Now, 'Integrative' Care

摘要

Carol Green Was Busy Filling out medical-school applications several years ago when she had an epiphany. She could devote herself to a single healing tradition, she realized, or she could take a chance on something more inclusive. "I was interested in integrating Eastern and Western philosophies and finding a common language." So Green tossed her med-school applications and pursued a degree in traditional Chinese medicine at the New England School of Acupuncture. Today she has a busy practice at the Marino Center for Progressive Health in Ded-ham, Mass. She loves sharing her knowledge of herbs and acupuncture with patients. And though she worried at first that conventionally trained physicians would shun her, she has found they're as eager as she is to break down old boundaries. She sends her patients to M.D.s when she can't help them―and M.D.s send just as many to her. She gets referrals from internists, orthopedic surgeons, even psychiatrists. "Why should people use just one modality?" she asks.