I did my sabbatical year in Malaysia, and had a blast.
Even visited the "clinic" owned by the famous "Dr.", and met a few of the forum posters and bloggers and others who were equally concern about fraudulent degrees and credentials. It seems that fradulent degrees are rampant in Malaysia.
Out of the blue, I received an e-mail from a Malaysian friend two days ago, asking about an Edison University of Technology. Bottom line is I have never heard of it and I believe it has sorted itself out (as a diploma mill).
My curiousity, however, was piqued. I visited my old friend's
website. It appears now that s/he is up to his/her old tricks. No longer a professor, she is now calling herself a "Dr." again ... and new credentials:
Dr. Jessie Chung NP,CMD,HMD
-NP(Naturopathic Physician, ANMCB)
-CMD (Chinese Medical Doctor, MTCMPA)
-HMD(Homeopathic Doctor,MHDA)
-Board Certified Naturopathic Physician (American Naturopathic Medical Certification Board, ANMCB)
-Board Certified Naturopathic Practitioner (Malaysian Society of Complementary Therapist, MSCT)
-Board Certified Chinese Medical Doctor (CMD) (Malaysia TCM Practitioners Association)
-M.Sc (University of Health Science,Hawaii USA)
-B.Sc (Oriental Medical Institute, Hawaii, USA)
-Bachelor of Homeopathic Medical Science (Homeo Research & Educational Institute, M’sia)
-Certified Nutritional Consultant (AANC,USA)
-Diploma in Diet & Nutrition (ITEC, UK)
-Diploma in Fitness & Nutrition (ICS, Pennsylvania, USA)
-Certificate in Internal & Cancer Therapy (The China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guang An Men Hospital, Beijing, China)
-Member of American Naturopathic Medical Association(ANMA)
-Member of American Association of Nutritional Consultants(AANC)
-Member of Malaysian Homeopathic Doctor’s Association(MHDA)
On this side of the pond, the ANMCB is a dubious certification body ... so being an invigilator, examiner & lecturer of this body is equally dubious. ANMCB was created to take fradulently advantage of some confusion in the certification/accreditation of naturopaths in the US.
Since 2003, under pressure from the US government, two legitimate certification/accreditation bodies were created and recognized: American Naturopathic Certification Board (ANCB) and the American Naturopathic Medical Accreditation Board (ANMAB). Naturopathy in the US is slowly being legitimized with a 4 year post-baccalaureate NDs or NMDs.
What's with all these fake credentials Jessie? To her credit, she has dropped her fake doctorates, but is still insistent on listing her diploma mill degrees from Hawaii. Till today, she has not come clean with the year of graduation or even a website of the universities.
Technically she cannot be called a "Dr.", fake doctorates not withstanding, as she does not have a doctorate (although the dentist
Dr. Tiew did attest to seeing her dissertation), nor does she posseses a "doctor" degree.
Whatever the reason, Malaysians are impressed enough for her to open 5 more stores in August and an Academy (Natural Health Naturopathic Academy). I am surprised she is not offering PhDs and calling it a university while she is at it.
Or is that part of a bigger plan?
