ACU-043 Case Study: A Classical Chinese Medical Herbal Case Study with Phil Settels DAOM, of ACCHS

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11/08/22

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ACU-041 In this episode I meet with Phil Settels the Dean and creator of the DAOM program at ACCHS, the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences. We decided to bring the long held tradition of teaching thru case studies to the AcuSprout airwaves.

Listen in and puzzle through with me as Phil presents a case and shows me a new way to reason through the formula prescription based on his teachings with Dr. Huang Huang, Arnaud Versluys, and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux.

Enjoy the journey and get a flavor for the teachings of the DAOM program at ACCHS.

today’s guest

PHIL SETTELS, DAOM, Dean of Academics at ACCHS

Phil Settels graduated from ACCHS in 2011. Early on in his engagement with Chinese Medicine, Phil had the opportunity to study with several amazing Shanghan Lun teachers, including Dr. Arnaud Verluys, Dr. Huang Huang and Dr. Suzanne Robidoux. Phil uses Classical Formulas almost exclusively in his own practice and in his teaching.

Phil was brought in to design the curriculum of the ACCHS DAOM program which started in 2017, and he is currently the Dean of Academics. This program was guided by the ideal of what would best serve clinicians while honoring both the roots of the medicine and its development over time, and empowering graduates to be stewards of Chinese Medicine. The program has a dual focus on Classical Chinese Herbalism as well as Orthopedics and Pain Management, with the goal that graduates have increased skill and confidence to treat any patient who walks through their door, whether their condition reflects an internal or a musculoskeletal dysfunction.

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ACU-042 Employee or Independent Contractor? What's an Acupuncturist to do?

October 26, 2022

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Employee or Independent Contractor? What's an Acupuncturist to do?

Oct 26

Are you a new Acupuncturist? Were you just offered an amazing JOB, to be brought on as an Associate? Was the offer an independent contractor position? Watch out! It’s probably not as great as it looks. Listen in as I explain why.

ACU-042 Okay, so you've graduated and now you have to decide what's next. Maybe you already know where and who you're gonna work for, or where your clinic's gonna open, or who your ideal patient is, and maybe even what your treatment focus will be, but. I doubt it because life doesn't really work that way for most of us, and in my experience working with and supporting new practitioners, you don't really know what's next upon graduation.

Life gets jumbled again. You relocate, you have babies, you get divorced, you interview for jobs, you work for other acupuncturists, you share space and or you start your own business, et cetera, et cetera. But here's the truth. The snapshot taken five years after your initial career choice after your initial start as an acupuncturist is typically radically different.

So what you thought you wanted changed the location where you started no longer suits you. You worked for three practitioners before you found a clinic that resonates with your treatment style and goals. You thought you wanted to treat women's health challenges only to find out that hospice is where you truly belong.

I wanna tell you a little secret. It's okay, . It's supposed to happen. Just as it happens. You aren't doing it wrong and you aren't failing. You did some serious growth in school. We went in as like, I'm gonna be super cheesy here for a second, but you went in as a caterpillar and now you're about to fly.

Seriously. Now think about this. Think about how much you have changed from the beginning of school to where you are now. And I know that this is super cheesy, but serious. Take some time to get used to those wings, like take your time and be gentle with the new version of you. If Chinese medicine teaches us anything, it's that everything has cycles and so does your career.

You're going to have to learn to grow into your practice, and it's okay to change directions, and it's okay to change your mind about things as your experience levels change.

What you’ll learn:

Employee vs Independent Contractor as defined by the IRS.
The history of the FLSA, (Fair Labor Standards Act) which in 1938 set minimum wage and standard guidelines of employment.
The present politics. How Trump changed it and how Biden is working to re-instate the original and make further, more solid distinctions.
How the business owner benefits and the associate does not benefit as an Independent Contractor.
Current standard payment as an employed Associate.

Resources

IRS Definition
Recent publication Oct 2022 in federal register of Biden trying to reinstate original emphasis on definition.
Article on Bloomberg Law website discussing how Trump changed the emphasis on how to delineate between IC and Employee and how Biden is working to change it.
Episode 20 with MaryAnn Geness who has experienced all sides of the dime and explains how to determine what role you are playing as a new associate.

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ACU-044 New Acupuncturist Megan Neal On Starting A Family And A Medical Practice At The Same Time

November 22, 2022

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63m

Are you a new parent AND graduate? Trying to pass your boards in your last trimester and start a practice with a newborn? In this episode I talk with Megan Neal as she navigates these GIANT life transitions and how she is SO ready to practice medicine!

As I see it, there is rarely a perfect time for anything. When is the perfect time to go to medical school? What about starting a family? When should you start working on your Doctoral degree? Or maybe it’s time to start taking better care of yourself.

What I have learned is that life just keeps getting fuller and fuller as you age. If there is a space in my closet I will fill it. If there is free time in my schedule, I will find ways of putting “more doing” in there.

What ever happened to slowly and gently building something of value? Of mindfully constructing the life we were born worthy of? Of gently inviting the blissful whispers of our dreams to slowly unfurl in our waking life.

Our fears of not having enough, not being enough and not doing enough cause us to race into jobs, relationships and life in ways that only cause congestion in our otherwise smooth and clear life path.

Our medicine is what I like to call slow medicine. It works best when we slow our lives down and focus only on the patient in front of us. It works best when the patient relaxes their grip on the speeding train of life for one hour of slow breathing, genuine care gently shifting the scales of life force back in their favor.

I want to invite you to consider practicing slow medicine. For yourself and your patients.

Today’s Guest

MEGAN NEAL LAC.

Megan Neal dedicated her life to the study of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine after transformational experiences with it in her late twenties. At the same time in her life, she encountered yoga, Ashtanga yoga and then Integral Yoga, and has been walking the path ever since. Today Megan is an Arizona state licensed Acupuncturist, board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, NCCAOM, expected November 2022. She is also Arizona state certified by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, CCAOM, in Clean Needle Technique. Upon graduating from her three year masters program, her and her husband had a beautiful baby boy. She was fortunate to use what she had learned to care for herself in the journey to motherhood. She was thus inspired to specialize in women’s health- fertility, pregnancy, perinatal and postpartum care. She has no spare time but if she did, she imagines she would again enjoy writing morning pages, finding hidden pools on Mt. Lemmon, playing the harmonium, five rhythms dance, and continuing to nerd out with her collection of Chinese Medicine books.

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You’ll learn:

How Megan managed to take boards in her last trimester and then with a newborn.
We talk about introverted marketing often, but Megan is an extrovert and her attitude about networking at a health fair is inspiring.
Find out how she chose a niche and why.
We have differing opinions about strategically taking board exams. Listen in to figure out what is right for you.