• A critical assessment of knowledge acquired over the course of 3 years, including performance on all major exams biomedical course examinations, and performance on and/or preparatory work for NCCAOM examinations.
• Characterize the nature of your AOM education and how it makes you stand out.
• Strengths and areas that need further development as an Independent Acupuncture Provider—the Professional Dimension.
• Strengths and areas for improvement at engaging in the Patient-Practitioner Relationship as authentic human Relatedness—The Human Dimension.
• Plan for ongoing improvement as part of your process as a lifelong learner.
• Briefly summarize your business plan and the marketing materials you have developed and assess what additional work you will need to do to begin your practice.
• Your goals for the next 1 year, 3 years and 5 years.
• Demonstration of your awareness of scope of practice according to state law (summarize this scope of practice for whatever state[s] you will practice in).
• Discuss how you aim to build self-cultivation, lifestyle enhancement, stress, and/or pain management into your own to prevent burnout for you.
• A summary of your ability to practice AOM evidence-based practice, to continue to perform a reflective self-assessment on an ongoing basis.
o Before completing this last item, carefully read The Gold Standard: The Challenge of Evidence-Based Medicine and Standardization in Healthcare (Timmermans and Berg, Chapter 3, pp. 82-99; and Chapter 5, pp. 142-165).
SELF REFLECTION & READINESS FOR PRACTICE – GUIDING QUESTIONS