Practitioners
Mitchell Harris L.Ac, MSTOM, Dipl. OM
Erica Joy Harris L.Ac, MSTOM, Dipl. OM
Mitch & Erica are a unique husband and wife team who advanced through the most rigorous training available for practicing Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. After studying for over 3,200 hours and seeing over 1,000 hours of patients in California, both continued their studies in China. Since that time they have opened successful private practices in Indianapolis and Carmel, Indiana. Currently Mitch is President, and Erica is an Officer of the Indiana Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine. Below are the details of the education and training they have experienced.
EDUCATION
- Masters of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine (MSTOM) from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in California. Mitch & Erica were both trained for in a 4 year Graduate level Master’s program to primary health-care competence focusing on the integration of Eastern and Western medicine. Pacific College of Oriental Medicine was selected as one of the best colleges of traditional Chinese medicine in the U.S. by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) World newspaper in 2001 and 2003.
- Diplomates of Oriental Medicine (Dipl. OM). National Certification Commission for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) creates a five-module exam for acknowledgement of being a Diplomate in OM. NCCAOM accreditation is recognized by the state of Indiana's Medical Board as proof of proficiency in acupuncture. Being a Diplomat of OM shows competency at practicing and integrating Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Biomedical Theory, Chinese Medical Theory, and Point Location.
- Medical Board Certified /Licensed Acupucnturist (L.Ac) – Mitch & Erica are Licensed Acupuncturists in the states of Indiana and California (separate California state licensure test) and governed by the state Medical Boards.
- International Certification of Medical Training from Chengdu University Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, China. Training included acupuncture and herbal medicine rounds at various departments such as Oncolgy, Gastrology, Geriatric, Pediatric, Musculo-Skeletal, and Diabetes, as well as lectures by well-known Chinese physicians.
EXPERIENCE
- Treatment of patients at Children's Hospital of San Diego, San Diego Hospice, and in conjunction with the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) where Mitch & Erica maintained their own patients in concurrence with Western medical physicians.
- Treatment of patients in Acupuncture and Herbal divisions of the Chengdu University Hospital for TCM in China, where they both earned certificates in International Medicine awarded by the Chinese Government’s Department of Medicine.
- Treatment of patients in the private practices of highly regarded practitioners in San Diego, California; including Zev Rosenberg, Head of Clinical Herbology at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine specializing in internal medicine; Ken Luke, orthopedic and musculoskeletal acupuncture treatment pioneer; and Marley Wexler, who has over 17 years clinical experience in pain management techniques for acupuncture and is a 10 year mentor of Richard Tan, originator of the Balance Method for acupuncture.
- Technical Advisors for 'Acupressure and Reflexology for Dummies' by Wiley Publishing, 2007.
