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About Niambi Wellness Institute
Niambi Wellness Institute was first created in 1994 by Dr. Anika Niambi Al-Shura as an archive of herbal formulas for hand crafted salves and natural soaps. In 2010, while living in China, Dr. Al-Shura established the Educational Department and in 2012 began developing an archive of several thousand translated peer reviewed academic literature from China's CNKI on Chinese cultural history, medicine, herbs and integrative medicine. Between 2013 and 2020, Dr. Anika Niambi Al-Shura began publishing peer 16 reviewed medical textbooks through Academic Press/ Elsevier Scientific Press. Seven 1st edition companion textbook for CE courses were published between 2013 and 2014. They provided our perspectives on the basic sciences of Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine. Eight additional Intermediate sciences on Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine were published between 2019 and 2020. Niambi Wellness Press was established in 2025 to publish companion textbooks for our herbalist certification courses and some continuing education and professional development courses.
Niambi Wellness Institute was first created in 1994 by Dr. Anika Niambi Al-Shura as an archive of herbal formulas for hand crafted salves and natural soaps. In 2010, while living in China, Dr. Al-Shura established the Educational Department and in 2012 began developing an archive of several thousand translated peer reviewed academic literature from China's CNKI on Chinese cultural history, medicine, herbs and integrative medicine. Between 2013 and 2020, Dr. Anika Niambi Al-Shura began publishing peer 16 reviewed medical textbooks through Academic Press/ Elsevier Scientific Press. Seven 1st edition companion textbook for CE courses were published between 2013 and 2014. They provided our perspectives on the basic sciences of Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine. Eight additional Intermediate sciences on Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine were published between 2019 and 2020. Niambi Wellness Press was established in 2025 to publish companion textbooks for our herbalist certification courses and some continuing education and professional development courses.
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About Dr. Anika Niambi Al-Shura
My name is Dr. Anika Niambi Al-Shura. I am a United States native and born in Kentucky, and live between Kentucky and Florida. I am your main course professor and the author of medical textbooks in our resource library and all Niambi Wellness Institute courses. Some of the textbook titles were published through Elsevier Academic Press, and some textbooks were published through our in-house publisher Niambi Wellness Press.
In 2004 I graduated from East West College of Natural Medicine in Florida, earning my Bachelors degree in Professional Health Sciences and Masters degree in Oriental Medicine. I taught medical terminology and basic medical sciences in English and Chinese at Shandong Medical University, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jiujiang #1 Teaching Hospital and Tianjin Medical University from 2004 to 2013. At the same time, I studied and researched integrative medicine through internal medicine, surgery and cardiology. From 2004-2006 I studied internal medicine at China at Shandong University Hospital; internal medicine, surgery and interventional cardiology at Jiujiang #1 Teaching Hospital; and cardiology at Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. While teaching and studying in China, I also earned a doctorate degree in medical education through Universita Ambrosiana Person Centered Medicine Program in 2014. My doctoral dissertation: Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine Study Program.
In 2014, I returned to the United States. From 2017-2020, I taught health courses and Traditional Chinese Medicine courses at Everglades University in Florida. In 2023, I received a grade 6-12 teaching certificate in Health from the Florida Department of Education, and taught in local district schools.
In 2004 I graduated from East West College of Natural Medicine in Florida, earning my Bachelors degree in Professional Health Sciences and Masters degree in Oriental Medicine. I taught medical terminology and basic medical sciences in English and Chinese at Shandong Medical University, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jiujiang #1 Teaching Hospital and Tianjin Medical University from 2004 to 2013. At the same time, I studied and researched integrative medicine through internal medicine, surgery and cardiology. From 2004-2006 I studied internal medicine at China at Shandong University Hospital; internal medicine, surgery and interventional cardiology at Jiujiang #1 Teaching Hospital; and cardiology at Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. While teaching and studying in China, I also earned a doctorate degree in medical education through Universita Ambrosiana Person Centered Medicine Program in 2014. My doctoral dissertation: Integrative Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine Study Program.
In 2014, I returned to the United States. From 2017-2020, I taught health courses and Traditional Chinese Medicine courses at Everglades University in Florida. In 2023, I received a grade 6-12 teaching certificate in Health from the Florida Department of Education, and taught in local district schools.