| Find Chinese medicine training in the United States and | | | | will discover that many Chinese medicine colleges and |
| Canada. Today, Chinese medicine training is readily | | | | schools often require standard prerequisites prior to |
| available in America. Students drawn to the healing | | | | enrollment. Requirements may include formal education |
| arts will find that several acupuncture and Oriental | | | | and training at a conventional college, university or |
| medicine schools offer a variety of Chinese medicine | | | | technical school. It is always wise to carefully examine |
| training programs. | | | | all academic requirements prior to applying for any |
| While a number of these academic courses include | | | | number of Chinese medicine training programs; as |
| practical Chinese medicine training in Qi gong, Tai Chi | | | | schools may vary in this aspect, as well as tuition, |
| and Tuina, there are a great many alternative medicine | | | | program lengths, accreditation, etc. |
| and conventional medicine schools that have been or | | | | Other Chinese medicine training programs commonly |
| have begun offering extensive Chinese medicine | | | | include certificate programs in Chinese herbal medicine, |
| training in acupuncture and TCM (Traditional Chinese | | | | Tai Chi, Tuina and acupressure - to name a few. |
| Medicine). | | | | Students choosing Chinese medicine training in a |
| As both a complementary and alternative healing | | | | variety of massage therapies may qualify to sit for the |
| treatment, Chinese medicine training is critical to | | | | national certification exam to become certified |
| potential healers seeking to become certified and/or | | | | massage therapists (again, this depends on course |
| licensed practitioners of the art. In modern academic | | | | curriculum and whether school meets state and/or |
| institutions, Chinese medicine training curriculums | | | | national educational requirements). |
| encompass a wide array of health classes, including | | | | If you (or someone you know) are interested in finding |
| but not limited to studies in shiatsu, acupressure, | | | | appropriate Chinese medicine training to help attain |
| acupuncture, Chinese medicine philosophies and | | | | your dream job, let education within fast-growing |
| theories, herbal medicine, moxibustion (cupping), Asian | | | | industries like massage therapy, cosmetology, |
| bodywork therapies, meridian therapy and other | | | | acupuncture, oriental medicine, Reiki, and others get |
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