Acupuncture serving American Indians: Could this be your dream practice?

Are you a new Acupuncturist and you are having trouble putting your finger on the pulse of your career choices?

Here is one you may not have considered.

Join me in this episode where I talk with Michelle Jean Champion LAc. about her journey to serving Indigenous People with Acupuncture and Asian Medicine and how you can similarly make an impact.

today’s guest

MICHELLE JEAN CHAMPION LAC. , LAKE COUNTY TRIBAL HEALTH CLINIC AND CULTIVATE WELLNESS STUDIO

Michelle Jean Champion, L.Ac., M.S.O.M, practices Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, Herbalism, bodywork and teaches classes that empower students with wisdom and tools for wellness. She graduated with a masters of science in Oriental Medicine from Samra University and was licensed by the State of California to practice Acupuncture in 2008. Michelle founded and practiced clinical Acupuncture at Cultivate Wellness Studio in Mendocino County for 13 years. She moved to Lakeport and began serving the Lake County community in February 2019. Her gentle and caring healing arts style is dynamic and provides her patients the ability to ease into sessions, offering profound multi-level shifts towards wellness. She is grateful for the opportunity to serve you, the Lake County Tribal Health community. You are invited to schedule your next Acupuncture appointment with her today!

you’ll learn

• Michelle’s journey to becoming an Acupuncturist and Herbalist for a Lake County Tribal Health.
• How she has educated her western medical team members about Acupuncture and Asian Medicine.
• How she structured her practice, a snapshot of her day and what her business responsibilities look.
• How she negotiated her pay.
• The most common chief complaints she treats and what her patient flow is like.
• How her position has changed and transformed since she started working there.

resources

• Urban Indian Health Institute
• Tribal and Urban Indian Health Centers
• Indian Health Service
• Jane Electronic Medical Records. Use this link to get your first month free!
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