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Distance Education
Curriculum Calendar
(2008-2009)
Atlantic Canada Station
Oshio College of Acupuncture and Herbology
1306 Bedford Highway
Bedford, NS, Canada, B4A 1C8
Tel: (902) 832-0688; Fax: (902) 835-3298
Web Site: www.acupuncture-ns.com Email: nm@ns.sympatico.ca
1 Paton Street
Paton
Street
Medical Clinic, Suite
231
St. John’s, NL
A1B 4S8
Tel: (709) 722-7009; Fax: (709) 722-7572
Web
Site:www.naturalhealingcenter.ca
Email: naturalhealingcentre@nf.aibn.com
Or
110-1595 McKenzie Ave.
Victoria,
BC, Canada,
V8N 1A4
Tel: (250) 360-2700;
Fax: (250) 472-6611
Web Site: www.oshio.ca Email: oshio@shaw.ca
ACADEMIC
YEAR, ENROLLMENT AND TUITION FEE
Admission
Requirements
The Center accepts applications
from all persons whom have complete a high school education, and two years
of post-secondary education (this pre-requirement may not be necessary to
applicants from outside British Columbia, Canada). OCAH seeks students who
show the potential to become caring, dedicated and skilled practitioners of
Traditional Oriental Medicine, and who can demonstrate the maturity and
preparation necessary to undertake the challenges of the program. The
Center is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. Admission is
open to all qualified applicants. Equal educational opportunities
will be provided to all persons, regardless of race, religion, gender,
national origin, marital status, sexual preference, age or physical
handicap.
Academic
Year
We enroll students three times a
year, January, May and September.
One academic year is 30 weeks. It
usually starts on the first week of each of these months. New students are
urged to register as early as possible. Late registration is accepted on
special approval of the Principal only, depending on the space
available.
You may finish the 3 year program
within two years if you do not take summer break.
Detailed schedules will be mailed to
successful applicants.
Tuition Fees and
Book and Supply Cost
The tuition for full-time students is
$9,500 in Canadian currency per academic year. $1,500 should be paid on the
first day of school year accompanied by four post-dated checks in the
amount $2,000 each, beginning the first day of the second month through the
first day of the fifth month. Tuition will not increase after enrollment.
The tuition for part time student is $205 per credit. A credit is given for
every 15 hours of study or clinical training.
Students should make allowance fore
approximately $500 in book costs and workshops per academic year, which is
not included in the tuition fee.
Application
for Admission
Interested applicants
should fill out the application form for admission and send it to the
College for consideration. A certificate of admission will be mailed to the
accepted applicant as soon as possible. A non-refundable application
fee of $100, which is not credited towards tuition, must accompany all
applications. Upon acceptance a $500.00, non refundable, tuition
deposit is required to hold your seat in the program.
Evaluation
of Academic Achievements
Each student must
attend courses regularly in order to write the final examination for a
given course. Students must achieve a minimum of 60% grade of a course
final exam in order to pass and also achieve a minimum of 70% in the
comprehensive graduation examination in order to graduate from the College.
Transfer
of Credits
Transfer of
credits from another recognized school
of TCM may be
accepted, but the number of transferred credits of one academic year should
not exceed the number of credits (hours) normally earned by a student at
the College in one academic year. The above rules and regulations are
subject to review from time to time in order to maintain and upgrade the
standards of Oshio College of Acupuncture and Herbology.
Financial
Assistance
Applicants who
are residents of British Columbia
may apply to the BC Student Assistance Program, which administers Canada
Student Loans, BC Student Loans, and BC Grants. You can apply for your
student loan online at www.bcsap.bc.ca or you call them to have an application
form mailed out to you at 1-800-561-1818. You may also get the necessary
information from their website at: www.aett.gov.bc.ca/studentservices
Applicants residing outside British Columbian may apply to get student loan
too. You should contact the student loans office in your region.
Approval
and Accreditation
Accreditation with
CTCMA
 Oshio College has successfully completed the Review Program of
CTCMA and received the Certificate of Approval issued by CTCMA on September
9, 2005. Only three out of approximately Twenty TCM schools in BC received
the Certificate of Approval and our college is the only one with the
Certificate in Victoria and on Vancouver Island, BC. Mr. Mason Loh, Q.C., Chairman of
CTCMA explained the program at a media conference relating to the Review
Program on TCM Schools in BC held by CTCMA in Vancouver on June 24, 2005:
“Firstly, the program assists prospective students of TCM to select schools
based upon third party review and approval, to pursue their education and
training. Secondly, the program ensures the public that practitioners who
will be subsequently licensed by the College after successful completion of
exams and other requirements have been educated to a reasonable standard in
this province.” Please go to www.ctcma.bc.ca for more information.
PCTIA (Formerly PPSEC)
Accreditation
 Oshio College has been accredited by the Private Career Training
Institutions Agency (PCTIA) since November, 2001. See the PCTIA web site at www.pctia.bc.ca We are
designated in British Columbia
as an "eligible Institution" under the Canada Student Loans Act.
American Accreditation
 Oshio has been evaluated by the
American Association Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
and has been found to be an eligible institution. As a result, the National
Certification Commission Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
in the United States
have added Oshio to the list of accredited schools. This means our
graduates are allowed to write the USA licensing exams.
Professional Accreditation
3 years Acupuncture program (distance Education) offered
by Oshio college is recognized by Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese
Medicine Association of Nova Scotia (www.ATCMANS.CA) and the national Association the Chinese
Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada( Nova Scotia Chapter).
All students completing the program successfully will be
accepted into both associations.
Sister
Schools for further Study
Oshio Acupuncture
and Herbology has two sister schools. The first school is Atlantic
Institute of Oriental Medicine (ATOM) located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
USA.
Credits earned at our college will be recognized by ATOM. There you
may study TCM for one academic year and receive your Bachelor Degree of
Science and Masters Degree of Oriental Medicine after completion of a
three-year TCM program at our college. The second sister school is Hunan
University of Traditional Chinese Medicine located in Changsha, China.
If you wish to receive further study in China, studying and
practicing TCM, or receiving Bachelor Degree, Master Degree or Ph.d .
THREE-YEAR
ACUPUNCTURE PROGRAM
(For Distance Education Students)
3 year acupuncture program curriculum synopses
The three year
acupuncture program consists of 2,160 teaching and training hours or
144 credits in total . Among the 2,160 hours, about 768 hours will be conducted at the local
station (about 220 hours in each of the first two years, and about 328
hours in the third year).
First
year: 9 courses and 705 hours in total.
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Course number
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Course Name
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Hours/Credits
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100
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Foundation of TCM (1)
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105/7
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101
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Diagnostics of TCM
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135/9
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102
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Herbology
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90/6
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103
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Acupuncture Theory (1)
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120/8
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104
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Anatomy &
Physiology (1)
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60/4
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105
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History &
Terminology of TCM
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45/3
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106
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TCM Self Health Care
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45/3
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107
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Qi Gong Tai Ji
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45/3
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108
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Clinic Training (1)
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60/4
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In
Total
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705/47
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Second
year: 9 courses and 705 hours in total.
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Course number
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Course Name
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Hours/Credits
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200
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CSEMLIPM*
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45/3
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201
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Formulas
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90/6
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202
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Acupuncture Theory (2)
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90/6
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203
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Equipment Safety, Clean
Needle Techniques
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45/3
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204
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Anatomy &
Physiology (2)
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60/4
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205
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Treatment Principle
& Methods
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45/3
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206
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Acupuncture Techniques
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90/6
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207
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Tui Na (Chinese
Massage)
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90/6
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208
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Clinic Training (2)
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150/10
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In
Total
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705/47
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*CSEMLIPM: Communication
Skills, Ethics, Medical Legal Issues, Practice Management
Third
year: 10 courses and 750 hours in total.
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Course number
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Course Name
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Hours/Credits
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300
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Acupuncture Treatment (a)
Internal Diseases*
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60/4
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301
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Acupuncture Treatment
(b) Gynecology & Pediatrics
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45/3
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302
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Acupuncture Treatment
(c) Trauma & Skin Diseases)
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45/3
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303
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Acupuncture Treatment
(d) Five Sense Organ Diseases
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30/2
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304
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Clinical Case Study
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45/3
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305
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Other Acupuncture
& Acupressure
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45/3
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306
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Anatomy &
Physiology (3)
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60/4
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307
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Western Medicine
Diagnostics
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60/4
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308
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Treatment of Commonly
Seen Modern Diseases
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90/6
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309
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Clinic Practice
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270/18
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In
Total
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750/50
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Note: The above program
and its courses and hours may be changed without further notice.
OUTLINE
OF COURSE OBJECTIVES
First Year (705 hrs 47 credits)
100 FOUNDATION OF
TCM
Hours
105 Credits 7
1.
Yin-Yang theory:
The basic concepts of
Yin-Yang theory; applications of Yin-Yang theory in TCM
2.
Five-element theory
The basic concepts of five-element
theory; applications of five-element theory in TCM; classifications of
objects according to five-element theory
3.
Causes of disease in TCM
External causes: six
vicious energies
Internal causes: seven
emotions
4.
Pathological changes in TCM
Pathological changes in
six meridians
5.
The principle of treatment in TCM
6.
Basic theory in acupuncture meridians
101 DIAGNOSTICS OF
TCM
Hours
135 Credits 9
1.
Four methods of diagnosis
2.
Diagnosis by observation (including tongue diagnosis)
3.
Diagnosis by hearing and smelling
4.
Diagnosis by interrogation
5.
Diagnosis by palpation (pulse diagnosis)
6.
Ba Gan Bian Zheng (8 principle syndromes diagnosis)
7.
Organ Diagnosis (Zang/Fu Bian Zheng)
8.
Qi Xue Diagnosis
9.
4-Level Diagnosis (Wei, Qi, Ying Xue Bian Zheng)
10.
6-Channel Diagnosis (Liu Jing Bian Zheng)
102 HERBOLOGY ---- HERBOLOGY OF TCM
(1)
Hours 90 Credits 6
1.
General introduction to Chinese herbology
Brief history, four
energies of herbs, five flavors of herbs, connections between energies and
flavors of herbs, movements of herbs, meridian-directing herbs,
conventional pairing of herbs, methods of taking herbs, dosages of herbs,
storage of herbs, processing of herbs.
2.
Introduction to individual herbs
In this course,
approximately 300 most frequently used herbs in their respective classes
will be discussed in detail, including introduction to their names in
Chinese (PinYing), natures, functions and indications
103 ACUPUNCTURE
THEORY
(1)
Hours
120 Credits 8
1.
The distribution and functions of meridians
The twelve meridians,
fifteen main collateral meridians, the branches of the twelve meridians,
the twelve muscular meridians, the twelve skin areas
2.
Clinical applications of meridians in diagnosis and treatment
3.
Classifications of acupuncture points, including the main acupuncture
points on the fourteen major meridians; extraordinary points, pressure
points
4.
Location, indications and functions of points on the Lung, Large Intestine,
Stomach, Spleen, Heart, Small Intestine, Urinary Bladder and Kidney
Meridians of the twelve regular meridians
104 ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY
(1) 60 Hours
Credits 4
1.
Gross surface and functional anatomy and neuro-anatomy in detail
2.
The functional anatomy of bones, joints, muscles, vessels, and nerves in an
integrated way using a regional approach
105 HISTORY AND TERMINOLOGY OF
TCM Hours 45 Credits 3
1.
Brief introduction of TCM history
2.
Pinying in the Chinese language
106 TCM SELF
HEALTH CARE
Hours 60 Credits 4
- Chinese
Acupressure, Massage, Moxa and Ginger compress for self-care
- Simple ways for
calming the mind, meditation and mindfulness in TCM
- Basic herbal
remedies, including individual medicinal and culinary herbs and
Chinese medicinal teas for health improvement
107 QI GONG &
TAI
JI
Hours
45 Credits 3
1.
Basic traditional Chinese Qi Gong theory
2.
Basic traditional Chinese Tai Ji theory
3.
Prevention of deviation of Qi Gong practice
4.
Instruction/Practice Tai Ji and Qi Gong for personal health care and basic
instruction to clients
108 CLINICAL
TRAINING
Hours 60 Credits 4
1.
Observation of clinical procedures
2.
Preparing acupuncture treatment
3.
Practicing Moxibustion
4.
Understanding clinical procedures
Second Year (705 hrs 47 credits)
200 COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND ETHICS, MEDICAL,
LEGAL ISSUES
AND PRACTICE
MANAGEMENT
Hours 45 Credits 3
1.
Behaviour of listening, counseling, explaining and teaching
2.
Working with terminal illness, chronic illness and substance abuse
3.
Record keeping, legal requirements, release of patient information
4.
Confidentiality, information concerns & referral ethics
5.
Understanding laws & regulations governing the practice of TCM and
Acupuncture in Canada
6.
Professional liability insurance
7.
Office & Clinic requirement, used needle disposal
8.
Business & professional licenses
9.
Basic accounting & bookkeeping
201
FORMULA
Hours 90 Credits 6
1.
General introduction to Traditional Chinese Herbal formulas theory,
including the principles of composing formulas with herbs
2.
Detailed instruction to about 200 most frequently used herbal formulas,
including their names in Pinying (Chinese), natures, functions, indications
and modifications
202 ACUPUNCTURE
THEORY
(2)
Hours 90 Credits
6
1.
Location, indications and functions of points on the Pericardium, Sanjiao,
Gallbladder and Liver Meridians of the twelve regular meridians
2.
Location, indications and functions of commonly used extraordinary points
3.
Indications, functions and combinations of specific points
4.
Point prescription, principles and methods of combination of points
203 EQUIPMENT
SAFETY & CLEAN NEEDLE TECHNIQUE Hours 45 Credits 3
1.
Introduction to clinical equipment
2.
Clean needle techniques
204 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
(2)
Hours 60 Credits 4
1.
Basic theory, principle and applications underlying human physiology in
Western medicine and general comparison of human physiological views of
causes of diseases between Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine
2.
Interpretation of physiological phenomena inside of the human body and
basic logical thoughts on how disease occurs and how it is treated in terms
of physiology
205 TREATMENT PRINCIPLES AND METHODS
Hours
45 Credits 3
1.
Treatment protocol based on differentiation of syndromes
2.
Three prominent factors considered in modern treatment
3.
Tonifying and reducing according to Five Element theory and Meridian theory
206 ACUPUNCTURE
TECHNIQUES
Hours 90 Credits 6
1.
Manipulations of needles, including various tonifying and reducing
manipulations
2.
Auricular Acupuncture
3.
Scalp Acupuncture
4.
Acupuncture with the Three Edge Needle
5.
Acupuncture with the Seven Star Needle
6.
Cupping
7.
Electric Acupuncture
8.
Functions, indications and manipulations of different Moxibustioin methods
9.
Prevention & treatment of acupuncture accidents
207 TUI NA
(Chinese Therapeutic
Massage)
Hours 90 Credits 6
1.
Basic overview of Chinese Tui Na techniques
2.
Practicing Chinese Tui Na (massage) and performing different manipulations
3.
Treatment of commonly seen diseases using the techniques learned
208 CLINICAL TRAINING
(2)
Hours 150
Credits 10
1.
Practicing moxibustion
2.
Making herbal formulas
3.
Discussing clinical cases with TCM doctors
4.
Practicing Acupuncture, including different needle manipulations
Third Year (750 hrs 50 credits)
300 ACUPUNCTURE
TREATMENT (a): INTERNAL MEDICINE Hours 60 Credits
4
1.
Introduction to 35 internal diseases in TCM in detail, including their
causes, pathological mechanisms, symptoms, differentiation of symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment principles and methods with acupuncture.
301 ACUPUNCTURE
TREATMENT (b): GYNECOLOGY & PEDIATRIC
DISEASES
Hours 45 Credits 3
1.
Introduction to acupuncture treatment of the following 5 broad categories
of women’s diseases
a.
Diseases of menses
b.
Diseases of morbid leukorrhea
c.
Diseases of pregnancy
d.
Postpartum diseases
e.
Women’s miscellaneous diseases
2. Introduction to
acupuncture treatment of commonly-seen children’s diseases, including their
symptoms, differentiation of syndromes and treatment principles and methods
302 ACUPUNCTURE
TREATMENT (c): TRAUMATIC INJURY & SKIN
DISEASES
Hours
45 Credits 3
1.
Introduction to acupuncture treatment of the commonly see traumatic injury,
including sports trauma
2.
Introduction to acupuncture treatment of commonly seen skin diseases
303 ACUPUNCTURE
TREATMENT (d): FIVE SENSE ORGAN DISEASES OF TCM
Hours 30 Credits 2
1.
Introduction to acupuncture treatment of commonly seen five sense organs
diseases
304 CLINICAL CASE
STUDY
Hours
45 Credits 3
1.
Study of the detailed procedure of how a disease is diagnosed and treated
in TCM
2.
Reporting, discussing and analyzing some complicated cases and their
clinical applications
305 OTHER
ACUPUNCTURE AND
ACUPRESSURE Hours 45
Credits 3
1.
History, nature and characteristics of Japanese Acupuncture
2.
Overview of the theoretical basis of Japanese Acupuncture
3.
Introduction of Japanese Meridian therapy: four examinations, six positions
pulse diagnosis and abdominal diagnosis
4.
Japanese moxibustion and cupping techniques
5.
Demonstrations and clinical practice
306 ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY
(3)
Hours 60 Credits 4
1.
Basic knowledge of pathology of Western medicine
2.
Pathophysiologic
alterations of various systems with particular focus on the musculoskeletal
system, life threatening pathologic, and pathologies that may lead to
serious disability
3.
307 DIAGNOSTICS OF
WESTERN
MEDICINE
Hours 60 Credits 4
1.
The basic theory of diagnostics of Western Medicine
2.
The commonly-used clinical diagnostic methods of Western medicine, with
stress on physical diagnostic methods and indexes of some important and
frequently seen laboratory tests, including checking blood pressure, body
temperature, heart beating, as well as normal indexes of regular blood
tests and some blood test for special diseases such as hepatitis, diabetes,
and some immune diseases
308 TREATMENT OF
COMMONLY SEEN MODERN DISEASES Hs.
90 Crs. 6
1.
Introduction to application of
acupuncture for treatment of about 30 commonly seen modern diseases,
including depression, bipolar, tumors, addiction to drug, alcohol or
smoking, over weight.
309 CLINICAL
PRACTICE
Hours 270 Credits 18
1.
Practicing moxibustion
2.
Making herbal formulas
3.
Discussing and presenting clinical cases with Clinical Physicians of TCM
4.
Practicing acupuncture
5.
Safe needle techniques
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