Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 As a current student, I can say that I am overall very happy with my education. Our school has grown tremendously over my time there (when I started there were less than 100 students in the entire school; this year there were 70 in the starting class alone, with 10-20 students finishing each quarter), and the curriculum has grown with the school. I think there is still room to grow in Western Science, although we are much stronger there than we were even two years ago, and surprisingly to me some students resist any efforts to increase the quality or quantity of Western medical classes. Our business training seemed lacking when I took the classes, but when I started reading the books available for entrepreneurs and talking with students with a business background, I realized it covered everything necessary to start a practice. Perhaps I have missed some great ideas, but most of the information I have covers business plans, what advertising strategies work best, and " what worked for me " bits, and always, always, always watch cash flow. Most importantly, be the kind of practitioner your patients were looking for when they went outside the Western medical realm--one with treatments that work, who will listen to their complaints and treat them as a person instead of a disease. Finally, one of the best things about our particular program is the bodywork requirement. We are required to study either zen shiatsu or tuina, and while I was not excited about it when I began school, I now find my bodywork training a basic part of my practice in the student clinic, and hopefully once my schedule slows down, in a professional bodywork practice. I'll let you know how the real world treats my training in a few years. Teresa Green Message: 6 > Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:23:22 -0000 > " kenrose2008 " >Questions >All, >I've been trying to get a clearer understanding >of a set of issues related to education in Chinese >medicine. And I would like to ask all of you for >some help. Actually I've been working on this >for some time now and have gathered up a lot >of data and points of view from a large number >of people. But I thought I'd just pose one question >directly to all of you in the hopes that I can have >my eyes opened yet again. >So here's the question, and I look forward to >any follow up discussions that might arise: >What are the weak areas in Chinese medical >education in your personal experience of >it, either as a student, teacher, graduate, >or in whatever other capacity any of you >might have had such experience? >And just to try and keep the discussions that >might follow balanced, what are the strong >areas? >I am just trying to get a sense of what people >perceive as being done well or poorly in >their own personal experience of education >and training in Chinese medicine. >Another way to pose the question, at least >for those who have completed a training >course and are in professional practice, >might be to ask, " How well did your education >and training prepare you for the realities of >clinical practice? " Or more simply, " Could you >use what you learned in school to treat >and cure disease, to help people live healthier >longer lives, and to deal with your own health >issues effectively so as to be an example >of radiant good health? " >Or are there areas that need work? And if >so, what are they? >Many thanks to all who have a response they >might care to share. >Ken > > > ===== Teresa Green - Zen Shiatsu Therapist Austin, TX By appointment (512)787-2430 http://mypeoplepc.com/members/greentcm/greenshiatsu/ Find out what made the Top Searches of 2003 http://search./top2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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