Department
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Programs I Teach
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Education
Doctorate of Acupuncture, MUIH
Certifications
Dipl.Ac. (NCCAOM) L.AC., Maryland
Biography
Dr. Most is a Professor in the Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Department of NDMU-SIOH. She is published in the areas of 5 Element acupuncture, acupuncture and dry needling, acupuncture education and co-created the acupuncture protocol for and was a practitioner in a pilot study of acupuncture, physical therapy and low back pain, completed at the Baltimore Veterans Administration Hospital. Dr. Most is the chair of the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group on Education and has been a principal investigator for a survey of subject matter experts, stakeholders, and students, in order to improve acupuncture research education. Among other courses, she developed and taught the Integrative Science of Acupuncture, which explores the past, present, and future of acupuncture research; Mind Body Science; Chinese and Western Dietary Therapy; Foundations of Oriental Medicine; and Interdisciplinary Diagnosis and Treatment (Doctoral program); and has been a clinical supervisor. She currently teaches History and Evolution of Acupuncture Research at Daoist Traditions in Asheville, NC.
Research Interests
Acupuncture Research Education
Publications and Presentations
-Most, H., Conboy, L., Ostrick, R., & Anderson, B. J. (2024). 鈥淏ringing greater research fluency into our educational vision鈥: A qualitative research study on improving Traditional Chinese Medicine research education. PLoS One, 19(12), e0312083. -Conboy, L., Most, H., Ostrick, R., & Anderson, B. (2025). A Survey of Acupuncture Chinese Herbal Medicine Students to Identify Barriers to Teaching and Motivations to Study Acupuncture Research. Medical Acupuncture. -Regnier, T. C., & Most, H. (2022). Acupuncture and physical therapy for spinal cord injury: Case report. EXPLORE. -Zhu, H. & Most, H. (2020) How to Pass the NCCAOM Exam the First Time. Acupuncture Today, 21(10), October, 2020 -Zhu, H., & Most, H. (2016). Dry Needling Is One Type of Acupuncture. Medical Acupuncture, 28(4), 184鈥193. https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2016.1187 -Zhu, H., & Most, H. (2016) Response to Dommerholt and Stanborogh re: 鈥ㄢ淒ry Needling is One Type of Acupuncture鈥. Medical Acupuncture, 28(5), 288-289. https://doi:10.1089/acu.2016.29032.zhu. -Hockmeyer, T.R., Most, H., York, A., & Snow, J. (2017) Characterization of adult Five Element acupuncture patients in the United States. Meridians: The Journal of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, 4(3), 13-21. -Most, H, & Homan, C. (2017). Expansion of the MUIH Curriculum as Illustrated through the Treatment Planning Rubric. Meridians: The Journal of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, 4(3), 22-23. -Regnier, T. C., & Most, H. (2023, May 12). Acupuncture and physical therapy for spinal cord injury: Case report. [Poster Presentation]. MUIH Research Symposium, Laurel, MD. -Most, H., Anderson, B., Conboy, L., Ostrick, R. (2023, May 12). Improving Acupuncture Research Education for Acupuncture Students: Qualitative Research on Survey of Subject Matter Experts and Stakeholders. [Poster Presentation]. Society of Acupuncture Research Annual Conference 2023, NY, NY and MUIH Research Symposium 2023, Laurel, MD -Conboy, L., Anderson, B., Most, H., Ostrick, R. (2023, May 12). Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Students' Attitudes Towards Research: A Survey. [Poster Presentation]. Society of Acupuncture Research Annual Conference 2023, NY, NY and MUIH Research Symposium, Laurel, MD -Society of Acupuncture Research Conference, April, 2025: Roundtable convener as Chair of SAR SIG-Edu: discussion on improving acupuncture research education for acupuncture students. -Most, H. (2022, April 8). Creating a Model Acupuncture Research Curriculum: Why, What, How and Lessons Learned. [Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award recipient and featured speaker]. MUIH Research Symposium, Laurel, MD -Poster Presentation 鈥淪urvey of East Asian Medicine (EAM) Student Attitudes towards Research鈥 at SAR 2021 Conference. Published in online version of Journal for Alternative and Complementary Medicine. -Featured Poster Presentation 鈥淒evelopment of a Model Acupuncture Research Curriculum for EAM Schools at SAR 2021 Conference. Published in online version of Journal for Alternative and Complementary Medicine. -Developer and preseneter of SAR Pre-Conference Workshop, May 18, 2023 鈥淚mproving Acupuncture Research Education in Acupuncture Degree Programs鈥 -Developer and presenter of SAR Pre-Conference Workshop, June 27, 2019 鈥淩esearch Educators Roundtable鈥 designed to improve the teaching of acupuncture research in AOM schools
Professional Affiliations and Membership
Maryland Association of Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine Society for Acupuncture Research
Awards
2023 MUIH Faculty Excellence and Innovation in Service Award 2022 MUIH Research and Scholarship Award 2015 MUIH Faculty Excellence in Innovation and Service Award 2012 The Great Esteem Award (from students) for outstanding commitment to students鈥 excellence as practitioners 2011 Chi Po Award for Excellence in Teaching 2008 Heavenly Pillar Award for Service to Tai Sophia Institute 2006 Heavenly Pillar Award for Service to Tai Sophia Institute