Ponton Earns Doctorate of Acupuncture And Oriental Medicine
Submitted by: Kathy Vass on Sep 07, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Tagged with: acupuncture, acupuncture research, Dr. Marina Ponton, holistic medicine, natural health and wellness, Traditional Chinese Medicine
Source: Greenville Natural Health Center
GREENVILLE, SC - Dr. Marina Ponton, owner of Greenville Natural Health Center, has earned her Doctorate of Acupuncture And Oriental Medicine (DAOM) from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. The highest level of academic achievement presently available to acupuncture practitioners in the United States, the DAOM allows Ponton to participate in government and privately funded acupuncture research projects and to teach at the university level.
Ponton was awarded her doctorate degree during a Sept. 3 ceremony in Portland, OR, and was selected by her peers to deliver the commencement address. Last June, Ponton was the only member of her doctorate class selected to attend a three-week study program at Chengdu University in China on integrating Chinese herbal formulas into Western treatments for endocrine disorders.
Ponton holds a Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from The Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, having completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Miami. She has worked and lectured in the United States, Sweden, and Holland. In 2007, Ponton opened Greenville Natural Health Center, which integrates biomedicine (Western medicine) with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), utilizing a holistic (mind-body) approach to issues such as chronic fatigue, chronic pain, menopause and infertility.
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