The earliest acupuncture school of the United States incubated in a Tai Chi Center in Los Angeles  

作　　者：Arthur Yin Fan 

机构地区：[1]Mc Lean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine,PLC. Vienna, VA 22182, USA

出　　处：《Journal of Integrative Medicine》2014年第6期524-528,共5页结合医学学报（英文版）

摘　　要：Traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）arrived in the United States（U.S.）in 1854.Initially,most TCM providers were herbalists,w ith very few being acupuncturists.Based on my research,the earliest acupuncturist to practice inthe U.S. was Dr. Fu Xing Fang , who immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1930s and practiced acupuncture in the Los Angeles （LA） area. He was among the first of a few students of the well-known Dr.Traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）arrived in the United States（U.S.）in 1854.Initially,most TCM providers were herbalists,w ith very few being acupuncturists.Based on my research,the earliest acupuncturist to practice inthe U.S. was Dr. Fu Xing Fang , who immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1930s and practiced acupuncture in the Los Angeles （LA） area. He was among the first of a few students of the well-known Dr.

关 键 词：acupuncture United States California history of medicine Gim Shek Ju school education 

分 类 号：G571.2[文化科学—教育学]