What is ACAOM?
The Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) is a private, not-for-profit organization funded in 1982 by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and the American Association of Oriental Medicine. Recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a “specialized” accrediting agency, ACAOM’s primary purposes are to establish comprehensive educational and institutional requirements for acupuncture and Oriental medicine programs, and to accredit programs and institutions that meet these requirements. As an independent agency, the Commission’s decisions are not subject to review or change by any outside organization or regulatory body.