Dr. Kim Windschauer

My success is not because of any one thing I have done, but rather the understanding, refinement, and perfection of things I have not done well.

Clarity of Purpose: I don't just do work - I always understand the "why " behind it. This clarity keeps my decisions aligned with my purpose.

Depth and Integration of knowledge: I start below the surface level. I prefer to establish approaches rather than follow the approach of others.

Comfort with Responsibility: I don't outsource accountability. This builds trust with colleagues, patients, and collaborators in the medical field.

High standards paired with care: I have never lowered my standards to fit in. I have exceptionally high standards for myself and all others I encounter, however I do not lead without compassion. Because to lead with brevity or aloofness is not to lead at all.

Continuous Refinement: Can this be clearer? Can this be more precise? Can I heal faster? Can I work better for patients, staff and colleagues? I ask these questions of myself everyday.

I believe success comes with the clarity of purpose with an unquenchable depth of desire to understand. In the space where those two concepts meet is success.

Don't settle to simply practice a skill- Prefect it into reproducible systems. Do - Define - Impower: Build something that outlives your effort.

My advice to young women entering this field is - If you are the best in the room - build a bigger room. Look at what’s in front of you and think about how you can elevate yourself in order to elevate your outcome—use your knowledge and experiences to create more positive opportunity, not simply positive change. That way, when opportunity knocks you can answer the door with confidence. Don't ever stay siloed. Educate. Certify. Refine. Never chase titles. Build infrastructure.

The biggest challenge in the field of acupuncture also leads to the biggest opportunity. In my field this is not awareness, technology or even the dark cloud of skepticism. Rather it is in the language of the medicine. Our practitioners are doing very sophisticated work with objectively strong outcomes, yet the field struggles to explain why it works in understandable medical terminology, standardize how it is applied, and scale the replicability and reproducibility of the medicine. This consistently creates reliance on style versus systems, tension between tradition and science supported research, brilliant work that stays local instead of institutionalized, and continued difficulty integrating with other medical practitioners. The nervous system does not fit neatly into existing silos. Instead, it fills in all the spaces between them. Because of this neuropuncture touches Neurology, Endocrinology, Immunology, Pain Management, and Reproductive medicine just to name a few. No single discipline owns this space. And because of that, someone needs to define it! This is the root of the challenge AND opportunity! I am not just looking to treat patients. I am looking to address the gap by turning tactic into explicit framework, elevate the language so that acupuncturists communicate seamlessly with MD's and build clinic models that can be trusted, taught, and transferred. We no longer should be referring to our medicine as a craft, but instead a medical application that is clinically reproducible through perfection, elevated research and scalable discipline. This will elevate our medicine.

I value Integrity of Signal: Truth over convenience. I look for what actually works over what is easy or widely accepted. I correct imperfection even if it is uncomfortable. I care about why something works, not just that it works, because if you don't understand why something works - then it simply doesn't work at all.

I value Stewardship: Responsibility beyond myself. I think in terms of care, continuity, and consequence. Patient's are not numbers, they are entrusted to me. Knowledge isn't owned, it should be perfected, protected and passed along. Systems matter because they are reproducible, scalable, and teachable. They can outlive your effort.

I value Precision and Compassion: warmth and rigor are not opposites. I can demand clarity, structure and standards without compromising warmth, compassion, and connection.

I value Mastery through Understanding: I respect competence not titles. I will dig until things make sense at a systemic level. I will always distrust shortcuts that bypass understanding, and I firmly believe confidence is earned, not claimed.

I value Autonomy with Accountability: I believe in independence with structure. I value the freedom to think and innovate and also value the standards, documentation and ethics behind this privilege.

I value Legacy: I want to build what will last. I do not want success without continuity. I will continue to invest time where it compounds in order to protect what I have built, with confidence that it will work- even if I am not in the room.

This value system is my truth in both my family and my work.