DAc, MAc, and MAc-HM Clinical Opportunities
Each student in our Doctor of Acupuncture and Master of Acupuncture degree programs serves a full-year clinical internship. In addition to learning clinical applications of herbal medicine and proper documentation procedures, you will obtain important personal and business skills you’ll need to help build your own practice. Working under the supervision of our faculty clinicians, you will have access to professionals from other specialties, as well as our well-equipped treatment rooms and fully stocked herbal dispensary.
NUHS Clinics
At the Whole Health Center, you’ll learn first-hand how to practice acupuncture under clinical supervision. You’ll have access to professionals from other specialties, our residents, our faculty clinicians, as well as use of our diagnostic imaging facilities.
Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
The Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago offers clinical preceptorships for NUHS acupuncture and herbal medicine students. As one of the only hospital-based acupuncture training programs in the nation, this unique opportunity provides hands-on experience in patient care and diverse treatment approaches. Students gain practical skills in a dynamic, integrative healthcare setting, preparing them for real-world applications in their field.