1) New Chinese Medicine journal to be launched: Call for Papers

Chinese Medicine is a new peer-reviewed open access journal published by BioMed Central and indexed by PubMed and to be launched in early 2006. As an open access journal, Chinese Medicine will allow readers worldwide free access to the content, immediately on publication.

Chinese Medicine will publish outstanding original research, comprehensive review, as well as mini-review articles on all aspects of Chinese Medicine. The journal will offer authors efficient refereeing, rapid publication, and high visibility of accepted papers. If you are interested in submitting a paper, please download the journal leaflet and instructions for authors.

For more information, please contact the Editorial Office at iscm@macau.ctm.net or Siu-wai Leung at: siuwai.leung@gmail.com
 

2) Position available: Assistant Professor/Tenure Track in Holistic Health/Health Education–Eastern Perspectives

The Institute for Holistic Healing Studies and the Department of Health Education
College of Health and Human Services, San Francisco State University

The Institute for Holistic Healing Studies (IHHS), within the Department of Health Education, is seeking a Assistant Professor to teach undergraduate courses in the Holistic Health emphasis area in the department of Health Education.  Courses may include Holistic Health: Chinese Perspectives.  Along with teaching, the position requires scholarly publication, developing a program of externally funded research, and university/community service, including participation in both the Holistic Health and Health Education faculty activities.

Candidates must possess a doctoral degree (PhD, DrPH, OMD, ND or equivalents). IHHS is especially interested in individuals whose empirical scholarship relates to Alternative Health/Complementary and Alternative Medicine (AH/CAM), preferably with expertise in Asian cultures and healing traditions (including TCM, Ayurveda, Tibetan Medicine), and holistic/systems research, ethnobotony, shamanism, mind-body healing, history of medicine, ethnography, demography, or other areas with relevance to AH/CAM. Pertinent training can include Anthropology, Asian Studies, Biology, Human Ecology, Medicine, Psychology, Public Health, Religious Studies, and Sociology. Interest in online instruction and creative pedagogy is also valued. Possessing an MPH degree, licensure/training in a traditional medical system, and being bilingual in a relevant language are desirable.

Application review begins December 15, 2005 and continues until the position is filled. Start date of August 2006. For a complete job description, please visit www.iscmr.org/pdf/SFSU.pdf or contact Dr. Adam Burke, Holistic Health Search Committee at aburke@sfsu.edu.

Questions or suggestions? We would like to hear from you. Please contact us at info@iscmr.org .