Marta Martinez graduated with a Doctor of Acupuncture and Integrative Health (DAIH) from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in the Spring of 2019. At MCPHS, Marta received the President’s Commitment to Diversity Award granted to the graduating acupuncture student who best exemplifies cultural competence in relationships with patients, families, peers, and the community.

Marta was born in Nicaragua. At age eight, she fled to Costa Rica with her family during the Civil war, seeking refuge before arriving in the United States to study at 18. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and French and is currently learning the Chinese language. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vermont College, pursued her pre-med studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and completed her extensive massage therapy schooling at the Body Therapy Institute.

Marta’s advanced training includes studying Chinese and Japanese acupuncture styles and Chinese medicinal herbs completed at the New England School of Acupuncture, where she was awarded her Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine. Marta received the Life Long Learning Leadership Award from the respected Oriental Medicine Doctor, Miki Shima, given to the most outstanding graduate.

Marta attended the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine in China under the tutelage of scholars Greta Young Die and Dr. Huang Huang. She was a student of the Balanced Method taught by the former Dr. Richard Tan. While completing her Doctoral degree, Marta focused her doctoral work on patients with chronic pain. She worked with Dr. Sorriano, a leading Integrative Medicine Doctor, and co-led groups of patients to reduce chronic pain at Boston Medical Center.

She is a Tai Chi student of Wolf Lowenthal of the Long River Tai Chi School. Additionally, Marta has been studying with Sharon Weizenbaum of the White Pine Institute since 2000. Currently, Marta is a participant in Sharon’s Graduate Mentorship Program.

Marta is an adjunct faculty member at Smith College. She teaches classes on health behaviors, including theoretical frameworks on health outcomes based on the CDC and current health policy.

Marta is a licensed acupuncturist by the Massachusetts board of registration in medicine and is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Trained as a coach in the Co-Active Model, she offers coaching sessions. Marta also lectures and is a consultant on acupuncture, healing, and medicinal herbs. She has been a guest speaker at Boston University, Bay Path College, Smith College, Yale University, multiple hospital facilities, and other healthcare groups.

Marta founded Stay in Touch Center in 1996. The Center is predicated, in part, on observations Marta made years ago as she pursued her training and began her practice.

I believe integrative forms of medicine help people avoid chronic illness, reduce the severity of their ailments, preserve their health, and maintain an overall sense of well-being.

During the summer of 2018, Martinez was invited to be a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (Chapter 326). This exclusive membership is the oldest in the United States of America and is offered to only the top ten percent of graduate students across the entire nation.

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