| When you're ready to achieve your degree or | | | | Some training in traditional Chinese medicine colleges |
| certificate in one of the world's most ancient healing | | | | includes associate and bachelor degree programs as |
| arts, then you should acquire training in traditional | | | | well. These courses are often geared toward Eastern |
| Chinese medicine (TCM). With programs ranging from | | | | holistic health, nutrition, and herbal medicine. |
| certification in Tuina (Chinese medical massage) to a | | | | If you're strapped for time but want to acquire some |
| doctorate in Oriental medicine, the educational options | | | | training in traditional Chinese medicine, you can apply |
| are wide open. | | | | to one of the many Asian bodywork or Tuina |
| To earn your masters in acupuncture and Oriental | | | | certification programs. In addition to learning about |
| medicine (MSTOM), training in traditional Chinese | | | | anatomy and physiology, students enrolled in these |
| medicine entails anatomy and physiology, | | | | programs gain training in traditional Chinese medicine |
| pharmacology, acupuncture and Oriental medicine | | | | theories and philosophies, instrumental Tuina hand and |
| (fundamentals, diagnosis, and treatment); acupuncture | | | | structural techniques, Shiatsu, acupressure, Qi Gong, |
| point locations, applications and theory; acupuncture | | | | as well as basic CPR and first aid. |
| and needling techniques; auricular acupuncture (ear | | | | If you (or someone you know) are interested in |
| acupuncture), Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Chinese herbology, | | | | learning more about these or other TCM programs, |
| Eastern nutrition, Tuina, moxibustion, cupping, and | | | | let professional training within fast-growing industries |
| more. | | | | like massage therapy, naturopathy, acupuncture, |
| If you're interested in becoming a professional doctor | | | | herbal medicine, Reiki, and others get you started! |
| of acupuncture and Oriental medicine (DAOM) | | | | Explore training in traditional Chinese medicine near |
| practitioner, comprehensive training in traditional | | | | you. |
| Chinese medicine is critical. While courses vary with | | | | Training in Traditional Chinese Medicine |
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