The New England School of Acupuncture (NESA) announces the appointment of Katherine Tallman as president. NESA, the nation's first institution of higher education to teach Oriental medicine - acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine - is a leader in the field. It offers two master's degree programs, conducts groundbreaking research, and provides affordable treatments in its community clinics in greater Boston.
Tallman brings more than 30 years of business and non-profit experience to the position. She previously held positions as senior vice president at State Street Corporation and as vice president of client services at AEW Capital Management in Boston. Most recently, Tallman served as a business consultant, executive coach and active board member for non-profit organizations.
"Katherine's experience in business, the financial services industry and non-profit organizations made her an ideal candidate to lead NESA," says Richard Glickman-Simon, chair of the NESA board of trustees and director, Programs in Pain Research, Education and Policy at Tufts University School of Medicine. "NESA is already seeing the benefit of Tallman's leadership as the school continues to attract top students, acquire research funding and develop new programs and partnerships."
NESA and Tufts recently graduated the first students from their innovative pain management program. This master's degree program is the first and only multi-disciplinary post-graduate pain management program in the country, combining Eastern traditions of healing with Western biomedicine. NESA recently announced a first-of-its-kind orthopedic program that will start this fall.
"I am honored to represent this prestigious academic institution," says Tallman. "NESA has long been at the forefront of education and research in the Oriental medicine field. Our programs prepare students for a range of opportunities in health care, especially as the focus on preventative and integrative medicine expands. The extensive clinical requirements allow us to provide 27,000 treatments annually to patients who may have limited access to health care. And our research capabilities will break new ground in investigating the benefits of acupuncture and Oriental medicine."
