Saint Martin’s hosts forum on traditional Chinese medicine
July 26, 2010
Lacey, Washington — Saint Martin’s University and Shanghai University
of Traditional Chinese Medicine will co-host the “Annual Community Forum
on Traditional Chinese Medicine” at Saint Martin’s Norman Worthington
Conference Center on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 6-8 p.m. The forum is
free and open to the public. Health service providers and health care
professionals are especially encouraged to attend, as well as community
members interested in learning more about non-Western medicine.
The forum, which is part of the three-week summer cultural exchange
program between the two universities, will look at the following topics:
- The Education System of Shanghai University of Traditional
Chinese Medicine
- Traditional Chinese Medicine vs. Western Medicine
- Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chronic Diseases
- Recent Research Developments in Traditional Medicine—Cellular or
Molecular Level
“Saint Martin’s has a long history with the Pacific Rim countries,”
says Brenda Burns, group leader for this exchange program and study
abroad coordinator at Saint Martin’s. “Each year, Saint Martin’s Office
of International Programs and Development (OIPD) organizes exchange
programs with universities from China and Japan. In addition to
educating visiting faculty and students about the U.S. and U.S.
educational system, Saint Martin’s provides members of our local
community a variety of international programs that foster an
appreciation for cultural diversity.”
For more information about the Annual Community Forum, please contact
Brenda Burns, study abroad coordinator, at
bburns@stmartin.edu. Attendees
are encouraged to RSVP by Monday, August 2. For more information about
the summer cultural exchange programs between Saint Martin’s and
Shanghai University and other Pacific Rim universities, please contact
Haley Thompson, director of International Programs and Development, at
hthompson@stmartin.edu. Or
visit Saint Martin’s Office of International Programs and Development
(OIPD) website at
www.stmartin.edu/oipd/.
Saint Martin’s University is an independent four-year, Catholic,
coeducational university located on a 380-acre wooded campus in Lacey,
Washington. Established in 1895 by the Catholic Order of Saint Benedict,
the University is one of 18 Benedictine colleges and universities in the
United States and Canada, and the only one west of the Rocky Mountains.
Saint Martin’s University prepares students for successful lives through
its 21 majors and six graduate programs spanning the liberal arts,
business, education and engineering. Saint Martin’s welcomes 1,250
students from many ethnic and religious backgrounds to its main campus,
and 650 more to its extension campuses located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord,
Everett College, Centralia College, and Tacoma Community College.
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