Continuing Education Courses Online
Healthcare Medicine Institute (HealthCMI)
About Us
HealthCMI is the online division of the Healthcare Medicine Institute. HealthCMI provides online continuing education courses to medical professionals including acupuncturists and nurses. Medical professionals purchase courses online for download, take an online quiz, and receive a certificate of completion. HealthCMI publishes continuing education online courses in PDF format for ubiquitous access to course material in any format: Mac, Windows, and Linux. PDF documents provide a secure e-book format that allows medical professionals the advantage of a search function. Clinically, this translates into easy access to course information for application in the medical setting.
Acupuncturists
HealthCMI currently offers acupuncture continuing education online courses for California CEUs, NCCAOM National Diplomate PDAs, Florida CEs, Texas CAEs, and CTCMABC (Canada) credits.
Nurses
All HealthCMI nursing continuing education online courses are approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. In 2010, HealthCMI is now going national for nursing continuing education online. We are in the process of gaining ANCC certification for our nursing courses through the WSNA. We will announce the national nursing certification of courses as this develops.
HealthCMI Course and Seminar Development
The Healthcare Medicine Institute is dedicated to supporting a consortium of authors and presenters. Content providers are encouraged to publish medical works for medical professionals which are both useful and interesting. By providing a certificate of completion and license renewal process in conjunction with the production of medical works, the Healthcare Medicine Institute assists writers in obtaining the financial support requisite to devote time towards quality publications. The Healthcare Medicine Institute assists writers and presenters with lecture presentations, quiz creation, approvals for continuing education credit, and the preparation of educational materials for publication. The HealthCMI division of the Healthcare Medicine Institute assists in the preparation of courses for online access. The acupuncturist and nurse divisions of HealthCMI have helped many professionals gain access to quality educational materials. Looking forward, HealthCMI will be introducing dental continuing education online with ADA CERP approved courses in 2011.
The Healthcare Medicine Institute supports both original content and increased awareness of existing medical works. Content providers are encouraged to supplement existing books and other publications with related course materials for continuing education credit. HealthCMI provides services to assist in the creation of online courses using original and existing works as either support documentation or as the basis for course material. In this way, authors are supported in the transition from publications to interactive course materials.
Healthcare Medicine Institute: Authors and Administration
Prof. Richard Liao, L.Ac.
Professor Liao has served as professor of herbology and acupuncture theory at the Academy of Chinese Culture & Health Sciences in Oakland, CA. Prof. Liao has also served as faculty at Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, CA. His many years of teaching experience bring the highest quality of interesting and useful courses to HealthCMI continuing education online.
Dr. Sharon Feng, L.Ac.
Dr. Feng is a contributing editor and author for the Healthcare Medicine Institute. Dr. Feng received her M.D. degree from the Shanghai Second Medical University, China where she later served as the Clinic Director of the Chinese/Western Medical Division from 1978-1984 and was Chief of Residents. Dr. Feng is a licensed acupuncturist in California with a clinical practice spanning over 30 years. Dr. Feng is the Department Chair of Gynecology for the Five Branches Institute College and Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine and teaches herbology and clinical medicine.
Prof. Jeffrey Pang, L.Ac.
Prof. Jeffrey Pang received his M.D. in western medicine and TCM from the Sun Yat Sen University of Medical Science in Guangzhou, China. He practiced for ten years in Guangzhou and Hong Kong prior to becoming a licensed acupuncturist in California. Prof. Pang’s family has practiced TCM for generations and his clinical practice spans over 30 years. Since 1984, Prof. Pang has served as the Department Chair for both the Theory and Herbology departments at the Five Branches Institute College & Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Currently, he is an active faculty member at the Five Branches Institute and is developing the Healthcare Medicine Institute’s publications for TCM and dietetics.
Dr. Van S. Stevens, D.M.D., P.A.
Dr. Stevens has been a periodontist for over 30 years with a practice limited to periodontics and oral implantology. He is a member of the American Dental Association, American Academy of Osseointegration, American Academy of Periodontology, Central Dental Society, Union County Dental Society, New Jersey Dental Society, Northeast Periodontal Study Group, and the Academy of Dental Practice and Administration. Dr. Stevens has hosted live, on-site continuing education seminars for many years and is now bringing continuing education online for dentists at HealthCMI as the Healthcare Medicine Institute’s Chair of Dental Education.
Adam White, M.T.C.M., L.Ac., Dipl. Ac.
Adam White, L.Ac. is the President of the Healthcare Medicine Institute and is a contributing author to HealthCMI. He studied Tieh Bu San Qi Gong at the Chang Ching Institute, San Francisco under the auspices of Prof. Wae Shui. Adam White, L.Ac. has served as a faculty member and as the Continuing Education Director for Five Branches University.
Dr. Greg A. Livingston, Ph.D., L.Ac.
Dr. Livingston is an advisor and contributing author for the Healthcare Medicine Institute. Dr. Livingston received his Ph.D. in Chinese Internal Medicine and the Clinical Application of Shang Han Lun at Zhejiang University of Chinese Medicine, China. He is one of the few westerners to have completed his Ph.D. in Chinese Medicine in China entirely in Chinese. Dr. Livingston is a Chinese Medicine Physician at the North American International Hospital, Hangzhou and he lectures at Zhejiang University Medical School.
Elizabeth Hutchison, RN, BSN, has practiced nursing for over 24 years in various capacities including ICU, CCU, home care, hospice, and community health advocacy. She has extensive experience in community education and is the nurse planner for HealthCMI. She holds a BSN (Bachelors of Science in Nursing) and a PHN (Public Health in Nursing Degree) from California State University, Los Angeles. She oversees in-services, goals, post tests, and reviews of CNE guidelines to ensure that HealthCMI meets the WSNA, ANCC, and California nursing standards of excellence.
Kathleen Lee holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from UC Santa Cruz and is completing her Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine degree at Five Branches University, CA. She is a T.A. and tutor at the university and is a contributing editor for HealthCMI.
Galen Williams, M.T.C.M., Dipl. Ac., Dipl.C.H.
Galen Williams, Dipl.Ac. currently serves as an administrative advisor to the Healthcare Medicine Institute. She has been nationally certified in both acupuncture and Chinese herbology since 1995. Galen Williams, Dipl.Ac has been in private practice in Louisville, CO since 1997 and specializes in the treatment of gynecological concerns and the treatment of Shen imbalances.
