Helms Medical Institute (HMI)

Helms Medical Institute is dedicated to excellence in the teaching and practice of medical acupuncture.

Mission:
Their mission is to train physicians to provide this service to their patients.

Acupuncture today has become a highly respected and popular modality of medical treatment in the United States. The growing acceptance by physicians and patients is in large part due to the successful work of graduates of HMI’s Medical Acupuncture for Physicians program. The program has provided over 6,000 physicians with responsible training in this emerging discipline, most of whom have incorporated acupuncture into their specialty practices.

The first Medical Acupuncture for Physicians course was held in 1980 under the sponsorship of the American Holistic Medical Association. From 1982 though 2008 HMI offered the course in collaboration with the continuing medical education offices of UCLA and Stanford Schools of Medicine. HMI has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and since 2008 is the sole sponsor of the course. In addition to this basic training program, HMI has developed the curriculum for intermediate and advanced clinical programs, as well as a video library offering dozens of continuing medical education titles.

HMI lecturers and clinical preceptors have completed a rigorous training process that stresses the highest standards of professionalism, respect for the tradition of acupuncture, attentiveness to the needs of the students, and creativity and enthusiasm in disseminating physician acupuncture education.