Chinese Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Enrollment Application
2 Year TCM Degree Level Diploma Course in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Traditional Chinese Diagnosis
Admissions Policy
Prospective students must already have Qualified in anatomy and physiology level 3 or above before they can apply to join the course.
Course Content
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 course fee is £2500 per year. 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 on any of the following dates:
The first 12 modules all have a similar structure, the following things are explained within each module:
Short written test on the main points previous module content.
The natural proceses of the organ that the module is teaching (please see above) 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.
Dates for the 12 first year modules
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 and Sunday in January 2011 - Tripple Warmer
Module Eleven - A Saturday and Sunday in Febuary 2011 - Gall Bladder
Module Twelve - A Saturday and Sunday in March 2011 - 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
For entry on to the course please fill out the application form.
APPLICATION FORM FOR ACUPUNCTURE & HERBS COURSE
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
we reserve the right to change course venues from time to time participants will be advised in advance of any changes