Mark McKenzie, MOm, LAc, is a licensed acupuncturist and Oriental medicine practitioner at the Bloomington Natural Care Center and the dean of the Minnesota College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MCAOM) at Northwestern.  He graduated in 1999 from the Minnesota Institute for Acupuncture and Herbal Studies, MCAOM’s predecessor, and then attained a master’s degree in Oriental medicine from MCAOM in 2002. He received his bachelor’s degree from Augustana College (SD) in 1982 and became a nationally-certified massage therapist in 1994.

In addition to his duties at Northwestern, Mark is active with many of the national acupuncture organizations.  He currently serves as a Commissioner on the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine as well as serving on the NCCAOM Job Task Force and the AAAOM Herbal Medicine Committee Task Force.  He continues to be active with the CCAOM after stepping off the Executive Committee, most recently as Vice-President of the Council.