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There were 37,886 licensed acupuncturists and 62 educational institutions in the United States at the start of 2018, ATCMA White Paper says
Posted in Acupuncture History in the United States of America, Acupuncture in USA, Census of Acupuncturists, tagged Acupuncturists numbers America 2003, United States, USA on November 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Distribution of licensed acupuncturists and educational institutions in the United States at the start of 2018
Posted in Acupuncture History in the United States of America, Acupuncture in USA, Acupuncture White Paper, Uncategorized, tagged 2018, Acupuncturists numbers America 2003, integrative medicine, Journal of Complementary therapies in Medicine, schools, USA on November 4, 2018| Leave a Comment »
We have a new published article: there are 50 days free access online, if you like to read the detail, you may click the link:
https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1XydF3RTyQQ3iH
Abstract
This study was conducted to identify the approximate number and density of actively licensed acupuncturists, as well as the number of schools in acupuncture and oriental medicine (AOM) by January 1, 2018 in the United States (U.S.). We contacted the appropriate department governing acupuncturists, such as the Board of Acupuncture or Board of Medicine, etc. in each state and U.S. territories, to collect the data. We also conducted online license information searches in order to collect the most accurate numbers of licensed acupuncturists, especially for those states in which a board could not be reached. We found that the number of actively licensed acupuncturists as of January 1, 2018 in the U.S. was 37,886. The ten states with the largest number of acupuncturists (28,452 or 75.09% of the U.S. total), in order by total, included California, New York, Florida, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Texas, New Jersey, Maryland and Massachusetts. The number of practitioners was greater than 1000 for each of these states. Among them, the largest three were California (12,135; 32.03%), New York (4438; 11.71%) and Florida (2705; 7.13%). These three states accounted for more than half of the overall total. The number of total licensed acupuncturists has increased 257% since 1998. The overall acupuncturist density in the U.S. – measured as number of acupuncturists per 100,000 – was 11.63 (total number of licensed acupuncturists: 37,886, divided by the total population: 325,719,178 at the start of 2018). There were 20 states with an acupuncturist density of more than 10 per 100,000 population. Hawaii (52.82) was the highest, followed by Oregon (34.88), Vermont (30.79), California (30.69) and then New Mexico (30.27). There were 62 active, accredited AOM schools which altogether offered 100 programs: 32 master degrees in Acupuncture, 53 master degrees in Oriental medicine, 13 postgraduate doctorate degrees and 2 entry-level doctorate degrees. Among these active accredited schools, institutions in the West and East Coast states comprised 77.42% of the national total. California, Florida, and New York represented 41.94%. There were 48 jurisdictions (47 States and the District of Columbia) with acupuncture practice laws in place. States without acupuncture laws included Alabama, Oklahoma and South Dakota. The data suggests that acupuncture profession has steadily grown in the United States.
The study found that the number of licensed acupuncturists in 2015 in the U.S. was 34,481.
Posted in Acupuncture History in the United States of America, Uncategorized, tagged Acupuncture, acupuncture schools, Acupuncturists numbers America 2003, America, number, United States, USA on March 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
To date, there are 34,435 active acupuncturists in USA
Posted in Acupuncture history in America, Acupuncture History in the United States of America, Acupuncture in USA, tagged acupuncturists, Acupuncturists numbers America 2003, Maryland, United States, USA on April 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
To date, there are 1,035 active acupuncturists in MD. Acupuncture Today indicated the members in Maryland is 752(72.6%). And currently VA active acupuncturists about 485. In Acupuncture Today, is 352(72.6%).
Total acupuncturists in Acupuncture Today is about 25,000. So in 2014, actual active acupuncturists in USA should be 34,435.
Virginia Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine 