Greetings Everyone:

Five Branches Student Council has brought Paul Pitchford, author of Healing With Whole Foods, to Five Branches University for a free lecture event. This event is happening on Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 9am - 5pm at the Santa Cruz Campus located at 200 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062.

This event is open to Five Branches alumni, faculty, students, and Five Branches community members.

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LONGHEALTH INSTITUTE WITH DR. LONG

Five Branches University and the Longhealth Institute are proud to present three certificate programs on the work of the famous Dr. Cenghua Long of the Guangzhou Hospital in China. Dr. Long now resides in northern California and has joined Five Branches to teach and transmit the in-depth knowledge and techniques she has developed in over 50 years of practice here in the U.S. Dr. Long has taught over 20,000 healthcare practitioners in China.

Dr. Long’s work focuses on the in-depth diagnosis and treatment of the spinal meridians to treat a wide array of diseases, from back and neck pain to diseases of the organ functions including respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, nervous, and immune systems related to cancer. The three levels of this in-depth and comprehensive program are described below.

This is a unique opportunity to learn from one of the recognized world leaders in healthcare and the spine, Dr. Long.

For more information, please contact Mimi Latno, Director of Extension Programs at sjextension@fivebranches.edu or (408) 260-0208 Ext. 216

Five Branches University students received the highest passing rate on the California licensing exam, in Northern California in 2009! Thank you to the Five Branches faculty and students who worked hard to achieve this highest standing!

Five Branches started the DAOM program with a vision of creating a TCM community of experts in the U.S. The long list of renowned TCM and Western medicine experts participating in the program include prestigious faculty, renowned clinicians, and researchers from the Tianjin University of TCM, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Chinese experts such as Academician Xuemin Shi (石学敏院士), Dr. Juyi Wang (王居易教授), Dr. Wenzheng Huang (黄文政教授), Dr. Gang Ma (马纲教授), and Dr. Rui Li(李瑞教授), as well as local faculty, including Stanford University medical doctors; Dr. Samuel LeBaron, Dr. Archana Dubey, Dr. Belinda Jump, Dr. Jay Jernick, and Dr. Gordon Wong share their expertise on the subjects of neurology and stroke rehabilitation, channel medicine, nephrology and diabetes, among other forms of TCM and Western medicine.