Comments on: Listening my way to success in the NCCAOM acupuncture board exam http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/ Chinese Medicine Mon, 21 May 2012 00:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eric Grey http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-2755 Eric Grey Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:51:35 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-2755 Cara - I'm so glad it was helpful! It's sort of incredible how important this learning styles stuff is. I think that's particularly true of a body-based knowledge like medicine. Anyway - thanks for your kind comment and Happy new Year to you as well! Cara – I’m so glad it was helpful! It’s sort of incredible how important this learning styles stuff is. I think that’s particularly true of a body-based knowledge like medicine. Anyway – thanks for your kind comment and Happy new Year to you as well!

]]> By: cara clark http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-2751 cara clark Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:39:20 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-2751 Eric, thanks so much for this post. I too became acquainted with my earning style only at the end of my time at NCNM; this would have benefited me greatly in my younger years. I am a TERRIBLE auditory learner! I used to tape lectures and listen, to no avail. Flashcards, notes, reading and reading...not much help either. It turns out that I am VERY affected by semantics, and am hugely a kinesthetic learner. Hula hooping while reciting the Krebbs Cycle, for example. I learned that I simply cannot study with others who need to be orators of the material, because it throws me way off! I too will be taking NCCAOM boards this year, and I appreciate the tips you have presented in this posting! More gems are always appreciated. Thanks for all the work you do promoting and investigating Chinese Medicine, and Happy New Year! Cara Eric, thanks so much for this post. I too became acquainted with my earning style only at the end of my time at NCNM; this would have benefited me greatly in my younger years. I am a TERRIBLE auditory learner! I used to tape lectures and listen, to no avail. Flashcards, notes, reading and reading…not much help either. It turns out that I am VERY affected by semantics, and am hugely a kinesthetic learner. Hula hooping while reciting the Krebbs Cycle, for example. I learned that I simply cannot study with others who need to be orators of the material, because it throws me way off!
I too will be taking NCCAOM boards this year, and I appreciate the tips you have presented in this posting! More gems are always appreciated.
Thanks for all the work you do promoting and investigating Chinese Medicine, and Happy New Year!
Cara

]]> By: Setting yourself up for learning success : First, know thyself – - Deepest HealthDeepest Health http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-2746 Setting yourself up for learning success : First, know thyself – - Deepest HealthDeepest Health Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:16:10 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-2746 [...] As I’ve made clear in other posts, I’m a big fan of the concept of learning styles. [...] [...] As I’ve made clear in other posts, I’m a big fan of the concept of learning styles. [...]

]]> By: S. Pearson http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1714 S. Pearson Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:04:47 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1714 This is for Tara Star... I'm am interested in studying acupuncture as an apprentice and am curious about where/ with whom you study. I am looking at an opportunity to study with an individual in Mexico. Any more details and/or feedback is appreciated! S This is for Tara Star…

I’m am interested in studying acupuncture as an apprentice and am curious about where/ with whom you study. I am looking at an opportunity to study with an individual in Mexico. Any more details and/or feedback is appreciated!

S

]]> By: Tara http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1713 Tara Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:50:48 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1713 Thank you Delia! I have been reviewing those chapters, and taking some sample tests...do they really want us to memorize ALL the point combos in these chapters?? Thank you so much for the advice! I look forward to checking out your #6 suggestion. I am taking this exam for the 3rd time on Oct. 7. Here's to Hoping! (I have been studying almost as much as I breathe!) thanks again Tara Thank you Delia!
I have been reviewing those chapters, and taking some sample tests…do they really want us to memorize ALL the point combos in these chapters??
Thank you so much for the advice! I look forward to checking out your #6 suggestion. I am taking this exam for the 3rd time on Oct. 7. Here’s to Hoping! (I have been studying almost as much as I breathe!)

thanks again
Tara

]]> By: Delia http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1712 Delia Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:05:11 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1712 Hi Tara, The exam you are attempting to pass is somewhat standardized, and TCM focused in nature. With that said, if your goal is to pass this exam, you need to purchase the following textbooks and study the point prescriptions contained within: 1. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (revised edition), ISBN 7-119-01758-6 If you study no other book for this exam, study this one! Crucial text! 2. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, author: Giovanni Maciocia 3. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text, editors: John O'Connor & Dan Bensky 4. Practical Diagnosis in Tradition Chinese Medicine, author: Tietao Deng 5. The Acupuncturists Clinical Handbook, author: Jeffrey H. Jacob 6. Navigating the Channels of Traditional Chinese Medicine, author: Yitian Ni BTW, #6 is concise and awesome! I highly recommend this book regardless of whether you use it for an certification exam or not. For standardized tests, the best thing you can do study what the certifying board wants you to study, which means read the books they draw their questions from. CAM (#1 listed above) is your safest bet to passing. Just review chapters 17 and 18. Cheers, Delia@RadioQi.com Hi Tara,

The exam you are attempting to pass is somewhat standardized, and TCM focused in nature. With that said, if your goal is to pass this exam, you need to purchase the following textbooks and study the point prescriptions contained within:

1. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (revised edition), ISBN 7-119-01758-6

If you study no other book for this exam, study this one! Crucial text!

2. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine, author: Giovanni Maciocia
3. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text, editors: John O’Connor & Dan Bensky
4. Practical Diagnosis in Tradition Chinese Medicine, author: Tietao Deng
5. The Acupuncturists Clinical Handbook, author: Jeffrey H. Jacob
6. Navigating the Channels of Traditional Chinese Medicine, author: Yitian Ni

BTW, #6 is concise and awesome! I highly recommend this book regardless of whether you use it for an certification exam or not.

For standardized tests, the best thing you can do study what the certifying board wants you to study, which means read the books they draw their questions from.

CAM (#1 listed above) is your safest bet to passing. Just review chapters 17 and 18.

Cheers,
Delia@RadioQi.com

]]> By: TaraStar http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1711 TaraStar Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:51:00 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1711 Hi Eric! I love reading your blog. I am an acupuncture apprentice. I have taken and passed the foundations and the biomedicine modules, and I agree, there was really no commercial aid that covered what was in them. I have taken the acupuncture with point location and not passed (!!) and am very cautious and nervous to take it again-I missed it by 4. I also am using audacity and going to sleep each night with my ipod reading back the meridian pathways, points names, locations, actions and indications. I find that to be very helpful, but I have difficulty with the point prescriptions. As an apprentice, we had a less standardized way of teaching/learning than a regular school I would imagine. How do you study the point prescriptions for specific ailments? I think the NCCAOM study guide is the best, but it does cover so much and the KSA's kind of throw me off. Also, any recommendations for studying the 4 levels and 6 levels theories? We didn't really cover guasha or cupping much and that is on there too. Eek!! Well, good luck to you!! Hope to hear good things about you passing!! Hi Eric!
I love reading your blog. I am an acupuncture apprentice. I have taken and passed the foundations and the biomedicine modules, and I agree, there was really no commercial aid that covered what was in them. I have taken the acupuncture with point location and not passed (!!) and am very cautious and nervous to take it again-I missed it by 4. I also am using audacity and going to sleep each night with my ipod reading back the meridian pathways, points names, locations, actions and indications. I find that to be very helpful, but I have difficulty with the point prescriptions. As an apprentice, we had a less standardized way of teaching/learning than a regular school I would imagine. How do you study the point prescriptions for specific ailments? I think the NCCAOM study guide is the best, but it does cover so much and the KSA’s kind of throw me off. Also, any recommendations for studying the 4 levels and 6 levels theories? We didn’t really cover guasha or cupping much and that is on there too. Eek!! Well, good luck to you!! Hope to hear good things about you passing!!

]]> By: andrei http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1710 andrei Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:56:10 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1710 Hi, I am just getting myself involved in the TCM, and I'm still at the research moment, trying to figure out which path, and school would be better for me. Would you be kind enough to tell me about your experiences in school, the potential outlook of your future career, the international opportunities ( as I have an interest in international work) , international / national licensing, which school is better ( i live in Canada, but am interested in any N. American schools), what to look in a school, etc... etc... I would value your guidance very much. ad. Hi,
I am just getting myself involved in the TCM, and I’m still at the research moment, trying to figure out which path, and school would be better for me. Would you be kind enough to tell me about your experiences in school, the potential outlook of your future career, the international opportunities ( as I have an interest in international work) , international / national licensing, which school is better ( i live in Canada, but am interested in any N. American schools), what to look in a school, etc… etc…
I would value your guidance very much.

ad.

]]> By: Linlin http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1709 Linlin Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:24:33 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1709 Hi Eric, thanks for your suggestions and articles. Congratulations for passing two tests already. I am a chinese medicine doctor in china . i would like to take NCCAOM test. However, The offcial website of NCCAOM lists so many reference books , most of them are the ones i could not get in china. so could you do me a favor please? could you tell me abotu the foundation and acupucnture and biomedicine. which reference books are the most important, which means i MUST have them? i mean based on your experience and what you got from the test paper, which books do you think are must read books? please write to me to dadulovespota@yahoo.com.cn i need to work everyday as an acupucnturist in china so i have just a few hours to prepare the test every night . hope i can receive your reply soon . thanks so very much . Good luck in your acupuncture exam. Linlin Hi Eric, thanks for your suggestions and articles.
Congratulations for passing two tests already.
I am a chinese medicine doctor in china . i would like to take NCCAOM test. However, The offcial website of NCCAOM lists so many reference books , most of them are the ones i could not get in china. so could you do me a favor please? could you tell me abotu the foundation and acupucnture and biomedicine. which reference books are the most important, which means i MUST have them? i mean based on your experience and what you got from the test paper, which books do you think are must read books? please write to me to dadulovespota@yahoo.com.cn
i need to work everyday as an acupucnturist in china so i have just a few hours to prepare the test every night . hope i can receive your reply soon . thanks so very much .
Good luck in your acupuncture exam.
Linlin

]]> By: Delia Copold http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1708 Delia Copold Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:19:24 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1708 Hi Eric, Thanks for the shout out on RadioQi.com and our AcutherapeuticA recordings on iTunes. FYI, I am still a student of Chinese Medicine here at Emperor's College in Santa Monica,CA with a graduation date of 2010. Yea! Wanted to let you know, Eric, that I was inspired to create these recordings after experiencing exactly what you did. I worked with an esteemed professor, Dr. David Twicken, as our content editor (once I had compiled all the info from multiple and reliable sources, such as Deadman's text). I also worked on AcutherapeuticA with Keith Kohn, a very talented friend of mine who composes music for TV & film here in Los Angeles. And over the course of several months compiled and recorded the points with English names, as well as pinion, along with their indications. This intensive project required that I individually raise several thousand dollars to produce the MP3 series (9 hours of recorded material!) professionally to the level of excellence I felt our profession deserves. I feel it is important to put a face and a name with our product to communicate to you and your readers that RadioQi.com was birthed by just another student like yourself. Currently, 10% of our net profits go to international children's charities, so everyone can feel great about purchasing and downloading AcutherapeuticA. Additionally, Eric, I just want to note a very important correction to what your write up, and that is that the cost of AcutherapeuticA is not $100 for all the channels. It is an affordable $10 per album download (the same as most albums on iTunes), and some albums include several channels. The comprehensive material is actually summed up on only 6 albums (the ones with the soothing meditative music), and can be purchased in total for only$60...not $100. If someone wants the additional, techno groove mixes of the 101 most commonly used points, that's only an additional 2 albums, again for just $10 per album. And important to note...RadioQi.com doesn't set those prices...iTunes does. We have several more recordings in process and locations are among them, Eric, so stay tuned! And thanks again for the awesome shout out. AcutherapeuticA has been a very personal and dedicated labor of love, and I am very grateful for being able to be a part of it and inspire greater learning for all. :) Hi Eric,

Thanks for the shout out on RadioQi.com and our AcutherapeuticA recordings on iTunes. FYI, I am still a student of Chinese Medicine here at Emperor’s College in Santa Monica,CA with a graduation date of 2010. Yea! Wanted to let you know, Eric, that I was inspired to create these recordings after experiencing exactly what you did. I worked with an esteemed professor, Dr. David Twicken, as our content editor (once I had compiled all the info from multiple and reliable sources, such as Deadman’s text). I also worked on AcutherapeuticA with Keith Kohn, a very talented friend of mine who composes music for TV & film here in Los Angeles. And over the course of several months compiled and recorded the points with English names, as well as pinion, along with their indications. This intensive project required that I individually raise several thousand dollars to produce the MP3 series (9 hours of recorded material!) professionally to the level of excellence I felt our profession deserves. I feel it is important to put a face and a name with our product to communicate to you and your readers that RadioQi.com was birthed by just another student like yourself. Currently, 10% of our net profits go to international children’s charities, so everyone can feel great about purchasing and downloading AcutherapeuticA. Additionally, Eric, I just want to note a very important correction to what your write up, and that is that the cost of AcutherapeuticA is not $100 for all the channels. It is an affordable $10 per album download (the same as most albums on iTunes), and some albums include several channels. The comprehensive material is actually summed up on only 6 albums (the ones with the soothing meditative music), and can be purchased in total for only$60…not $100. If someone wants the additional, techno groove mixes of the 101 most commonly used points, that’s only an additional 2 albums, again for just $10 per album. And important to note…RadioQi.com doesn’t set those prices…iTunes does. We have several more recordings in process and locations are among them, Eric, so stay tuned! And thanks again for the awesome shout out. AcutherapeuticA has been a very personal and dedicated labor of love, and I am very grateful for being able to be a part of it and inspire greater learning for all. :)

]]> By: Acupuncture and Chinese medicine board exam preparation : the bad, the worse, and the ugly | Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1707 Acupuncture and Chinese medicine board exam preparation : the bad, the worse, and the ugly | Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:18:19 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1707 [...] friends, you’re just going to have to memorize. I discussed a little of this in my prior post about studying using audio. However, I do have a few other suggestions about good study [...] [...] friends, you’re just going to have to memorize. I discussed a little of this in my prior post about studying using audio. However, I do have a few other suggestions about good study [...]

]]> By: julie http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1706 julie Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:32:55 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1706 hey eric, i have a recording of the point locations, some soothing woman's voice over hypnotic chords. it's probably not useful to you anymore, but if it is i am happy to give it to you! thanks for being a constant source of information and inspiration. we'll miss you, mr. president! hey eric,

i have a recording of the point locations, some soothing woman’s voice over hypnotic chords. it’s probably not useful to you anymore, but if it is i am happy to give it to you!

thanks for being a constant source of information and inspiration.

we’ll miss you, mr. president!

]]> By: Rob http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1705 Rob Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:09:06 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1705 Inspired by this post, when I was supposed to be doing TCM revision after work, I had a play with Garageband and managed to put some of my itunes music to my read out points which makes my voice much more listenable! Inspired by this post, when I was supposed to be doing TCM revision after work, I had a play with Garageband and managed to put some of my itunes music to my read out points which makes my voice much more listenable!

]]> By: Eric http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1704 Eric Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:10:52 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1704 Rob: Wow, it's not just me! We should get together and record something for other folks. I've already heard from people who just aren't willing to go through the trouble, but don't like what's available so far. Looks like a market has opened up for geeky folks like us. :D Yael: I don't think I would want my school to do that, no. The fact is that the exams change, and we already are given a complete listing of the topics in the test by the testing agency. I'd rather my school focus on things that matter, and allow me to find my own way to pass the exams. I've had no problem so far, they're not exactly the most challenging things in the world. I'm just being extra cautious with this last one. :) Also : great work on the redesign - I hope I can do something similar soon. e Rob: Wow, it’s not just me! We should get together and record something for other folks. I’ve already heard from people who just aren’t willing to go through the trouble, but don’t like what’s available so far. Looks like a market has opened up for geeky folks like us. :D

Yael: I don’t think I would want my school to do that, no. The fact is that the exams change, and we already are given a complete listing of the topics in the test by the testing agency. I’d rather my school focus on things that matter, and allow me to find my own way to pass the exams. I’ve had no problem so far, they’re not exactly the most challenging things in the world. I’m just being extra cautious with this last one. :) Also : great work on the redesign – I hope I can do something similar soon.

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]]> By: Yael Ernst http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1703 Yael Ernst Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:05:58 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1703 Hey Eric, Good to hear from you again, you've been missed. Thanks for the good links, it's the first time I see these websites. I can totally understand why you wouldn't want to spend too much time on studying the TCM stuff- while it works on certain levels (in my humble opinion and experience), it's very stressful to study and not very interesting. But then, wouldn't you prefer to have some kind of workbook from your school to help you through these exams, which are- in my understanding- very TCM? Or maybe you have it and I didn't get that... I hope you'll do very well! Take care, Yael Hey Eric,

Good to hear from you again, you’ve been missed.

Thanks for the good links, it’s the first time I see these websites.

I can totally understand why you wouldn’t want to spend too much time on studying the TCM stuff- while it works on certain levels (in my humble opinion and experience), it’s very stressful to study and not very interesting.
But then, wouldn’t you prefer to have some kind of workbook from your school to help you through these exams, which are- in my understanding- very TCM?
Or maybe you have it and I didn’t get that…

I hope you’ll do very well!

Take care,
Yael

]]> By: Rob http://deepesthealth.com/learning/listening-my-way-to-success-in-the-nccaom-acupuncture-board-exam/#comment-1702 Rob Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:27:57 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=646#comment-1702 Hey Eric! I have found myself in exactly the same situation as you! When studying points I found just reading them very tedious, and I love my iPhone and listening to music on it and have it with me all the time so, used a voice record app to record the points and then exported and reimported them again as mp3. It's not perfect, its my voice and there is no music in the background which I wish I had added. I recorded them as channel groups rather than each point so I can only skip between each channel which is a bit of a pain. When combined with a couple of Acupoint apps (neither of which are perfect) its a pretty good solution that suits my geeky needs. There is definate room for improvement though! Hey Eric!

I have found myself in exactly the same situation as you! When studying points I found just reading them very tedious, and I love my iPhone and listening to music on it and have it with me all the time so, used a voice record app to record the points and then exported and reimported them again as mp3. It’s not perfect, its my voice and there is no music in the background which I wish I had added. I recorded them as channel groups rather than each point so I can only skip between each channel which is a bit of a pain. When combined with a couple of Acupoint apps (neither of which are perfect) its a pretty good solution that suits my geeky needs. There is definate room for improvement though!

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