BAAB renewed accreditation event
In November 2009 ICOM successfully completed a renewed accreditation event. The British Acupuncture Accreditation Board (BAAB) are the accrediting arm of the professional body, the British Acupuncture Council. It is responsible for ensuring that courses meet the very rigorous standards required for training students to become acupuncture practitioners.
The BAAB's key concerns are patient safety, student focus, and clear educational standards. The visiting panel met all levels of staff and students, as well as the governing body, and the outcome of the event is that ICOM has met the requirements for continued accreditation.
Everyone at ICOM felt the process to be developmental and constructive and we are delighted with the results.
Library update:
We welcome our new Librarian, Katarina Mimica, to ICOM. We have a new project underway to improve the library space, by building new shelving units around the room, archiving older texts and journals, classifying past dissertations and essential texts in a clearer way and updating library lending policies.
Information Seminars
We run Information
Seminar days at least once a month. They are a great opportunity for you to come and find out more about
the course, the people and what we do here. They are held in the mornings,
from
10am
to
12.00pm
, at ICO
M.
We offer you a short talk on the course
and our philosophy, a tour of our building and facilities, the opportunity
to chat to current students, and then you will observe an acupuncture treatment in an interactive session. This is followed by
a
light sandwich lunch with further time to chat and ask questions. Please see the home page for dates of
our Seminar days and interviews.
Booking for Information Seminar days is essential as places are
limited (we like to keep the groups fairly small). For those unable to
attend on these dates, please call us to arrange an informal visit or
discussion. Tel 01342 313106
Graduation day
is on Saturday
10 July 2010
this year, starting at the slightly earlier time of 2.00pm. Final year students,
get ready for a really special day and let Gill know your guest list please!
Our 2008
Graduates have brought us up to date with their current news; all of it
quite exciting! Lucy and Amy have
set up a clinic in Shanghai, Lucy’s working part-time as Chief English Editor
for Shanghai University of TCM Foreign Language Press. Kya is
successfully building up her practice in Scotland;
Judy, Dominic, Maurice, Ed and Judy are working in the ICOM clinic as well
as promoting their private practices and Indy and Nik
are busy in Australia,
also building their clinics. Miranda, Roy and Manhi
are treating in Brighton. We are proud of all of their individual
paths and achievements – well done.
CHAC
ICOM is a member of
the Council of Heads of Acupuncture Courses (CHAC) a forum for BAAB accredited course leaders to meet and share best educational practice. ICOM currently holds the Chair of CHAC and is due to host
the annual “Sharing Best Practice” event in the spring of 2010. Small teams from each of the BAAB-accredited
acupuncture teaching institutions around the
UK
meet to discuss, share and demonstrate aspects of acupuncture education in
the best interests of all students.
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