Assessment Required for NCCAOM PDA Points

Students must earn at least 70% to pass this assessment in order to be eligible to earn points with NCCAOM.

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1. Please describe Qi in a scientific way using the word function and without using the word energy. *

2. Please describe how acupuncture works using the phrase "oxygen-rich and nutrient-rich blood". *

3. What was the outcome of the NY Times reporter's trip to China in 1971? *

4. Please list at least 3 mechanisms of action of acupuncture out of the 13 listed. *

5. Choose one of the 13 mechanisms of action of acupuncture and then explain it in your own words to a biomedical provider. *

6. Why does acupuncture not fit into the model of pharmaceutical research? *

7. How many ways are there to sham acupuncture in research? *

8. What is the key idea behind sham acupuncture being almost as effective as acupuncture? *

9. What style of research is the most applicable to acupuncture? *

10. List the 5 sounds bites that every doctor should understand as "take-home messages" from your presentation? *

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