Professional Resume


EDUCATION
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1969-1973
Bachelor of Science degree (1973)
Included several years of pre-medicine coursework

Dharma Realm Buddhist University, Ukiah, California, 1977-1978
Acupuncture apprenticeship with Grace Liu, MD (China)

SAMRA University of Health Sciences, Los Angeles, California, 1978-1981
General acupuncture education, including requirements for licensure in the State of California
Whitfield was in the first graduating class of SAMRA, the first acupuncture program in the U.S. approved by the medical board of the State of California.

Beijing Medical College, Beijing, China, April to July, 1981
Clinical internship in three Beijing hospital medical clinics

SAMRA University of Health Sciences, Los Angeles, California, 1983
Doctor of Oriental Medicine degree (OMD)
Doctoral thesis: "Acupuncture and the treatment of common running injuries"

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Private Practice, San Diego, California, 1981-1983
Including the acupuncture treatment of athletes training for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Private Practice, Los Angeles, California, 1983-1986
At the International Sports Medicine Institute.
Private practice in sports medicine, with emphasis on elite athletes preparing for the U.S. Olympic Trials and 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Private Practice, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1986-1989
At the clinic of Southwest Acupuncture College

Private Practice, Boulder, Colorado, 1989-present
Specializing in the treatment sports injuries, pain, and musculoskeletal dysfunction

Research on Enhancing Athletic Performance, 1992-present
Developing acupuncture treatment protocols for the enhancement of athletic performance. Whitfield is in the final preparations of designing a research study on the effects of acupuncture on various physiologic parameters of sports performance. His broader objective is to promote the use of acupuncture for performance not only with athletes but in business, the corporate community, and possibly even in “the home”.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Acupuncture Instructor, 1980-1986
SAMRA University of Health Sciences and California Acupuncture College
General acupuncture curriculum

First weekend seminar on Sports Medicine Acupuncture, April, 1986
Taught in Santa Fe, New Mexico (at Southwest Acupuncture College), this was one of the first seminars ever offered in the U.S. for advanced training in sports medicine acupuncture.
Acupuncture Instructor, 1986-1989
Southwest Acupuncture College, Santa Fe, New Mexico
General acupuncture curriculum

Seminar Instructor, 1987-present
Continuing education seminars on sports medicine acupuncture in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Includes the diagnosis and assessment of sports injuries and pain, along with acupuncture treatment techniques.

Acupuncture Instructor, 1997-present
Southwest Acupuncture College, Boulder, Colorado
General acupuncture curriculum, clinical supervision of student interns

Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program, 2006-present
An individualized teaching program for practitioners of acupuncture, with emphasis on the diagnosis and treatment of common sports injuries and the enhancement of athletic performance. This program is approved for continuing education by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

SPORTS MEDICINE ACHIEVEMENTS
1981-1984
Medical care for marathon and long-distance runners in San Diego, California, including athletes training for the 1984 U.S. Olympic team
1983
Doctoral thesis: "Acupuncture and the treatment of common running injuries"
1984
Medical care at the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials, the U.S. Track and Field Nationals, and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
1986-1988
Medical care for ultra-marathon cyclists (The Race Across America)
1988-1990
Medical care for winter events athletes, including cross country skiing, alpine racing, and the biathlon.
Members of the Santa Fe Ski Team and Ski Club Vail
1991
Founding member, National Sports Acupuncture Association
This association was maintained for five years, holding an annual convention in each of those years, with specialized education and training on various topics related to sports medicine acupuncture.
1989-present
Private practice in Boulder, Colorado
Medical care for numerous world-class athletes, including professional duathletes, triathletes, runners, and cyclists. Research and practice of acupuncture for the enhancement of athletic performance.
2009
Author/Publisher: The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries and Pain
With Chad Bong, and Illustrations by Deborah Kelley