ACIH Council
Advancing Four Licensed Integrative Health Professions
The Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health (ACIH) merged with the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) in 2021 and remains intact as a business unit within AIHM. The ACIH Council is involved in and supports a wide range of activities and projects in the areas of education, clinical care and research that contribute to transforming our healthcare system to one that emphasizes the importance of creating health and well-being for the whole person.
Council Core Membership
Our core Organizational Membership consists of the council of colleges, accrediting agencies, and certification and testing organizations that are associated with the five licensed integrative health and medicine professions.
- Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine
- Chiropractic
- Massage Therapy
- Naturopathic Medicine
ACIH Council
Dale Healey, DC, PhD, ACIH Co-Chair
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)
Mina Larson, MS, MBA, CAE, ACIH Co-Chair
National Certification Board for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (NCBAHM)
Anupama “Anu” Kizhakkeveettil, PhD, BAMS, MAOM, LAc, FAIHM, C-IAYT
TWP/EP Special Interest Groups Representative
JoAnn Yanez, ND, MPH, CAE
Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC)
Iman Mjad, MD, LAc
National Certification Board for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (NCBAHM)
Norman Ouzts, Jr., DC
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE)
Fraser Smith, BA, MATD, ND, CNS
North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners (NABNE)
Mark Mckenzie, LAc, PhD (China), MSOM
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM)
Thomas Kouo, DAOM, L.Ac, Dipl. OM
Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (CCAHM)
Amanda Alexander, ND
The Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME)
Anne Marie Munson, MA
Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC)
Dolly Wallace LMT, BCTMBÂ
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB)
Dawn Hogue, MA, LMT
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA)
Kristin Richeimer, BA, CAE
Council of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Colleges (CAHMC)
Shelly Johnson, LMT
Massage Council of Colleges (MCC)
John Yoo, MBA
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (ACAHM)
Elizabeth Goldblatt, PhD, MPA/HA
ACIH Founder
David O’Bryon, JD, CAE
ACIH Founder
WORKING
GROUPS OVERVIEW
AIHM utilizes a Working Group to carry out projects and tasks aligned with its mission to prioritize Whole Health through research and education. Members of Working Groups are researchers, educators, and clinical educators who are typically connected with schools, institutions, credentialing bodies, and other Organizational Members of AIHM.Â
Working Group members volunteer to work on projects to further our collective values, mission, and vision.
Research Working Group
Goal: To identify and advance educational research projects that champion the mission of Whole Health.
The focus of the Research Working Group (RWG) is to promote a mutual understanding, collaborative activities and interdisciplinary Whole Health education through research. The broad priorities of the RWG remain as follows: 1) shift the culture at CIH institutions to better embrace research; 2) redirect the research agenda regarding these disciplines, so that it is of greater use to the members of the professions; and 3) build research capacity within the ACIH disciplines.