​​ZIBIN GUO is a professor of medical anthropology at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and a Tai Chi Chuan Master. He specializes in Applied Medical Anthropology with a focus on applying traditional healing knowledge to serve vulnerable populations. Prior to joining the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, the author served as a lecturer in the Department of Social Medicine of Harvard Medical School and the Director of Clinical Studies at New England School of Acupuncture. Funded by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and partnering with VA healthcare communities across the country, he has, since 2016, conducted instructional training for hundreds of health care providers from participating VA medical centers.