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Programs in Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences.

• Acupuncture.
  (NEW) A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of acupuncture, a Chinese system of healing based on the use of pulse diagnosis, acupuncture point selection, and needle insertion to treat imbalances in the state of bodily health or Qi. Includes instruction in basic Western medical sciences, Chinese medical anatomy and physiology, diagnostic techniques, patient observation and communication, acupuncture points and point selection, auricular and scalp acupuncture, moxibustion, acupuncture technique, acupuncture of extremities, pain management, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.
• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing.
  A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to provide general care for adult patients. Includes instruction in adult primary care, adult pathophysiology, clinical management of medication and treatments, patient assessment and education, patient referral, and planning adult health maintenance programs.
• Advanced General Dentistry (Cert.
  , MS, PhD). (NEW) A program that focuses on the advanced study of dental clinical techniques and dental practice issues. Includes instruction in subjects such as the history of dentistry; advanced dental practice management; dental ethics and jurisprudence; social and behavioral science studies of dentistry; advanced restorative dentistry; oral medicine; oral radiology; advanced clinical procedures and technology; and others.
• Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Cert.
  , MS, PhD). Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 51.0501- 51.0599. Note ( Only graduate programs awarding academic credit and degrees or certificates should be reported in this series. Dental residencies should be reported under Series 60.01 in chapter II.
• Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other.
  (NEW) Any instructional program in advanced/graduate dentistry and oral sciences not listed above.
• Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.
  Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 51.0801- 51.0899.
• Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other.
  Any instructional program in allied health and medical assisting services not listed above.
• Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.
  Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 51.0901 - 51.0999.
• Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other.
  Any instructional program in allied health diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions not listed above.
• Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services.
  (NEW) Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 51.3401- 51.3499.