Abbreviations...
NCCAOM: National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
NCCA: National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists. This is the old term for what we now call the NCCAOM.
PEPLS: Practical Examination of Point Locations Skills.
CNT : Clean Needle Technique.
NACSCAOM: The National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. This is their old name. Their new name is the ACAOM or Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
D.O.: Doctor of Osteopathy.