Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine

Excellence in healthcare begins with excellence in education. Our vision at the Eastern Medicine Department is to make a difference in the world through education and healthcare. It motivates our administrators, faculty, and staff, by nurturing future generations of integrative healthcare practitioners who are passionate about helping others. We commit profoundly to the University, to our community, and more importantly, to our students.

The students at the Eastern Medicine Department experience unique education by taking courses alongside students in multiple healthcare programs and truly uncover integrative awareness. The early exposure to clinical education in our state-of-the-art health centers enhances their knowledge learned in the classroom with the coalitions of hands-on practice to connect between classroom theory and the reality of presenting these services to the community. Our rigorous curriculum strives to educate skilled integrative practitioners who are sensitive to current healthcare needs. Our outstanding and experienced faculty has taken a leadership role in ensuring that we offer our students a comprehensive and stimulating course of study.

At the Eastern Medicine Department, student success means being student-centered, treating all students with dignity and respect, and ensuring that we are serving all of our students. We have been providing an integrative education of honoring the tradition and yet embracing the modern for over two decades. We focus not just on enrolling students, but furthermore to support them in achieving success while maintaining academic rigor and relevance. Our faculty and staff members work diligently to provide students with optimal, diverse, and personal educational experiences.

At a time when healthcare education and practice are rapidly growing and transforming, we are witnessing an intersection of great challenge and a great opportunity. At the same time, we are determined to prepare practitioners who will continue to excel, shape, and promote health care in this environment of healing evolved.

We welcome and heartily invite you to embark on this sensational journey at the Eastern Medicine Department at Southern California University of Health Sciences. Together, we will make a difference in the world.

Jenny Yu, DACM, LAc.

Dean, Eastern Medicine Department
Southern California University of Health Sciences