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Overview
Doctor of TCM
TCM Practitioner
Acupuncture Diploma
Course Descriptions
TCM Wellness–Yang Sheng Certificate
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner
(TCMP) Diploma Program
The International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Victoria
offers a four-year academic diploma: the Traditional Chinese Medicine
Practitioner (TCMP). The curriculum adheres to the same program
taught in modern China and includes courses in Chinese Acupuncture,
Herbology, Diagnosis, Tuina, Qi Gong, Diet Therapy and many other
comprehensive classes. The TCMP diploma qualifies its graduates
to take a licensing examination to become a Registered TCM Practitioner
(R.TCMP). The TCM Practitioner program consists of a total of
2,615 hours of instruction including 660 hours of clinical training
in four academic years.
Program Outline
| First
Year |
685 hrs (565
hrs theory, 120 hrs clinic) in 23 credits |
| Semester One |
Credits |
| 100 Foundations of TCM |
3 |
| 103 Chinese Acupuncture I |
2 |
| 104 Western Anatomy/Physiology |
3 |
105 History, Terminology of TCM and Chinese
Language |
1 |
| 106 Clinical Observation, Qi Gong Practice |
2 |
| 108 Communication Skills, Ethics |
0.5 |
| Semester Two |
Credits |
| 101 Diagnosis in TCM |
3 |
102 Chinese Herbology
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3 |
| 103 Chinese Acupuncture I |
1.5 |
| 104 Western Anatomy/Physiology |
1 |
| 106 Clinical Observation, Qi Gong Practice |
2 |
| 109 Acupoint Location |
1 |
| Second
Year |
630 hrs (510
hrs theory, 120 hrs clinic) in 21 credits |
| Semester One |
Credits |
| 200 TCM Internal Medicine/Emergency Thought |
1.5 |
| 202 Formulas |
4 |
| 203 Chinese Acupuncture II |
1.5 |
| 206 Tui Na I |
1 |
| 207 Clinical Pre-practice |
2 |
| 208 Pathology/Microbiology/Immunology |
1 |
| Semester Two |
Credits |
| 200 TCM Internal Medicine/Emergency Thought |
1.5 |
| 201 TCM Gynecology |
2 |
| 203 Chinese Acupuncture II |
1.5 |
| 205 Five Sense Diseases and Pediatrics |
1 |
| 207 Clinical Pre-practice |
2 |
| 208 Pathology/Microbiology/Immunology |
1 |
| 209 Surface Anatomy |
1 |
| Third
Year |
690 hrs (450
hrs theory, 240 hrs clinic) in 23 credits |
| Semester One |
Credits |
| 300 Chinese Acupuncture III |
2 |
| 301 TCM External Medicine and Dermatology |
1 |
| 302 Shang Han Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lue |
1 |
| 304 Clinical Practice |
4 |
| 306 Tui Na II |
1 |
| 307 Western Diagnosis/Laboratories Diagnosis |
1 |
308 Application of Diagnosis and Treatment
in
Acupuncture & TCM |
1 |
| Semester Two |
Credits |
| 300 Chinese Acupuncture III |
2 |
| 302 Shang Han Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lue |
1 |
| 303 TCM Preventative Medicine |
1 |
| 304 Clinical Practice |
4 |
| 305 Three Acupoint Therapy |
1 |
| 306 Tui Na II |
1 |
| 309 Introduction to Western Pharmacology |
1 |
| 310 Modern Herbal Pharmacology/Toxicology |
1 |
| Fourth
Year |
600 hrs (420
hrs theory, 180 hrs clinic) in 20 credits |
| Semester One |
Credits |
| 400 Chinese Acupuncture IV |
3 |
| 401 Advanced TCM Internal Medicine |
2 |
| 404 Single and Double Acupoints |
1 |
| 405 Western Internal Medicine |
1.5 |
| 408 Clinical Practice |
3 |
| Semester Two |
Credits |
| 402 TCM Gerontology |
1 |
| 403 TCM Psychology |
1 |
| 406 TCM Classic Texts: Nei jing and Wen Bing |
1 |
407 Case Study, Clinically-Proven Formulas,
and Licensing Exam Review |
3.5 |
| 408 Clinical Practice |
3 |
See Course Descriptions for more details
on each course.
One credit is equal to 30-40 hours of lectures, exams, study sessions,
field trips, clinic time, and research time.
Courses are subject to change. |
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