About
Mission Statement
My mission is to provide you with services designed to increase your overall quality of life, by tapping into your inner resources so you can live the life you dream of living with integrity, strength, and wholeness. I will create a treatment plan unique to your needs and empower you with tools for self-care, disease prevention, and complete recovery. I am committed to maintaining a high level of excellence in order to provide exceptional patient care. I strictly adhere to the highest level of professional conduct and ethics.
Amy Galvan has completed a five-year academic program of study in Contemporary Oriental Medicine from Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine, an accredited private school, under the tutelage of the internationally renowned acupuncturist Leon Hammer, MD. This program involves over 3,000 hours of specialized clinical and classroom training in diagnosis and treatment of disease patterns using acupuncture and herbal medicine integrated with over 500 hours of western medicine. Amy earned a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and a Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine December 2009. She completed national board exams and is now licensed in the state of Florida as an acupuncture physician providing primary care.
Prior to studying Chinese medicine, Amy graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1992 from Eastern Michigan University as a Regents Scholar. She earned science and education honors from Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, and the National Dean’s List. Certified to teach biology and foreign language, she continued to achieve national honors for her teaching excellence before going on to complete post-baccalaureate pre-medical studies at the University of Washington. After observing Chinese medicine integrated with western medicine in hospital operating rooms, she was inspired to join this field of medicine. Amy has also worked in the healthcare field in the following capacities: a trained volunteer counselor for teens and victims of crime at SAFEHouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan; a certified nurse’s assistant in Seattle, Washington; a certified Reiki therapist and teacher for St John Health System River District Hospital near Detroit, Michigan.
Professional Development
Applied Channel Theory: The Method of Wang Ju Yi. Jason Roberts. Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine. Gainesville, Florida, June 27 and 28, 2009.
Advanced Therapeutic Techniques in Working with Survivors of Sexual Assault. Mary Ann Jones, Ph.D. Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 2009.
Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis, Intermediate Level Seminar. Leon Hammer, MD. Dragon Rises Seminars, Gainesville, Florida, February 27 to March 1, 2009.
Victim Services Practitioner Designation. Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute, Orlando, Florida, May 4 to 9, 2008.
Enhancing Victim Assistance through Victim Compensation. Angela Buckhanan, Assistant Bureau Chief, Bureau of Victim Compensation, Florida Office of the Attorney General. Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute, Tallahassee, Florida, April 23, 2008.
What Advocates Need to Know about the U.S. Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the T-Visa. Antoinette Aqui, Victim Witness Specialist, U.S. Department of Justice Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit. Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute, Orlando, Florida, March 26, 2008.
