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Chinese Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
2 Year Degree Level Diploma Course

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This two year course is a practical professional training course to enable students to achieve high standards of competance, safety and confidence as practitoners of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Students will be diagnosing and practicing on each other under supervision in a clinical environment from their very first lesson as well as being taught the theoretical understanding of what they are learning because TCM is a practical subject and is best learnt in a practical way.

The first year is taught by Paul Brecher BA FAcS MPCHM  Principal of The College of Chinese Medicine and the second year is taught by Paul Robin  Head TCM at The College of Chinese medicine and Chairman of the Acupuncture Society.

This object of this course is to achieve standards set out by the Acupuncture Society Accreditation process and is a degree level professional training course in Chinese acupuncture, herbal medicine and diagnosis, the emphasis is on achieving set standards of practical and clinicial training. Students will be treating each other during the modules and through clinical experiance combined with TCM theory to learn practical clinical skills in there correct setting.

The course will cover chinese anatomy, meridians and points, pathology, pulse reading and analysis, tongue, face, eye and skin diagnosis, knowledge of around 200 herbal medicines and thier appropriate use in clinical practice. Students will be tested on the contents of each module.

This course is taught in the same practical way that a practitioner would treat their patients, this is the way masters taught students in china through the centuries.

We hear the patient describe their symptoms and explain any western medical diagnosis they may have been given, then we use traditional chinese diagnostic methods to identify signs and formulate acupuncture and herbal formulars appropriate to the condition, either herbs, acupuncture or both.

The whole process is discussed in depth during the session.

Treatment formulations take into account what the patient has told the practitoner and what the practitoner has discovered through TCM diagnosis.  By being taught how to incorporate all this information together the student can see the big picture from the onset.

There are 24 lectures grouped together into 12 modules in both the first and second years. The lectures are on weekends, each lecture lasts 6 hours, from 10.30 am till 5.30 pm Saturday and Sunday with a one hour break for lunch.

Each module will include clinical and theoretic training in acupuncture, herbal medicine and chinese diagnosis and chinese anatomy/physiology.

These 12 modules of the first year are then repeated so that students can begin the course on any module and provided that all 12 modules are successfully completed they can then proceed to the second year which has a similar continual arrangement.

The course is designed on a modular basis to allow for our roll on roll off entrance policy, applicants can join the course starting on any module.

The first 12 modules all have a similar structure, the following things are explained within each module:

Short written test on the main points and herbs of the previous module.
The natural proceses of the organ that the module is teaching and its relationship with the other organs.
The pathway of the meridian and its connections with other organs and meridians.
The points that are used in clinical practice on that meridian, their location, the correct needdle length and depth of insertion and the correct direction.

For excessive conditions the needle is inserted against the direction of the energy flow in that meridian, for deficiency conditions the needle is inserted in the direction of the energy flow of the meridian.
Also taught are the relevant needle manipulation techniques for each point.
Diseases, illnesses and injuries that can affect that organ/meridian.
The pulse, tongue and face diagnosis that relates to that organ.
Common acupuncture and herbal formulations used to treat ailments in that organ.
With the herbal medicine the medicinal use, action and contra indication of each herb is taught as well as how the herbs work together in a formula.

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Module One - 17 and 18 April 2010 - Lungs 
Module Two - 29 and 30 May 2010 - Large Intestine
Module Three - 26 and 27 June 2010 - Spleen
Module Four - 24 and 25 July 2010 - Stomach
Module Five - 21 and 22 August 2010 - Heart
Module Six - 18 and 19 September 2010 - Small Intestine
Module Seven - 16 and 17 October 2010 - Bladder
Module Eight - 13 and 14 November 2010 - Kidneys
Module Nine - 11 and 12 December 2010 - Pericardium
Module Ten - A Saturday & Sunday in Jan 2011 - Tripple Warmer
Module Eleven - A Saturday & Sunday in Feb  2011 -GallBladder
Module Twelve - A Saturday and Sunday in March  2011 - Liver

Module One - A Saturday and Sunday in April 2011 - Lungs 
Module Two - A Saturday and Sunday in May 2011 - Large Intestine
Module Three - A Saturday and Sunday in June 2011 - Spleen
Module Four - A Saturday and Sunday in July 2011 - Stomach
Module Five - A Saturday and Sunday in August 2011 - Heart
Module Six - A Saturday & Sunday in Sept 2011 -SmallIntestine
Module Seven - A Saturday and Sunday in October 2011 - Bladder
Module Eight - A Saturday and Sunday in November 2011 - Kidneys
Module Nine - A Saturday & Sunday in Dec 2011 -Pericardium
Module Ten - A Saturday & Sunday in Jan 2012 -Tripple Warmer
Module Eleven - A Saturday & Sunday in Feb  2012 -GallBladder
Module Twelve - A Saturday & Sunday in March  2012 -Liver

The 12 second year modules will follow on a 1 weekend a month basis classes will be held at University Of London, Hughes Parry Hall, 19-26 Cartwright Gardens, London WC1H 9EF dates from april 2011 to april 2012 to be announced but will follow same pattern as year 1

The first 3 module follow the same pattern of structure as the 1st year

Module One  - Conception Meridian 
Module Two  - Govening meridian
Module Three - Hua Tors Extra points

content of the following 9 lessons

Short written test on the main points previous module content
pulse diagnosis, theory, interpretation and practice
cross correlating chinese pulse tongue and diagnostic teminology with common western conditions
detailed practical pulse analysis
common conditions and treatment by acupuncture and herbal formulations
practical needling of common use acupoints for common conditions
herbs and herbal formulations for common conditions including medicinal use and contra indication
understanding the progression from diagnosis to treatment formulation

Module Four - respiratory formulars stategies and clinical practice
Module Five - cardiovascular formulars stategies and clinical practice
Module Six -  digestive and intestinal formulars stategies and clinical practice
Module Seven -  liver spleen formulars stategies and clinical practice
Module Eight - kidney formulars stategies and clinical practice
Module Nine - viral and post viral formulars stategies and clinical practice
Module Ten - skin desease formulars stategies and clinical practice
Module Eleven -  gynacological fertility menstrual formulars stategies and clinical practice
Module Twelve - urinary tract formulars stategies and clinical practice

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Prospective students must already have Qualified in anatomy and physiology level 3 or above before they can apply to join the course.

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The course fee is £2500 per year

For any questions about the course that are not answered on this page please email Paul Brecher at paul@taiji.net or Call For More Details on 07534493888

(Please note that course fees are non-refundable)

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Paul Brecher FAcS MPCHM
About Me #01

Principal of The College of Chinese Medicine

Paul Brecher studied at Fook Sang College and later at The College of Chinese Medicine, he was also apprentice to Dr Ac Bernard Kai Lam Lee and Paul Robin.

He has been teaching and practicing Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine for over 16 years and Chinese Martial Arts and Healing Arts for 30 years. Teaching Qi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan, Bagua Chang and Wutang Shan Chuan. His ten instructional DVDs and eight books on the Chinese healing and martial arts have been translated into numerous languages and are on sale internationally.

Paul edited the English language version of the Chinese governments Qi Gong book - Knocking at the Gate of Life - and has been in the national press, on radio and on TV many times explaining and demonstrating the many great benefits of the Chinese martial and healing arts.

He has been developing the College syllabus for many years and has refined it into a systematic practical student friendly form.

Paul lectures at the College of Chinese Medicine and is also a specialist TCM consultant at the Clinic of the College of Chinese Medicine.

Interviewed by Sky TV News on 9 July 2004 to help explain to the public more about Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Interviewed by BBC Lunchtime News on 21 December 2004 and demonstrated advanced Acupuncture techniques.



Paul Robin
Paul Robin FAcS MPCHM MCAA

Head of the College of Chinese Medicine TCM faculty Chairman of the Acupuncture Society

Paul Robin has been teaching and practicing Traditional Chinese medicine for over 20 years. He was trained in the Fook Sang style by Dr Ac Bernard Kai Lam Lee (who was a TCM specialist brought over from China by the British Acupuncture Association) and qualified in 1987. Paul was Dr Lees full time apprentice and assistant for 9 years during which time he conducted research and lectured at the Fook Sang courses held at Imperial College and was President of the Fook Sang Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Practitioners Association.

In 1994 Paul founded the College of Chinese Medicine and some years later founded the Acupuncture Society in order to establish Chinese style Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in the UK.

Paul specializes in Spinal, Traditional and Chinese Medical Style Deep Needling Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Diagnosis and complex Chinese Herbal formulations.

He represents the Acupuncture Society in the Acupuncture Stakeholders Group which is working with leading members of the profession toward the future regulation of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine and preparing for the professions inclusion into the NHS.

Paul lectures at the College of Chinese Medicine and is also a specialist TCM consultant at the Clinic of the College of Chinese Medicine in Harley Street.

BBC Radio Interview Paul Robin on Youtube

Paul Robin interview in the Dailymail

paul robin bbc interview

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Please submit this form and the course tutor will respond to your email to inform you of whether you have been accepted. If you have any queries about this course please contact
Paul Brecher on 07534 493 888 or email: paul@taiji.net

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Acupuncture SocietyAcupuncture Society membershipReturn to Top ↑

Successful graduates from this course can apply for membership of the Acupuncture Society are entitled to use the abbreviations MAcS TCM after their names the society can also arrange professional indemnity insurance at a very competitive members preferential rate

all members must be insured and log 15 hours of CPD per year (8 hours courses/seminars/workshops and 7 hours home study/research)

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if they join the Society and adhere to its code of ethics rules and regulations and supply copies of their insurance.

Acupuncture Society members are exempted from Local Authority Licensing in many areas including Greater London please check with your local authority.

The annual membership to the Acupuncture Society is £50