About

Board of Directors

Dr. Yvonne Walston, DOM, CMI

President

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Dr. Yvette Arellano, DOM, LMT

Vice President

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Dr. Steven Malins, DOM

Treasurer

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Dr. Caterina Di Palma, DOM

Director

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Dr. Jacob Wilcox, DOM

Director

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What is NMSAAM?

Who We Are

  • A professional association, NMSAAM is an inclusive community of acupuncturists. Individual practices range from Traditional Chinese Medicine and Japanese Meridian Therapy to modern scalp acupuncture and injection therapy. New Mexico acupuncturists are required to have competence in herbal medicine.
  • NMSAAM is supported by our members, who are passionate about this ancient and modern medicine, and the help it brings our patients.
  • NMSAAM has built positive connections with other professional associations, lawmakers, and individual healthcare providers in this state and nationally.
  • We provide opportunities for acupuncturists to connect. 
  • Voting member, American Society of Acupuncturists (ASA). NMSAAM members are automatically members of the ASA.
  • NMSAAM is a non-profit organization, with competitive membership dues. The Board and committee members are volunteers.  The same is true of the ASA. Thus, we are not like most other non-profit organizations, where the executive board and staff are paid individuals who often manage volunteers.

Our Mission

The New Mexico Society for Acupuncture and Asian Medicine is a non-profit, professional organization of DOMs, whose purpose is to promote the practice of acupuncture and Oriental medicine as an effective and valuable component of our healthcare system, to organize educational events, and to act as an inclusive forum for its members to share the wealth and treasures of their personal knowledge, wisdom, and experience.