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Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH), formerly the Tai Sophia Institute, is a private graduate school of alternative medicine in Laurel, Maryland. It is a Middle States Commission on Higher Education accredited university with an academic and clinical focus on whole person, relationship-centered healthcare.

History

The university was founded by Dianne Connelly and Robert Duggan in 1974 as the College of Chinese Acupuncture, U.S. It was renamed to the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in 1978 to train acupuncturists.[1] In 1985, TAI became the first school accredited by the National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (now known as ACAOM). In 1986, TAI received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to offer its first graduate degree, the Master’s of Acupuncture. In 2000, it was renamed the Tai Sophia Institute and began expanding its offerings to include other forms of integrative health and wellness, several of which were the first of their kind at the time.[2] In 2002, the institute moved to the Montpelier Research Park in Fulton on the site of the 1740 Montpelier Mansion which was razed by Maple Lawn developers in 1996. In 2006, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education granted initial accreditation to Tai Sophia Institute. In 2013 the institution changed its name to the Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) on March 1, 2013, and began offering online programs in the same year [3] In 2015, MUIH began offering doctoral programs.

Maryland University of Integrative Health continues to be on the leading edge of this movement by creating programs that prepare the practitioners, leaders, and advocates of the future, while providing clinical care and consultation to improve health and vitality of individuals and communities.

Academic programs

Maryland University of Integrative Health educates leaders in integrative health and wellness through transformative and relationship-centered programs that integrate ancient wisdom and contemporary science. MUIH offers doctoral and master’s degrees, graduate certificates, and non-credit professional and continuing education in a wide range of health and wellness fields, as well as individual academic courses for professional and personal development.The university offers curricula in the following branches of integrative health and wellness:

Academic departments

The university offers curricula in the following branches of integrative medicine:

  • Acupuncture
  • Ayurveda
  • Cannabis Science
  • Health and Wellness Coaching
  • Health Promotion
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Integrative Health Studies
  • Nutrition
  • Workplace Wellness
  • Yoga Therapy

References

  1. ^ Heubeck, Elizabeth (2012-03-06). "Healthy Growth: Wellness School Tai Sophia Seeks University Status". BmoreMedia. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
  2. ^ Joseph Rocco, David L. Stebenne. New City Upon a Hill. p. 114.
  3. ^ Sharrow, Ryan (2013-02-11). "Tai Sophia earns university status, changes name". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved 2013-02-23.

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