Program: College of Chinese Medicine

Content:   Palpation & Perception I, II, III, and Applied Palpation & Perception (CM515, CM525, CM535, CM735)
Salary: $1098 per credit
Term: Starting winter and spring of 2025
Course Credits: 1.50 per course

DESCRIPTION:
The College of Classical Chinese Medicine at NUNM is seeking an experienced and passionate adjunct faculty member to teach a series of hands-on courses focused on palpation and perception. These courses emphasize the development of palpatory skills essential for clinical practice, integrating physical and energetic assessments aligned with classical Chinese medicine principles.

 

Course Descriptions:

• CM515 Palpation & Perception I: Through supervised hands-on experience, students develop the ability to sense and palpate the physical and energetic bodies. Students become familiar with internal and external anatomical landmarks, and practice palpating the mobility and motility of various body fluids and tissues, including bone, connective tissue and organs. The process of evaluating lesion patterns from a whole-body perspective is also explored. These courses cultivate hand-skill perception and prepare students for bodywork and acu-moxa techniques courses.
• CM525 Palpation & Perception II: Through supervised hands-on experience, students develop the ability to sense and palpate the physical and energetic bodies. Students become familiar with internal and external anatomical landmarks, and practice palpating the mobility and motility of various body fluids and tissues, including bone, connective tissue and organs. The process of evaluating lesion patterns from a whole-body perspective is also explored. These courses cultivate hand-skill perception and prepare students for bodywork and acu-moxa techniques courses.
• CM535 Palpation & Perception III: Through supervised hands-on experience, students develop the ability to sense and palpate the physical and energetic bodies. Students become familiar with internal and external anatomical landmarks, and practice palpating the mobility and motility of various body fluids and tissues, including bone, connective tissue and organs. The process of evaluating lesion patterns from a whole-body perspective is also explored. These courses cultivate hand-skill perception and prepare students for bodywork and acu-moxa techniques courses.
• CM735 Applied Palpation & Perception: In this course, students learn key assessment, bodywork, and acupuncture/adjunctive techniques and strategies to treat a variety of conditions, primarily physical pain. Students are expected to be familiar with the underlying myofascial and skeletal anatomy of the regions covered each week in class. 

 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Doctorate in Acupuncture, PhD, MD, ND or other relevant terminal degree

Academic Education duties include the following:

• Must be able to teach in a didactic setting, including use of active learning techniques and development of student learning objectives.
• Will be expected to work with other teachers in team teaching setting.
• Teach/facilitate assigned educational experiences, including such activities as lecture, clinical practice, laboratory, and problem-based small group study.
• Develop and manage educational and evaluative experiences for a diverse population of students.
• Collaborate with administrators and faculty in assessment of individual teaching effectiveness and the effectiveness of the curriculum while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Assess student learning outcomes and make or recommend appropriate course or program modifications based on results.
• Review, update, and maintain syllabi in collaboration with other faculty and administrators in accordance with NUNM policies, procedures, and practices.
• Post and maintain office hours as stipulated in current policy.
• Establish and maintain student instructional records and submit grades in a timely manner.
• Complete and submit self-evaluations, reports and other documents as assigned or requested in a timely manner.