Insurance
At the Center for Integrated Medicine, we accept many healthcare plans. Our experienced staff is ready to assist you in determining your benefits for our services.
The process is simple, just stop by or call our office with your insurance information, we will then place a call to your insurance carrier to find out important information about your plan.
Some insurance companies may view holistic and natural medicine services differently than medical services provided by your MD. A call to your insurance company by one of our experienced staff members will find out exactly what is covered and what is not. How much your patient responsibility is and all the other finer details of your plan. Once we have this information we will explain your benefits to you as they pertain to our services. You will be advided as to how much your patient responsibilty is for each office visit.
Alternatively, it may be that your healthcare benefits do not rise to such a level to make it worthwhile for us to process your claim. In that case, we may establish a flat fee for our services and give you the option of billing your insurance company yourself. You may also be interested in our Community Acupuncture Program.
As of this writing, Medicare does not provide covergage for our services. Legislation is pending however to change this.
Employment
Seeking L. Ac. Associate: Master or Doctorate level
Intern or Resident
- Rare opportunity to join and progress with a fast paced/growing modern professional TCM practice.
- Great opportunity for advancement plus other benefits.
- Salary negotiable.
- Gain hands-on experience and learn from a Senior Doctor (Clinical Director) the clinical duties described below.
- Clinical Duties:
- Coordination of TCM treatment protocols and TCM care plans for patients with multi-drug regimens and multi-disease states.
- Work within the inner structure of a TCM corperation with supportive staff and other personnel for patient retainment.
- Organize community-based TCM projects.
- Patient coordination of benefits (insurance, finance, scheduling as well as services not pertaining to TCM)
- Able to analyze and integrate clinical data into a differential diagnosis after a new patient’s medical history intake or a re-examination of existing patients.
- Work within the basic operations of a Chinese Natural Medicinal Pharmacy such as patient follow up and refill system, herbal inventory and disposal protocol, prescription and OTC dispensing, etc.
- Perform marketing and sales skills in addition to training to become a manager at one of our clinics.
- Qualities/Training:
- Minimum of 32 hours/week clinical work plus 15 hours homework assignment.
- Computer literate.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal skills in English.
- Must be able to lift at least 25 pounds if needed and able to get up from chair readily.
- Energetic and self starter.
- Help to facilitate the growth of our medical practice.
- Must have desire to follow and learn proprietary techniques.
- Candidates are encouraged to submit a resume with 3 references (work- related only) and school transcript
No phone calls please.
You will be residing in the best of both worlds. This is a friendly, small town environment only a few hours from S.F., L.A., Central Coast and the High Sierras. Affordable housing and low cost of living expense.
SEND RESUME TO:
Dr. Kwong
Center for Integrated Medicine
725 W. Main St.
Visalia, CA 93291
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Fax: 559-625-4778
Holistic Health Certificate Guidelines
Excellent program for any health care professionals, massage therapists, social workers, counselors, teachers, college students, and anyone interested in living healthier.
- No educational pre-requisites required.
- No required textbook.
- Convenient schedule. One or two lectures per month usually weekend schedule or weekday evenings.
- Lectures/classes are on-going. Each lecture/class is approximately one and a half hours. A total of 12 lectures must be finished in a one and a half year period.
- Easy to achieve. Student enrolled in small classes. A simple test after completion of 12 lectures.
- A $8000 value at major Universities for just $800 at Center for Integrated Medicine.
- Handouts and learning meterials will be provided.
- All classes are to be held in Visalia.
Open Enrollment (enroll anytime)
- Must be 18 years old. Must have perental consent if under 18 years of age.
- 10% discount to military personnel, family members, senior citizens (over 65 years old)
- No charge to CIM employees and interns.
About the instructor: Dr. Kwong:
- Clinical Director and Co-founder of Center for Integrated Medicine
- Log on to Dr. Kwong's Bio for her qualifications
- How to apply?
Come to Visalia office to pick up application form. Half of tuition due before start of first lecture; Submit with application form. Second half of tuition due 3 months later. NO TUITION REFUND AFTER FIRST CLASS.
Internships
Clinical Internship in TCM/Holistic and Natural Medicine
Internship available in Holistic and Natural medicine. Great opportunity to learn first-hand with TCM doctor. CIM is the only Clinic in the Central Valley that does not charge for internship positions.
Doctorate Degree in Osteopath, Podiatry, Pharmacy, Optometry, Dentistry, Psychology, or Veterinary.
Masters Degree in Education, Physical Therapy, Health Care Administration, Public Health, Ministry.
Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Biology, Chemistry, Teaching, Social Work, Psychology/Counseling.
Internship objectives and descriptions can be sent to your University for school credits. Interested candidates must have GPA if 3.2 or higher. Resume with 3 work references can be email to Dr. Kwong. Please no phone calls.
Business Degree Students or Graduates
- Bachelor’s degree in business or at least three years of full-time college experience with 3.2 GPA or higher.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Strong work ethic with a positive professional attitude.
- Excellent computer skills.
- Initiative and analytical skills.
- Goal-oriented and results driven.
- Critical thinking and organizational/follow-up skills with attention to details.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment; perform tasks in a timely manner.
Interested parties should bring resume with three work references.
Benefits for Interns
- Health benefits (50%)
-Discounts to products (25%)
-Holistic Health Certificate ($5000)
-Career/graduate school Advising ($500)
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About CIM
Husband and wife team offer special brand of medicine in a very unique way to South Valley
Dr. Kwong-Robbins and Frank Robbins, MSTCM, L.Ac. practice Traditional Chinese Medicine (also referred to as Oriental Medicine) in the Central Valley. Their clinic, the Center for Integrated Medicine, is a full service Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinic. Such medical modalities as acupuncture, Tui Na massage, cupping, moxibustion, food therapy, Tai Chi, medical Qi Gong and the granddaddy of them all, Chinese herbal medicine, are all practiced at their clinic.
One of the standout features of the center is its herbal pharmacy where loose and powdered herbs are formulated into herbal prescriptions tailored for each individual patient. Patent medicines in pill form are available as well.
Another unique feature is that their practice takes a caring approach where they listen to the patient and strive to find innovative solutions to their health care needs.
Dr. Kwong-Robbins and Frank Robbins describe themselves as two bodies with one mind. "We are the yin and the yang," said Kwong-Robbins, who described herself as the yin and her husband as the yang.
According to Frank Robbins "even though Traditional Chinese Medicine is a centuries old practice, he likes to describe it as "healthcare for the new millennium" because as it has evolved through each and every Chinese dynasty, new things are being discovered everyday and it is still being used to treat modern diseases of the 21st century."
Dr. Kwong-Robbins has a doctorate degree in Pharmacy Practice as well as 17 years Western medical experience. She also has a post-doctorate degree in TCM and is a California state licensed and board certified TCM medical practitioner. Dr. Kwong Robbins is also an associate professor and clinical lecturer of integrated medicine. Teaching is a big part of this center and she continues to precept intern students from various universities. She serves as Director of Clinical Services at the center.
Frank Robbins, B.A., MSTCM. L.Ac. is a TCM medical practitioner and is a California state licensed, board certified acupuncturist and herbalist. He is the only such male medical practitioner with these credentials in Tulare/Kings counties. Robbins is a lecturer of TCM and serves as President of Center for Integrated Medicine.
Over the years, due to media coverage and the way western science has explained the effectiveness and use of acupuncture, most people think acupuncture is used only for the treatment of pain. This is true, but more importantly, TCM is a complete medical system unto itself and can be used to treat a variety of internal and external diseases. TCM is a natural and holistic medicine and can be used as a alternative or complementary medicine. To help the public understand this, the Center for Integrated Medicine provides a Public Education and Awareness Series to educate their patients as well as the general public. This is a series of classes ranging from understanding acupuncture to an introduction to herbal therapy and the very popular Chinese Way of Eating Healthy cooking class. The center even holds regular Tai Chi Chuan classes.
To get a copy of medical articles recently published by Dr. Kwong and F,E. Robbins, MSTCM, L.Ac. please call our office at 625-4246.
