hey I'm new

[Guest guest]

hy!

my name is mirit and I'm from Israel.Ihave just finished 4 years of

studying accupuncture and chinese herbal medicine. I would like to

know how studying chinese medicine is like in the U.S?

I'm curious if I ever choose to continue studying in CA, for

example,will they recognise the four years I have studied in Israel?

 

thank you for your replies:-)

[Guest guest]

Well that is not entirely true. Recently, students from the New England School

of Acupuncture (NESA) in Massachusetts have been able to take the California

boards because NESA students who can take the purely TCM track (herbs and

Chinese acupuncture) now have the same curriculum. I do not know if they have

passed the exams, but they can at least take them (that exam is infinitely more

difficult than the Nationals). As for foreign licensed students, I knew one

guy in my school in California who was trained in Japan, and had to take all of

the Chinese medicine coursework in my school but did not have to take any of

the Western med or the clinics because he met the criteria by the school's

standards. He and I sat for the Cal exam on the same day, I can't remember if

he passed (this was long ago). I went to AIMC. I also know you can check

with that funky but lovely school in Oakland, California. The name skips my

mind but they do not require a college degree and so

they may be less stringent. They may not also be an accredited school but

that only matters if you need financing from an Educational Loan Institute.

 

We had some students who were foreign trained doctors and they did not take

any of the Western med classes though they chose to do all of the clinic hours.

 

IN other words, do not take it on face value that you will not be able to

transfer your coursework from Israel to California though I am certain you

won't be able to take the exam without a school extracting some cash out of

your pocket. I think foreign students are charged more per unit of schoolwork

as well. There is a lovely acupuncturist I met once in Napa Valley California,

I think her first name is Irit from Israel and if you can find her I'm sure she

may be really helpful as I hope this was helpful.

 

HOWEVER, it would be infinitely easier for you to practice in most other

states than California. And California has a HUGE number of acupuncturists

which is why it is so difficult to get to practice there.

 

xoxo

 

acudoc11 wrote:

California is one of two states which doesn't recognize any school or

license from ANYWHERE - even in the USA.

 

They also DO NOT recognize even the present national exam in the USA.

 

In a message dated 01/09/06 3:20:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

miritnoyman writes:

 

hy!

my name is mirit and I'm from Israel.Ihave just finished 4 years of

studying accupuncture and chinese herbal medicine. I would like to

know how studying chinese medicine is like in the U.S?

I'm curious if I ever choose to continue studying in CA, for

example,will they recognise the four years I have studied in Israel?

 

thank you for your replies:-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hey! I attend that funky school in Oakland! It is the Academy of Chinese Culture

and Health Sciences (ACCHS) and it is accredited.

 

Peace,

 

jen

-

Teresa Bois

acupuncture

Monday, January 09, 2006 1:51 PM

Re: acupuncture hey I'm new

 

 

Well that is not entirely true. Recently, students from the New England

School of Acupuncture (NESA) in Massachusetts have been able to take the

California boards because NESA students who can take the purely TCM track

(herbs and Chinese acupuncture) now have the same curriculum. I do not know if

they have passed the exams, but they can at least take them (that exam is

infinitely more difficult than the Nationals). As for foreign licensed

students, I knew one guy in my school in California who was trained in Japan,

and had to take all of the Chinese medicine coursework in my school but did not

have to take any of the Western med or the clinics because he met the criteria

by the school's standards. He and I sat for the Cal exam on the same day, I

can't remember if he passed (this was long ago). I went to AIMC. I also

know you can check with that funky but lovely school in Oakland, California.

The name skips my mind but they do not require a college degree and so

they may be less stringent. They may not also be an accredited school but

that only matters if you need financing from an Educational Loan Institute.

 

We had some students who were foreign trained doctors and they did not take

any of the Western med classes though they chose to do all of the clinic hours.

 

IN other words, do not take it on face value that you will not be able to

transfer your coursework from Israel to California though I am certain you

won't be able to take the exam without a school extracting some cash out of

your pocket. I think foreign students are charged more per unit of schoolwork

as well. There is a lovely acupuncturist I met once in Napa Valley California,

I think her first name is Irit from Israel and if you can find her I'm sure she

may be really helpful as I hope this was helpful.

 

HOWEVER, it would be infinitely easier for you to practice in most other

states than California. And California has a HUGE number of acupuncturists

which is why it is so difficult to get to practice there.

 

xoxo

 

acudoc11 wrote:

California is one of two states which doesn't recognize any school or

license from ANYWHERE - even in the USA.

 

They also DO NOT recognize even the present national exam in the USA.

 

In a message dated 01/09/06 3:20:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

miritnoyman writes:

 

hy!

my name is mirit and I'm from Israel.Ihave just finished 4 years of

studying accupuncture and chinese herbal medicine. I would like to

know how studying chinese medicine is like in the U.S?

I'm curious if I ever choose to continue studying in CA, for

example,will they recognise the four years I have studied in Israel?

 

thank you for your replies:-)