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Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH), formerly the Tai Sophia Institute, is a private graduate school of
alternative medicine Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability, or evidence from clinical trials. Complementary medicine (CM), complementary and alt ...
in Laurel, Maryland. It is accredited by the
Middle States Commission on Higher Education The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (abbreviated as MSCHE and legally incorporated as the Mid-Atlantic Region Commission on Higher Education) is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit membership organization that performs peer evalua ...
and has an academic and clinical focus on whole person, relationship-centered healthcare.


History

The university was founded by Dianne Connelly and Robert Duggan in 1974 as the ''College of Chinese Acupuncture'', U.S. In 1978, it was renamed ''Traditional Acupuncture Institute'' to train acupuncturists. In 2000, it was renamed the ''Tai Sophia Institute'' and expanded its offerings to include other forms of traditional medicine, such as yoga, acupressure and herbalism. In 2003, the institute moved to the Montpelier Research Park in Fulton on the site of the
Montpelier Mansion Located south of Laurel in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, Montpelier Mansion is a five-part, Georgian style plantation house most likely constructed between 1781 and 1785. It has also been known as the Snowden-Long House, New ...
(circa 1740) which was razed by
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developers in 1996. In 2013, the Institute received approval from the state to offer graduate degrees and changed its name to the ''Maryland University of Integrative Health'' (MUIH) on March 1, 2013.


Academics

The university offers doctoral degrees, master's degrees, graduate certificates, post-master's certificates, post-bachelor's certificates, and continuing education in areas such as acupuncture, oriental medicine, holistic health,
yoga therapy Yoga as therapy is the use of yoga as exercise, consisting mainly of postures called asanas, as a gentle form of exercise and relaxation applied specifically with the intention of improving health. This form of yoga is widely practised in classes ...
, and herbal studies.


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* Acupuncture organizations Herbalism organizations Private universities and colleges in Maryland Educational institutions established in 1974 Laurel, Maryland 1974 establishments in Maryland {{Maryland-university-stub