I am seeking an acupuncturist to share and eventually take over a
growing practice in Berea, Kentucky,
the Folk Arts & Crafts Capital of Kentucky
and the home of Berea College.
The practice that is now Community
Acupuncture Berea (CAB) opened in January 2004, with community clinics established
in February 2007. CAB facilities are located in historic College Square in the heart of Berea, with a large
office, two individual treatment rooms, and a group room with 5 recliners, all
completely furnished. Records are computerized on AcuBase Pro and website and
mailing lists are up to date. CAB shares a waiting room and resource room with
a massage therapist, a holistic nurse, and a psychotherapist. Affiliation with
the WaysMeet Healing Arts Center, a not-for-profit
organization with a community board, allows the acupuncturist to network with integrative
practitioners throughout the region and to serve low-income people with grant
funds. A contract with Berea College
provides access to bright work-study students. There are also opportunities to work with
complementary and alternative medicine projects at the University of Kentucky
and with a developing integrative medicine program at the local community hospital.
Kentucky has had legislation for
nationally-certified acupuncturists since July 2006. Both nonphysician and physician acupuncturists
remain rather scarce in the state, mostly located in the urban areas of Louisville, northern Kentucky
(near Cincinnati) and Lexington. There are no other acupuncturists
in Berea or in the
surrounding counties.
After more than 30 years in Kentucky, I plan to move to New
England by spring 2010. My
hope is to find someone to take over my practice who is committed to the
community acupuncture model and experienced with distal and balance approaches.
An interest in the treatment of individuals with cancer and their family
members and caregivers would be great, since that is a focus of the present
practice.
To facilitate a good transition, I would like another acupuncturist to
start working with me no later than mid-summer 2009, and to assume responsibility
for the practice by the following spring.
This setting is ideal for someone
who wishes to be part of a vibrant community with a tradition of progressive
activism and a commitment to sustainable development. Located “where the mountains meet the
Bluegrass,” about 35 miles south of Lexington, Berea offers excellent
educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities.
For more information, please see the Community Acupuncture Berea website, www.CABerea.com, and contact me by email at CAB@CABerea.com.
Thanks! Maureen
A. Flannery
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