Interview with Dr. William R. Morris, Ph.D.

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Biographical Information For: Dr. William R. Morris, Ph.D. President of the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin William R. Morris, Ph.D. is the president and CEO of the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin, a graduate school of acupuncture and Chinese medicine in Austin, Texas. He was previously dean for seven years at Emperors College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica. Dr. Morris received his doctorate in Oriental medicine from Samra University of Oriental medicine in 1988. He also received a master of science in medical education from the University of Southern California in 2004, and a doctorate in acupuncture and Oriental medicine from Emperors College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in 2006. He completed a Ph.D. program in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2008. Morris is responsible for the development of two doctorate of acupuncture and Oriental medicine programs, at his alma maters Emperors College and Samra University. Morris considers his most important education to be the work within family lineages of China. He spent five years studying dermatology under Neiqiang Gu in the Gu family external medicine lineage. He spent 7 years studying internal medicine and Chinese pulse diagnosis (his academic specialty) in the Ding family lineage. Morris has been responsible for a number of notable accomplishments since joining AOMA as president in 2005. These accomplishments include: •Achieving regional accreditation by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, becoming the nations first and only stand-alone, single-degree granting school of acupuncture and Chinese medicine to be regionally accredited, in December 2009. •Developing a new, larger headquarters campus, opening in April, 2011. •Creating collaborations with institutions of Western medicine, including the Seton Healthcare Network and Peoples Community Clinic. •Raising the international profile of AOMAs Southern Symposium, an acupuncture conference that now brings faculty from China and around the world, in its 10th year. •Expanding AOMAs infrastructure and services, including improved campus technology and a greatly expanded library (now believed to be the largest of any acupuncture and Chinese medicine college in the nation). Morris is a national leader of the movement to incorporate Chinese medicine into the American healthcare system. He is the former president of the American Association of Oriental Medicine (AAOM), a national professional association of licensed Oriental medical practitioners. He led the merger of the AAOM with the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance, creating a single, national professional association: the American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM), in Sacramento, California. An internationally recognized expert in Chinese pulse diagnosis, which an important piece of Chinese medical data collection, Morris speaks and leads seminars around the world and is the author of an upcoming book on the topic. He also speaks at international conferences on the topic of qualitative research as it relates to Chinese medicine and the politics of evidence which explores assumptions about research and policy development. ### About AOMA The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin offers a masters level graduate program in acupuncture and Chinese medicine, preparing its students for careers as skilled, professional practitioners. AOMA is known for its internationally recognized faculty, award-winning student clinical internship program, and for having more licensed graduates than any other acupuncture and Chinese medicine school in Texas. Since its founding in 1993, AOMA has grown rapidly in size and reputation, drawing students from around the nation and faculty from around the world. AOMA also conducts more than 20,000 patient visits annually in its student and professional clinics. AOMA collaborates with healthcare institutions including the Seton Healthcare Network, and gives back to the community through partnerships with nonprofit organizations and by providing free and reduced price treatments to people who cannot afford them. The Academy of Chinese medicine at Austin is located at 2700 West Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas, 78757. AOMA also serves patients and retail customers at its south Austin location, 4701 WestGate Blvd. For more information see www.aoma.edu or call 512-492-3051. For more information please go to our website at: http://www.tcmtodaytv.com/ Or our sponsors website at: http://www.allholisticmed.com/