Friday, November 5, 2010

A NEW GRANT FROM THE GUENTHER FOUNDA TION


In late July 2010, Yo San University was notified that the Henry L. Guenther Foundation has made a Grant to the University to support our partnership activities at the Pediatric Pain Unit at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).

The Guenther Foundation is a Century City based private foundation that focuses on organizations that provide health care services. The grant will help cover YSU’s 2010 expenses at CHLA and will assure that the services at CHLA, which have been recently expanded to a second shift, will continue uninterrupted.The Pediatric Pain unit at CHLA, headed by clinical psychologist, Jeffrey Gold, Ph.D., serves primarily underprivileged children who suffer from a wide range of pain symptoms including those arising from conditions such as cancer, fibromyalgia, headaches,musculoskeletal pain, rheumatoid conditions and Sickle Cell disease.

Through this program YSU interns at both the master’s and doctoral degree levels gain valuable supervised experience in the use of acupuncture for the treatment of a wide range of pain conditions.Intern supervision at the CHLA site is conducted by YSU Clinical Faculty members Brandon Horn, L.Ac. and Monika Kobylecka, L.Ac.

YSU is forever grateful to the Guenther Foundation for its foresight and generosity in designating the University for this important grant.