History
In 1983, Emperor's College opens its doors to twelve students and seven faculty members. By the end of the year enrollment grew to one hundred twenty students. In 1989, Emperor's College becomes the third acupuncture and Oriental medicine program in the US to receive national accreditation. Emperor's College partnered with the Daniel Freeman Hospital in Los Angeles in 1997, becoming the first acupuncture school in the US to provide interns an opportunity to treat acute care patients in the hospital setting. Two years later, Emperor's College and the UCLA Student Health Center formed a partnership and brought acupuncture to one of the largest university health centers in the country. In 2003, the college inaugurated a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program. The doctoral program was granted accreditation candidacy by ACAOM in 2009. in 2011, Emperor's College partners with The Roy and Patrica Disney Family Cancer Center in Burbank, CA.
Specialties
Emperor's College is one of the nation's top acupuncture schools offering a master's and a doctoral program in traditional Oriental medicine as well as a wide array of continuing education seminars that aim to further the educational development of licensed acupuncturists and promote the advancement of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in the heath care field. Being one of the oldest and most sought after acupuncture programs in the nation, the master's program at Emperor's College prepares students with the necessary skills to thrive as a confident and successful acupuncturist. The nationally respected Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program (DAOM) at Emperor's College offers advanced clinical training furthering the knowledge and clinical capabilities of practitioners of Oriental medicine. With over 27 years of excellence in TCM education, Emperor's College is leading the way for the integration of Oriental medicine in the modern health care system.