Dear Commission:

I write in support of a regulation change in the path to licensure in Virginia for graduates of U.S. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine schools to offer them the same privilege of transcript evaluation that you presently offer only to graduates of foreign schools.  Because Virginia already has the assessment criteria and process in place for foreign programs, I am in favor of allowing graduates of U.S. schools that were not accredited at the time of their graduation to participate similarly in this path to licensure. If their transcripts meet the same standards for licensure that you have set for foreign graduates, and if they have passed the NCCAOM exams, I believe the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia would greatly benefit.     

Very Sincerely, 

Lakshmi Fjord, Ph.D.