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Dr. Sommerville, founder of Holistic
Health Rhode Island, received her degree from the
New England School of Acupuncture, the oldest graduate
school for the study of East Asian Medicine (EAM)
in the United States. She is licensed to practice
EAM in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island and
earned the credential of Diplomate of Acupuncture
from the National Certification Commission for
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
In
addition to her clinical experience, Jewel worked
in collaboration
with Harvard Osher Institute to design and implement
research studies which examined the effectiveness
of EAM; she was credentialed and treated patients
at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital as part of
a study examining the effectiveness of acupuncture
with IBS.
Dr. Sommerville currently serves as part-time faculty at the New England School of Acupuncture. She has also taught at Brown University
as part of an elective examining Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and served as
a teaching assistant at the New England School
of
Acupuncture in 2002. She was honored to be the Master of Ceremonies at NESA’s Women’s Health Research Symposium in 2011 and often guest lectures on Women’s Health & Acupuncture Research. She has written numerous articles
for publications throughout New England and presented
on topics ranging from stress to complementary
medicine's role in substance abuse recovery.
Dr. Sommerville believes quality of care and the patient-practitioner relationship are of utmost importance. She combines her training in Japanese and Chinese acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine to assess, diagnose and treat your condition.
E-mail: jewel@holistichealthri.com
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