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.
Survey from UW on Acupuncture and Telehealth
The following was sent to us by a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington: With growing concern and unrest in the face of the COVID-19 global pandemic, there is no better time to come together as a community and gain perspective on the acupuncture...
State Guidelines for Reopening Our Offices Now Available
Guidelines from the New Mexico Department of Health for reopening our practices are out at last, as of yesterday, May 20, 2020. We know that a number of DOMs had been calling the DOH without getting any clear answers. There was a lot of conflicting information, and...
CPR/AED/BLS New Requirement: Where You Can Get Training
Greetings fair NM DOMs! Since the BAOM planned to require in-person CPR/AED/BLS as of this year to renew our licenses, we at NMSAAM thought that it would be fun for 18 per class of us to do it together, so we sponsored a class for June 13 at Action CPR. As you...
Public Health Emergency: What Acupuncturists Need To Know
UPDATE (28 Mar 2020 16:51 MDT) There was some issue with the report templates and people attempting to modify the template directly. The link has been changed, and should now be view only. Instructions for copying or downloading the template have been added under the...
NMBAOM Meeting Wednesday March 11
The New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine has announced a regular meeting on Wednesday March 11.
NMBAOM Rules Hearing And Meeting 9/18/19
At this rules hearing, a number of matters that could be expected to greatly affect established DOMs as well as new licensees were considered. Comments pointing out difficulties with the proposed rules were made by DOMs around the state, and for the most part the...
Message from the President
Dear Members of the New Mexico Society for Acupuncture and Asian Medicine and all New Mexico DOMs, I have been honored to serve a second term as president of NMSAAM. I am fortunate to have the confidence of the board and members to continue. Our board consists of...
Important NMBAOM Rule Hearing September 18
An extremely important BAOM rule hearing is coming up, on rules which will affect you and your practice. From the NMBAOM's email: PUBLIC RULE HEARING & REGULAR BOARD MEETING The New Mexico Board of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine will hold a rule hearing...
Annual Meeting and Safety Class Sunday, September 15
The Annual Meeting of NMSAAM will take place Sunday, September 15 at the usual venue: Golden Flower Chinese Herbs 2724 Vassar Place NE Albuquerque, NM 87107 Vassar Place is off Vassar, which is off Comanche, west of Carlisle. Please note: In order to make it easier...
Reports on the Inaugural Conference of the American Society of Acupuncturists
From May 31 through June 3, 2019, an enthusiastic group of acupuncturists, including four from New Mexico, gathered in Washington, DC for a set of important events for our profession. Here is the ASA’s official report: ...
