Meet The Talented Faculty and Staff of Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture
Catherine Niemiec, J.D., L.Ac., President and Founder
After her studies (University of Arizona,University of California-Hastings), Catherine practiced law in California and served as director for a national legal education company. She has prepared students for bar exams since 1989. She is a Certified Practitioner of Chinese Herbal medicine, having completed the residency program at the Institute of Chinese Herbology in Oakland, California. She co-authored Arizona’s acupuncture law which was enacted in 1998. She has served as President of the Arizona Consortium of Complementary Healing Organizations, Chair of Arizona’s Acupuncture Board of Examiners Subcommittee on Preceptorships, and Interim President & Founder of the Arizona Society of Acupuncture. She currently serves as Vice-President of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) and is a representative to the National Education Dialogue. cniemiec@pihma.edu
Amy Kahn, PhD, MBA, Academic Dean
Amy is the Academic Dean for Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture. She holds a doctorate in organizational systems and an MBA from the Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management. For nearly 20 years, Amy has been working in and around education. She is an adjuct faculty at University of Phoenix Online and has hosted and or presented hundeds of workplace seminars to the healthcare industry and throughout corporate America. Dr. Kahn has been featured in Acupuncture Today, National Public Radio, CNN, the Wall Street Journal and more. akahn@pihma.edu
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Joseph Garner
jgarner@pihma.edu |
| Clinic Supervisor |
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Chris Vadler
cvadler@pihma.edu |
| Clinic Instructor |
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Zhen Hu
zhu@pihma.edu |
| Registrar |
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Teresa Begay
teresab@pihma.edu |
| Admissions |
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David Myrick, M.S.Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM), L.Ac.
dmyrick@pihma.edu |
| Acupuncture Chair |
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Pamella Wallach, R.N., Dipl.Ac., (NACCAOM), L.Ac.
pwallach@pihma.edu |
| Western Science Chair |
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Jennifer Gentry, ND
jgentry@pihma.edu |
| Herb Chair |
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Scott
Anderson, M.S.O.M., Dipl.Ac. & Dipl.C.H. (NCCAOM), L.Ac,
sanderson@pihma.edu |
| Research Chair |
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Shidfar Rouhani, PhD, N.D.
srouhani@pihma.edu |
| Dean of Students |
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Dan Bedgood, M.S.O.M., Dipl.Ac. & (NCCAOM), L.Ac,
dbedgood@pihma.edu |
| Student Ambassadors |
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Janelle Clare, George Munger
jclare@pihma.edu
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| Clinic Manager |
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Katie Urbancic
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Sara Solomon, Michelle Burton L.Ac,
ssolomon@pihma.edu
mburton@pihma.edu |
| Librarian |
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Roberta Santos
rsantos@pihma.edu
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