A Leader in the Field, Supporting Collaboration and Sustainability

From its start, ACTCM has been instrumental in guiding the direction of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the United States, helping the profession to come of age and assume its rightful place as a valuable component of the healthcare system. ACTCM has a long-standing tradition of being one of the most engaged institutions in our field. Our college is committed to both collaboration and sustainability. We know that working with other organizations will help support sustainability and allow our field to grow and flourish. Our staff and faculty are involved in numerous leadership activities on the local, national and international levels that promote these values:

President Lixin Huang, MS, is renowned as a leader in TCM and global conservation. She currently serves as the President of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, a national organization that promotes the advancement and educational excellence of TCM colleges in the Unites States. Ms. Huang has also served on the International Advisory Council for the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the People's Republic of China, the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine; National Council for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Save the Tiger Fund of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department, and the Chinese Association for Wildlife Conservation. She is widely sought after as a speaker, making presentations on a variety of health topics in Hong Kong, Brazil, China, France, and the United States.

Vice President for Academic Affairs Elizabeth A. Goldblatt, PhD, MPA/HA, is the chair of the Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care, an organization that represents the five licensed CAM fields and promotes collaborative medical education. Dr. Goldblatt is the former president of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Goldblatt was recently on the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Planning Committee for a Summit on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public. She is currently expanding ACTCM's relationships with California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) and UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.

Dean of the MSTCM program, Megan Haungs, MS, LAc, is the former secretary of CCAOM. She is currently the Chair of the CCAOM Entry Level Standards Committee and has served on the Doctoral Task Force of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Most recently, Ms. Haungs served as the Dean of the Acupuncture Program at the Swedish Institute of Acupuncture.

Chair of the Chinese Herb Medicine Department, Daniel Jiao, MB/BS, LAc, is the former board chair of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and is currently involved in NCCAOM examination development; he also served on the North American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Council. In addition to maintaining a private practice, teaching and supervising at ACTCM, Professor Jiao works at the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco.

Dean of Clinical Education, John Kolenda, LAc, is on the board of directors of the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA), an internationally renowned organization that promotes the use of acupuncture in public health settings. In addition to maintaining a private practice, Mr. Kolenda is also the United States chair of the North American Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Council.

Chief Academic and Clinical Advisor, Stanley Leung, MB/BS, LAc, served as a commissioner on the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and continues to serve on accreditation site teams. In addition to teaching and being a clinic supervisor at ACTCM, Professor Leung supervises the Master's and Doctoral students at the California Pacific Medical Center's In-Patient Rehabilitation Center.

Dean of the DAOM program, Bingzeng Zou, PhD (China), DC, LAc, is on the The Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC) Education Working Group and is the former Academic Dean of the Southwest Acupuncture College, Albuquerque campus. In addition to being the Dean of the Doctoral program at ACTCM, Dr. Zou teaches in both ACTCM's Master's and Doctoral programs and maintains a practice in the ACTCM Faculty Clinic.

Professor Denise Hsu, RN, MB/BS, LAc, is a commissioner for the NCCAOM, the Chair of the ACTCM Internal Medicine Department, and a professor and clinical supervisor at the college.  Professor Hsu maintains a private practice in Sunnyvale, California, and has been working for the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department of Kaiser Hospital South Bay (Santa Clara City) for over 10 years.

Professor Pam Olton, LAc, CLS, MT (ASCP), is the Chair of the Acupuncture Department, and a professor and clinical supervisor at ACTCM. Professor Olton also works at the Haight Asbury Free Clinic, where she supervises ACTCM interns and is the Laboratory Manager and the Director of Complementary Care.