UCLA Center for East-West Medicine
Founded in 1993, the Center has established a renowned model of comprehensive care with emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, treatment and rehabilitation through an integrated practice of East-West Medicine.
The conceptual model of clinical care at the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine includes:
- Harnessing of biomedicine’s strength in disease detection, acute condition management, and vital system stabilization
- Reliance on traditional Chinese Medicine’s concept of balance, flow, and spirit
- Trust in the body’s innate ability to heal
- A flexible, holistic and comprehensive approach to personalized care
- Commitment to finding the root causes behind the manifestations of symptoms and diseases
- Commitment to treating the whole patient by addressing both local and global dimensions
- Active engagement in prevention and cultivation of health
- Safe, effective and affordable care.
During this global COVID-19 crisis, the Center has developed research, educational modules, and health updates to share with the families, communities, and health practitioners we serve in Los Angeles, California, and throughout the nation.
For innovative East-West approaches to COVID-19, please visit https://exploreim.ucla.edu.
