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Complementary & Integrative Medicine, Pacific Rim College

Pacific Rim College is a government (PCTIA) accredited academic institution of complementary and integrative medicine located on Vancouver Island in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. The college was founded to provide world-class education, modern research opportunities and premiere clinical services in a variety of medical modalities including educational training and services for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Phytotherapy, Integrative Health and Hellerwork.

Featured Instructor

Nikki Manzie is the Director of the Diploma of Eastern Therapies and Bodywork program at Pacific Rim College. She has a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Integrated Sciences, is a Certified Yoga Teacher, an Ayurvedic Medical practitioner and educator, and is trained as a Traditional Thai Massage teacher and practitioner. A meditation practitioner since 17 years of age, in 1998 Nikki founded Yanumoja Yoga, a practice of self-exploration through movement, breath, meditation and reflection on seasonal themes. Since then she has provided professional training for yoga teachers and, in more recent years, has expanded her teaching to include traditional Thai massage and Ayurvedic Marmatherapy (acupoints in the Indian tradition). more>>

Featured Student

Carmen Bedard-Gautrais, raised in both France and Canada, received her Bachelor's in Human Ecology while on full scholarship at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. Inspired to learn more about various ways cultures define health, she studied with a Curandera (traditional herbal doctor) in the Sierra Juarez in Mexico and then returned to Maine to finish pre-medical science prerequisites. She then studied with the School for International Training in East Africa and focused on Health and Development in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. After completing the intensive program, and working in a progressive HIV clinic in Uganda, she remained in East Africa and lived in a rural village off the southern coast of Kenya. Again she was exposed to the local medicinal practices and plants and wrote a journal that became her thesis for College of the Atlantic. Now studying in the School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at PRC, Carmen intends to complete a Master's degree in Physiotherapy at University of British Columbia. She hopes to work in a hospital setting integrating both eastern and western modalities in her practice.

Featured Alumni

Avery Yackel practices acupuncture, moxibustion and shiatsu in the Vancouver area. As a graduate of the first-ever Japanese Acupuncture Certificate Program at PRC, Avery has been able to build on this foundational training with further study opportunities in Japanese Meridian Therapy Acupuncture. A black belt in both Jujutsu and Japanese sword, he continues his lifelong journey in the martial and healing arts. As a strong proponent of practitioner rights, Avery also serves on the board of the TCM Association of BC. You can learn more about Avery at www.ayacupuncture.com.

Book of the Month

The definitive guide to the safe, clinical practice of acupuncture, this 6th edition of the Clean Needle Technique Manual for Acupuncturists reflects the efforts of educators and professionals in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine field to bring you the most up-to-date information available, including OSHA and CDC standards. It is the manual recommended by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for study for the Clean Needle Technique Exam which is part of the national certification process for acupuncture and Oriental medicine professionals. This 6th edition includes new chapters on Exposure Control PLans, Practitioner Health and Hygiene, Record Keeping, information on blood-borne pathogens, and establishing and maintaining a clean and safe office environment.The Clean Needle Technique Manual for Acupuncturists is available for only $36.95. more>>

Workshops and Events

Chinese Pulse Diagnosis
with Brandt Stickley
    January 9-10, 2010 (Sold Out!)
March 20-21, 2010 (New Date)
more>>

Manaka's Yin-Yang Channel Balancing Therapy
with Brenda Loew
    February 5-7, 2010 more>>

Introduction to Meridian Therapy
with Martin Feldman
    April 9-11, 2010 more>>

Continuing Education in natural medicines. more>>

New and Noteworthy

January 10 - Summer 2010 Yogatherapy schedule posted. more>>

January 10 - New admission requirements to take effect for Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine. more>>

November 09 - PRC announces Winter 2010 Schedule of Classes. more>>

September 09 - 2010 Japanese Acupuncture Program registration open. more>>

September 09 - Acupuncture volunteers needed in Zanzibar in 2010. more>>

June 09 - PRC offers condensed study option for Dual Diplomas in Acupuncture and Phytotherapy. more>>

May 09 - PRC launches WellPlan, a unique employee wellness plan. more>>

March 09 - Douglas Magazine names PRC one of "10 to Watch" amongst Victoria's businesses.

Employment Opportunities

Faculty positions at PRC:
- Western Herbal Medicine more>>

Alembic Healing Arts Centre: Alembic, an Integrative Health Centre in Victoria, BC, is seeking health professionals of various backgrounds to join in its integrative team and is actively seeking the following:
- Registered Massage Therapist
- Naturopath
- Chiropractor more>>

Various jobs and clinic space... more>>

Email jobs@pacificrimcollege.ca to post your health-related vacancies.