- Board of Registration in Medicine
Wakefield — The Board of Registration in Medicine’s (“Board”) Committee on Acupuncture (“COA”) encourages interested members of the general public, who are not engaged in or have a financial interest in the delivery of health services, to apply for appointment to a renewable three-year term as a volunteer COA member. The COA was established in 1987, pursuant to M.G.L.c.112 § 149, and works to regulate the safe practice of acupuncture in Massachusetts. The COA convenes at least four times annually to discuss and act on licensing, disciplinary and policy matters concerning acupuncture licensees and the practice of acupuncture. The COA is currently seeking to fill one vacant Committee member position which is open to a member of the general public who is not engaged in or does not have a financial interest in the delivery of health services.
In addition, three COA members will be considered for reappointment in 2019. These include two acupuncture practitioner members and one member who is a physician actively engaged in the practice of acupuncture.
If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please follow the directions below.
Application Process
COA members are appointed by the Board pursuant to the COA Member Appointment Process, Policy 15-01, adopted by the Board on January 22, 2015. Pursuant to this policy, an interested candidate is required to provide the following documentation:
- a written recommendation from a professional acupuncture organization or an institution engaged in teaching acupuncture;
- a completed application;
- a curriculum vitae;
- any additional documents requested by the preliminary screening committee; and
- for the public member applicant only, a letter indicating that he/she is not engaged in or does not have a financial interest in the delivery of health services.
Candidates may be subject to an interview by a preliminary screening committee established by the Board. Recommended candidates will be subject to a criminal background check conducted by the Acting Director of Licensing or her designee.
Nominations, with supporting documents, may be sent by August 1, 2019, to the attention of Carol A.M. Purmort, Acting Director of Licensing, 200 Harvard Mill Square, Suite 330, Wakefield, Massachusetts 01880.