Mission

The American Institute of Alternative Medicine (AIAM) is a private higher education institute whose mission is to thoroughly prepare students for careers in Acupuncture, Chinese Massage Therapy, or Western Massage Therapy through lecture, hands-on laboratory and clinical training. AIAM nurtures and develops professional healing arts practitioners in their own individual style, art and energy and equips them with the finest clinical abilities and business acumen through basic and continuing education. AIAM expands the understanding and utilization of our therapies in our community.

At American Institute of Alternative Medicine, we believe your success is our success.

Statement of Purpose

Every year in the United States, millions of people find relief and healing through natural treatments and approaches based in Alternative Medicine with centuries of history from different cultures. At the American Institute of Alternative Medicine (AIAM), we embrace the rich diversity of these healing modalities.

Originally opened as a school for the training of massage therapists, the scope of study at AIAM has broadened to include both Eastern and Western philosophies. Students may now attend AIAM and receive comprehensive professional level training in Western Massage Therapy including Swedish massage and Neuromuscular Therapy, Chinese Massage Therapy, or Acupuncture.

Acupuncture and Chinese Massage Therapy are both central components of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine, whose emphasis is upon treating the whole person as an energetic system, is one of the fastest growing and most widely accepted new health care professions in the west.

The American Institute of Alternative Medicine leads the way in the midwest United States in providing an educational environment that integrates the best that eastern and western healing modalities have to offer. AIAM’s new programs in Acupuncture and Chinese Massage Therapy are the first in the State of Ohio and the only ones offered at an accredited institution within an eight hour drive from Columbus.

AIAM is committed to providing the highest quality of education possible. Graduates from the massage therapy programs take the State of Ohio Medicial Board licensing exam and/or the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) exam. Additionally, Chinese Massage Therapy program graduates may also take the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) Asian Bodywork Certificate Exam. Passing the NCBTMB or NCCAOM exams enables graduates to practice massage therapy or bodywork in many states. Graduates from the acupuncture program take NCCAOM exams which, upon passing, enable graduates to practice acupuncture in many states. We strive, through our extensive curriculum, which emphasizes hands-on clinical approaches, to prepare prospective practitioners in Western massage, Chinese Massage Therapy and Acupuncture. At the heart of our programs is the desire to help graduates treat the body, mind and spirit of each client.