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Local businesses are the lifeblood of our community. The Mid-county Memo offers this section to our business neighbors for news, advancements, promotions, expansions and other noteworthy events to be shared with the community at large. Business Memo submissions for the November issue are due by Friday, Oct. 14. For best results, e-mail Darlene Vinson at editor@midcountymemo.com. You may also mail editorial submissions to 3510 N.E. 134th Ave., Portland, OR, 97230. To call or leave a phone message, dial 503-287-8904. The Mid-county Memo fax number is 503-249-7672.
Symposium will focus on the small business community
A symposium for small businesses, business district associations, and those interested in the future of Portland’s small business community is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 1. Co-hosted by the Parkrose Business Association “Prosperity Now” will run from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Ambridge Event Center, 300 N.E. Multnomah St.
The program includes sessions with topics like urban main streets, small business climate, and economic development and will feature keynote speaker Mary Means, founder of the National Main Street Program. She is recognized as a leader in historic preservation and revitalization.
Registration is required and space is limited. Go to prosperitynow.apnba.com to sign up or to get more information.
OCOM receives grant
The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine has been awarded a $700,000 research grant by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health. The four-year grant for research education enhancement is designed to improve research literacy and research participation skills of acupuncture practitioners by developing and implementing a tiered educational curriculum.
“We are delighted to have been selected by NCCAM/NIH to receive this grant,” said Michael Gaeta, OCOM president. “With this federal support, the college will be able to develop methodologies to enhance research evaluation and research design competencies of our master’s and doctoral students, as well as OCOM’s faculty.”
OCOM’s Research Director Richard Hammerschlag will act as the principal investigator for the grant that began in September and spans four years. Year one is the planning stage, and years two through four make up the implementation stage. “Our major goal is to train acupuncturists to participate in designing research projects so that clinical trials will reflect the everyday practice of acupuncture as well as meet the rigorous standards of scientific research”, said Hammerschlag.
A culmination conference, to share the grant-developed educational programs with the 50 other acupuncture colleges nationwide, is planned for the end of year four. “As the first acupuncture college in the nation to receive an NCCAM/NIH research education grant, OCOM would like to extend the opportunity for others in the field to share in our results,” said Hammerschlag.
The grant builds upon a foundation of research collaboration with the Oregon Health & Science University on NCCAM/NIH funded projects that began more than five years ago. Faculty researchers from the OHSU Schools of Medicine and Nursing will have active roles in grant-related training of OCOM students and faculty.
The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, 10541 S.E. Cherry Blossom Drive, near Mall 205, offers a four-year, nationally accredited master’s degree program and a two-year, clinical doctoral degree program in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. The college operates a teaching clinic, the OCOM Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic, which encompasses a Faculty Practice, an Intern Clinic, a Massage Clinic, and Herbal Clinic.
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