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Doctor of Acupuncture with a Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialization

Curriculum Overview

The curriculum for the professional Doctor of Acupuncture with a Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialization program provides comprehensive education and training in the following areas:

  • Cultural and philosophical foundations of traditional Chinese medicine;
  • Chinese language with a focus on medical terminology;
  • Analysis of classical Chinese medical texts (Wen Bing Xue, Jin Gui Yao Lue, Shang Han Lun, etc...)
  • Traditional Chinese medical concepts (physiology, pathology, diagnostics, point location, and point energetics);
  • Acupuncture treatment principles and practical skills;
  • Tui Na;
  • Traditional Chinese herbal medicine and dietary therapy;
  • Related studies, including introductory Chinese language skills, ethics, and practice management;
  • Qi Development;
  • Laboratory and other diagnostic findings;
  • Nutrition;
  • Health Care Systems and Policy;
  • Professional Development;
  • Biomedical clinical sciences to a level required for competence in contemporary practice of acupuncture and Chinese medicine;
  • Clinical internship.

Clinical requirements include a minimum of 150 hours of observation/assistantship and 900 hours of supervised clinical practice.

Core Courses


Chinese Medicine Foundations

ACF-5101CHINESE MEDICAL PATHOLOGY 1

5
ACF-5102CHINESE MEDICAL PATHOLOGY 2

4
ACF-5200ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT STRATEGY

3
ACF-5201DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS IN CHINESE MEDICINE

1
ACF-6000ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS

1
ACF-6101ACUPUNCTURE CLINICAL MEDICINE 1

3
ACF-6102ACUPUNCTURE CLINICAL MEDICINE 2

3
ACF-6103ACUPUNCTURE CLINICAL MEDICINE 3

3
ACF-6300ACUPUNCTURE REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS

2
ACF-8200HUANG DI NEI JING

3
ACT-5101ACUPUNCTURE POINT LOCATION 1

2
ACT-5102ACUPUNCTURE POINT LOCATION 2

2.5
HBM-5000TRADITIONAL CHINESE FOOD THERAPY

2
PRS-5001MANDARIN 1

1

Techniques and Methods

ACF-5300ACCESSORY TECHNIQUES

1.5
ACT-5100TAI JI

0.5
ACT-5201NEEDLING TECHNIQUES 1

1.6
ACT-5202NEEDLING TECHNIQUES 2

2.5
ACT-5203ADVANCED NEEDLING TECHNIQUES

1
ACT-5400MEDICAL ASEPSIS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

0.4
ACT-5500TUI NA

1
ACT-5600MUSCULOSKELETAL TREATMENT

2.5

Clinical Education

BLS-5201BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

0
CLE-5001CLINICAL OBSERVATION 1

1.5
CLE-5002CLINICAL OBSERVATION 2

1
CLE-5003CLINICAL OBSERVATION 3

1
CLE-5004CLINICAL OBSERVATION 4

1.5
CLE-5200PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND INTERACTIVE SKILLS

3
CLE-5501CLINIC INTERNSHIP 1

2
CLE -5502CLINIC INTERNSHIP 2

2
CLE-5503CLINIC INTERNSHIP 3

2
CLE-5504CLINIC INTERNSHIP 4

2
CLE-6505CLINIC INTERNSHIP 5

2
CLE-6506CLINIC INTERNSHIP 6

2
CLE-6507CLINIC INTERNSHIP 7

2
CLE-6508CLINIC INTERNSHIP 8

2
CLE-6509CLINIC INTERNSHIP 9

2
CLE-8510CLINIC INTERNSHIP 10

2
CLE-8511CLINIC INTERNSHIP 11

2
CLE-8512CLINIC INTERNSHIP 12

2
CLE-8513CLINIC INTERNSHIP 13

2
CLE-8514CLINIC INTERNSHIP 14

2
CLE-8515CLINIC INTERNSHIP 15

2

Doctoral

PRS-8100DOCTORAL SEMINAR 1

1
PRS-8200DOCTORAL SEMINAR 2

1
PRS-8300DOCTORAL SEMINAR 3

1
PRS-8400DOCTORAL SEMINAR 4

1

Herbal Education

AWM-7300PHARMACOLOGY FOR CHINESE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 2

2
HBM-7001MATERIA MEDICA 1

3
HBM-7002MATERIA MEDICA 2

3
HBM-7003MATERIA MEDICA 3

3
HBM-7101HERBAL FORMULAS AND STRATEGIES 1

3
HBM-7102HERBAL FORMULAS AND STRATEGIES 2

3
HBM-7103HERBAL FORMULAS & STRATEGIES 3

3
HBM-7201HERBAL CLINICAL MEDICINE 1

3
HBM-7202HERBAL CLINICAL MEDICINE 2

3
HBM-7400HERBAL DISPENSARY MANAGEMENT

1
HBM-7500HERBAL REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS

4
HBM-8001HERBAL CLASSICS 1: WEN BING XUE

3
HBM-8002HERBAL CLASSICS 2: SHANG HAN LUN

3
HBM-8003HERBAL CLASSICS 3: JIN GUI YAO LUE

3
PRS-8002MANDARIN 2

1
PRS-8003MANDARIN 3

1

Biomedicine Western Medicine

AWM-5000/MED-1000MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

1
AWM-5101/ANP-1100ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1

4
AWM-5102ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2

4
AWM-5202/DCS-8721EMERGENCY CARE

1.5
AWM-5300NEEDLING ANATOMY

2.5
AWM-5401PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 1

2
AWM-5402PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2

2
AWM-5500WESTERN MEDICAL SCREENING

2.5
AWM-6101TOPICS IN CARDIOPULMONARY HEALTH

1.5
AWM-6102TOPICS IN ORTHOPEDIC HEALTH

1.5
AWM-6103TOPICS IN NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH

3
AWM-6104TOPICS IN PEDIATRIC, OBSTETRIC AND WOMEN'S HEALTH

3
AWM-6106TOPICS IN ENDOCRINE AND MALE URO-GENITAL HEALTH

1.5
AWM-6105TOPICS IN DIGESTIVE HEALTH

1.5
AWM-6200NUTRITION

3
PRS-5300FOUNDATIONS OF EVIDENCE INFORMED PRACTICE

2

Professional Development

INCR-6001FOUNDATIONS OF INTEGRATIVE CARE

1
PRS-6000MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS

1
PRS-6100ESTABLISHING A SUCCESSFUL TCM PRACTICE

2
PRS-6101INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS BASICS

2

 

Total Program Credits: 176