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Welcome to the Five Branches University public catalog.

Five Branches University will be closed for instruction and library use due to the virus conditions. No opening date has been established. Remote services from this site will continue. We are working on providing library materials by mail or in person pickup.


Use "Search" to find items by title, author, etc. The "advance" option allows for searching multiple fields.
LibraryWorld Mobile The collection of the Five Branches University library can now be searched from your mobile phone device, such as the iPhone and Blackberry Bold.
Library name is five branches library. No password is necessary.

To request material from the library, find the material in the catalog and click on "request hold." YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PICKUP LOCATION AND EMAIL ADDRESS WITH YOUR REQUEST.

For locations and contacts, please click on the Five Branches University home Page.

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Research is an important part of the healing mission of Five Branches University. Below are listed free sources of information, including local library resources and national databases, such as Pubmed. A tutorial on library use and search techniques is available. From the Library and Research page, click on the tutorial link. A Five Branches email account is required. If you have research needs and would like assistance, please email the library with your questions. To contact the library, send an email to "library@fivebranches.edu."

To view Capstone doctoral articles click here.

Articles on qualitative-quantitative research methods
Article on Adverse Events of Acupuncture
“Ad verse Events of Acupuncture: A Systematic Review of Case Reports”
by Shifen Xu in Evidenced-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013. Hard copy available at the library.

Source for Chinese herbs
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Resource for Evidence informed practice

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice (EBCP) Resources from Palmer College of Chiropractic. These resources are readily available to anyone. Some of these resources can ‘push’ information directly to your e-mail. Other resources can be used to help answer clinical questions.

Information regarding CAM research benchmarks being developed by The Center for Excellence in Interprofessional Education (CEIPE) available for free on a University of Minnesota site.

Other Online articles.
See also Public library resources.

Journal databases in Chinese. Free abstracts; fees for full text. All sites currently blocked.

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Expert Faculty Other information resources.
You will find here information on topics related to the study of Western and Oriental medicine,
plus links to National organizations of Oriental Medicine.

Resourse for studies in East-West Medicine.

The Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR)
BMIR is working on nomenclature for TCM diagnostics.

Literature competency.

WSCC Standards and Competencies Information Literacy for Evidence-based Health Practitioners.
Search the catalog for "wscc". A PDF file can be viewed. British and American chiropractic standards-
useful for developing study of literacy competency.

OCOM Research Department Website From the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.
Information and articles on evidence- informed practice and literature competency.


Articles on integrative medicine

International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision

Video presentations on Acupuncture treatment.

Nearby medical libraries.
Dominican Hospital library in Santa Cruz is currently not open to the public.
Free internet connection is available at the McHenry Library on the UCSC campus,
The Plane Tree library, located in the library in Cupertino, offers good web-based research help. Click on the link to find out more.
Open hours are 4-8 pm Tuesday, Wednesday 10- 2,Thursday; Friday & Saturday, 2-6pm
Lane Medical Library at Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto California.
Open access and free 20 minute use of computers for literature searches. Remote access and
borrowing privileges only for Stanford University students, staff and faculty.


Public libraries in the area.
Public libraries are located nearby each campus. With a library card and PIN number access is available to many online databases.

National organizations on Oriental medicine.

  • Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care . The national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit Master's-level programs in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine.
  • Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.The Council is a 501(c)(6) voluntary membership association for acupuncture schools and programs in the U.S. Established in 1982, the Council’s primary mission is to support member institutions to deliver educational excellence and quality patient care
  • Academic Collaborative for Integrative Health builds partnerships, educates, collaborates and advocates for whole person, collaborative, team-based, patient/person- centered care.
    We represent 18 national organizations, many universities, colleges and programs, and a wide variety of volunteers and supporters
  • Acupuncturists Without Borders AWB’s vision is to foster the creation of stable, peaceful global communities
    through its community-based acupuncture services and training which interrupt the cycles of unresolved trauma.

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Hot topics and useful career information.

CNT and Blood Borne Pathogen Review Course
This CCAOM online course is now available but is not a substitute for the Clean Needle Technique course,
which is a requirement for NCCAOM certification and licensure in many states.
Please note that, beginning in January of 2012, a prerequisite needling techniques course must have been COMPLETED before the CNT course is taken; previously, it was required that applicants only had to have BEGUN a techniques course before taking CNT.
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