Doctoral Program for Licensed Acupuncturists
Hybrid Format
With the Daoist Traditions doctoral degree, you get more than just a degree title – you will learn skills to advance your career and expand your practice. Daoist Traditions offers a rare opportunity to pursue doctoral-level study rooted in lineage and uncompromising vision. Our program is designed for professionals ready to take their clinical understanding to the next level.
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Advance your clinical skill set and gain new insights into whole-person healthcare.
Broaden your ability to help your patients with advanced study of Orthopedics, Neurology, Endocrinology, Obstetrics and Cardiology. Understand how to look at lab work and pharmacology through a Chinese Medicine lens. Engage in unique clinical sessions that demonstrate how to effectively collaborate with other healthcare professionals – without compromising the integrity of Chinese medicine.​
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Continue your clinical practice while you earn your degree.
Get the best aspects of remote learning and face-to-face instruction with the convenient hybrid program format (part online and part in-person). Complete online coursework throughout the semester in both asynchronous and synchronous formats. Attend in-person sessions only 3 to 5 days per semester. Coming together with classmates and colleagues to explore aspects of this patient-centered medicine is a bonus.
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Doctor of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (DAHM)
Applicants must have completed an ACAHM-accredited master’s program in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
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Entry requirements:
• 90 semester credits of bachelor’s-level education
• Prerequisite coursework in biology, chemistry, and psychology
NOW ENROLLING FOR July 2026
IMPORTANT DATES:
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In-Person Sessions
October 23 - October 27, 2026
February 26 - 28, 2027
Unsure if you meet the qualifications? We're happy to guide you through the process.
Please contact our Admissions Director at 828-225-3993 or admissions@daoisttraditions.edu.
Here's what our students are saying .....
The doctoral program at Daoist Traditions was everything I hoped it would be. It helped me to connect the dots between Western treatments and diagnoses with the Chinese Medicine theoretical framework that makes up classical practice. I have a much better working understanding of pharmacology, lab work, and energetics. As a professor of Chinese Medicine in my own right, this program has also given me the tools I need to better teach my own students.
– Joe, EAMP, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M
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The doctoral program helped me to get my dream job at UCLA Health. WIth over 1000 acupuncturist candidates from all over the world applying for the position and only one spot, I thought it was impossible for me - but I got it!
Thank you, Daoist Traditions. Your program helped me separate myself, especially within the research scope.
- R.T., 2023 DACM, L.Ac., AP
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DAHM Professional Track Admissions
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DAHM Professional Track Curriculum
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Computer/Technology Requirements
2025-2029 College Calendar​​​​
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The Doctor of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (DAHM) program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM).
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