Guest guest Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Hi guys, my name is Philip and I'm new too. I'm a 28 year old doctor of western medicine from the Philippines. I am licensed to practice here and am currently preparing for the USMLE's as well. But, at the same time, I am off to nanjing in a few weeks to tackle their basic acupuncture course. I also plan to continue with their advanced course and I plan to take their special courses as they are offered. The total for the two courses is 640 hours, with half of that for clinical practice. What is your opinion on this? Thanks! Philip --- shannahickle <shannahickle wrote: > > Hi Christina > > This has been a hot topic for some time on many > lists. Sorry to > burst your bubble but there really is no short cut > to learning > Acupuncture. Being able to insert a needle is hardly > a head start as > the real question is which points to insert and how > to stimulate. > This information can only come from detailed > knowledge applied to > our special diagnostics, lots of study on point > location and > energetics, study of the classics, and on and on. In > many states, > MDs are allowed to practice acupuncture with only > 100 hours or so of > training but are not considered to be practicing > acupuncture by > those of us in the field unless they have further > training (at least > this has been the general opinion of Acu's and > teachers I have > spoken with). Traditional is an > entirely different > field from Western Medicine and very few if any of > the precepts > translate from one to the other--at least not > without deep knowledge > of both--and then it's all speculation. I suggest > you consider > enrolling in a good school and prepare to be > engrossed and > wonderfully surprised by what you learn. The age of > 40 is definitely > not too late. > Another alternative might be a shorter 2 year course > in Asian > bodywork of some kind. You get much of the same > information without > the herbal and needling classes. But don't sell > yourself or TCM > short by trying to skip to the chase. It's just a > fact that it takes > time and study to learn this wonderous medicine > safely and > effectively. Good luck!! > > Shanna Cowell L.Ac. > > acupuncture , > " revchristinahyland " > <calexa@f...> wrote: > > > > Hi All! I am new to the group, and need your > help. I am an R.N. > > with a Masters in Counseling. I have been doing > Energy work for a > > few years and am HIGHLY interested in acupuncture > because I know > it > > is effective! > > > > Here is my question: How can I as an RN get a > class to become at > > least certified in acupuncture? I am over 40 .... > so can't really > > go back to school for 4 more years. Of course, > needles are no > > stranger to me, and I have had experience with > meridians and > chakra > > energy work. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > > Regards, > > Christina > > > > Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Yes, I understand that in any kind of medicine, whether eastern or western, much more is learned from actual patient contact rather than from books. (Not that books aren't important - how can you see patients without previous study?) I'm glad that I do speak the language, albeit requiring much more practice. I sincerely hope and pray that I find a good mentor. Thanks for the advice! --- shannahickle <shannahickle wrote: > > Hi > > I can only say that after a four year BS in Biology, > 3000+ hours of > TCM training including 1000+ hours of supervised > clinical and 2 > months in China, I am still considered a novice. In > China the > training is usually 7 years or more. And without > reading and > speaking the language, there is precious little > access to meaningful > self study--I'm beginning more and more to accept > that most of the > depth lies in reading the information in the source > language. The > meanings are locked in the characters themselves. > Of course, there's nothing wrong with your start. > But one must be > wary of applying such powerful medicine without > sufficient study-- > you could end up with no results which harms our > reputation and > public confidence as well as one's one confidence as > a practitioner. > Worse, you could actually harm a patient with wrong > treatment. > To all I say, consider well your committment to > training. And more > importantly, find a mentor who you trust. > > Shanna The all-new My - What will yours do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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