Dr. Pham has been interested in East Asian Medicine (EAM) from a young age. She heard numerous stories about where herbs came from and how they were harvested and also saw how herbal formulas were cooked. It was not until a trip to Southeast Asia, and after experiencing first hand therapeutic effects from it, which helped her decide on looking further into programs that offered this knowledge.
She ended up attending AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine and received a Master's in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAcOM). She later completed the Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) from Pacific College of Health and Science. Afterward, she became nationally certified and has a Diplomate of Acupuncture (Dipl. Ac.) through The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOMTM). Following this certification, she became licensed as an acupuncturist in South Carolina.
To practice acupuncture in the United States, depending on the state, licensed acupuncturists have to take national board exams offered by The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOMTM), which has changed to The National Certification Board for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (NCBAHMTM) in January 2026. Those who qualify will first have to finish one of the accredited master's or doctoral programs.
Through the MAcOM, Dr. Pham studied both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine with around 2000 hours of combined didactic and clinical hours. Fifty percent of which was dedicated to clinical internships where, under the training of highly skilled practitioners from medical backgrounds, she treated pain and internal health related problems. Added to this, the DACM she finished took her skills a little further in explaining acupuncture and EAM.
She now specializes in pain management and supporting chronic health conditions. She is also continuously enrolled in ongoing continuing educations (CEs).
CEs:
▪ Healing the Gut with Ancient Turtle Abdominal Acupuncture
▪ Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine for Anti-Aging & Face Care
▪ Intro to Gut Health: Classical Chinese Medicine Approach to Modern Day Challenges
▪ Cosmetic Acupuncture: Mei Zen Face, Neck, and Abdominal Protocols
▪ Integrating Functional Medicine with TCM (In progress...)
