserv!
Message from NMSAAM’s New President
We thank all of our members as well as others who attended our first web platform annual meeting by Zoom on September 27, 2020. After a Zoom anonymous poll vote, I am honored to have been elected this year's president for the New Mexico Society of Acupuncture and...