Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Hi! I studied chinese Medicine over seas. I would like some info on A) do i need to pass a test or get some sort of license to practice in the USA b) how can i continue my studies in the states do I need to take sats or is my schooling enough to get me in? Thanks Regards Chanalee _______________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Hi Chanalee! Most states require a test, quite a few go by the NCCA test. There was one state that just let you practice, but that may have changed. I can't remember which state that was. Check with the schools for more information. Do a google search on acupuncture schools to find their web sites. How far are you in school? Regards, Pete At 06:49 AM 8/1/04 +0000, you wrote: >Hi! >I studied chinese Medicine over seas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Chanalee, Most states require that you pass the NCCAOM Acupuncture Exam (some are now requiring the Herb Exam as well). Following is info from their website on: Notice to Applicants Educated Outside the United States Beginning August 11, 2001, all NCCAOM applicants who received their acupuncture/Chinese herbology education outside the USA must have their educational documents reviewed by an independent foreign education credential service. The fee for the foreign education review is $300. A completed Foreign Education Review Application must be submitted to the NCCAOM along with the NCCAOM application, all fees and supporting documents. Please refer to the NCCAOM Candidate Handbook for information regarding NCCAOM eligibility requirements. Application for Foreign Education Credentials Review (in PDF format) To view and print PDF files you must have the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader loaded on your computer. Click on the logo to the left to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader. AACRAO Evaluated Schools ATTENTION: CANDIDATES WITH FOREIGN EDUCATION Since NCCAOM's implementation of the foreign education credentials review requirement in 2001, applicants who graduated from the following schools outside the United States have been evaluated by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). If a school appears on this list, it means that AACRAO has evaluated prior applicants from this institution and that, (1) the school is recognized by the Ministry of Education, or an equivalent governmental body in the country in which it is located AND that, (2) after a case-by-case evaluation of each applicant's transcript, the program of education completed at that school is substantially equivalent to a program at a school accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). All candidates for NCCAOM certification applying through the formal education route of eligibility must meet these requirements. This list of schools is provided for informational purposes only to let prospective applicants who are graduates of these schools know that they may be eligible for NCCAOM certification. If you attended a school on this list, you will not automatically be regarded as eligible for NCCAOM certification. Your graduation transcript will be individually evaluated by AACRAO to ensure that it is substantially equivalent to an ACAOM-approved program. If AACRAO determines that your program is not substantially equivalent, then you will not be eligible for certification by NCCAOM. This list will be updated periodically as additional schools are evaluated. For more information and an application for the foreign credentials review program, IF YOUR SCHOOL DOES NOT APPEAR ON THIS LIST, IT MAY MEAN THAT NO ONE HAS YET APPLIED TO NCCAOM FROM YOUR SCHOOL. INSTITUTIONS EVALUATED BY AACRAO Anhui College of Traditional Australian College of Natural MedicineBeijing College of Acupuncture and OrthopedicsBeijing Union UniversityBeijing University of Traditional Belhua UniversityChangchun College of Traditional Chengdu University of Traditional China Academy of Traditional China Medical CollegeDaejeon UniversityDongguk UniversityDongshin UniversityFuijian University of Traditional Gansu College of Traditional Chinese MedicineGuangxi College of Traditional Guangzhou University of Traditional Hebei Medical University of Traditional Chinese MedicineHeilongjiang College of Traditional Henan Traditional UniversityHonqiao Staff and Workers UniversityHubei College of Traditional Hunan Academy of Traditional Hunan College of Traditional Inner Mongolia College of Traditional Mongolian Medicine (College of the Nei Monggol)International College of TCM of VictoriaKyung Hee University, KoreaKyungsan UniversityKyungwon UniversityLiaoning College of Traditional Liaoning College of Traditional , Adult EducationMeiji University of OMMilitary Medicine School of Jinan Military Command of the People’s Liberation ArmyNanjing University of Traditional New Zealand School of Acupuncture and TCMOshio College of Acupuncture and HerbologyPai Chai UniversityQingdao Medical CollegeQinghai Medical CollegeSecond Military Medical UniversityShandong University of Traditional , Formerly Shandong College of Traditional Shanghai First Medical College (now: FUDAN University)Shanghai University of Traditional Shanxi Medical University of ChinaTianjin College of Traditional Tianjin Medical CollegeToronto School of TCMWonkwang UniversityXinjiang College of TCMYanbian UniversityYunnan College of Traditional Zhejiang College of TCM As of February 2003 You can check out their site for additional info (http://www.nccaom.org/home.htm) as well as State licensing numbers, webs, etc. California has their own state exam and does not require the NCCAOM. Some states also require a State Exam in addition to the NCCAOM (New Mexico, Texas and one or two others). As far as continuing education, depends on where you are in your studies (most, if not all, programs here are 4-year Master degrees). Your best bet would be to contact individual colleges. Hope this helps. Sincerely, Kathleen Mathews chanalee kaplan-Arusy <chanchabk12 wrote: Hi! I studied chinese Medicine over seas. I would like some info on A) do i need to pass a test or get some sort of license to practice in the USA b) how can i continue my studies in the states do I need to take sats or is my schooling enough to get me in? Thanks Regards Chanalee _______________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page – FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ Membership requires that you do not post any commerical, swear, religious, spam messages,flame another member or swear. http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. 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Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Dear Chanalee, It really depends on exactly what aspects of Chinese medicine you wish to practice and in what state. If you wish to practice acupuncture, then you must get licensed and the excellent information Kathleen sent you will apply. If you want to practice herbs, qi-gong, tui-na, moxibustion and the like, you have many more options as few states have specific regulations that would require licensing for these although in most states, you may have difficulty getting a clear answer as to what would be considered legal. In California, legislations was recently passed to allow great freedom to practice virtually any type of medical/healing service as long as it did not include those specifically requiring licensing (western medicine, acupuncture, chiropractic, etc.) and as long as you follow very simple requirements to inform your clients what you do and that you do not practice " medicine " . If you are thinking of practicing elements of Chinese medicine that would not include acupuncture, perhaps you can write back with more information and about what you intend to practice and where and then I (and others on this list) might be able to give you more advice. Matt Bauer - " Kathleen Mathews " <kthmathews2003 <Chinese Medicine > Sunday, August 01, 2004 7:42 AM Re: SCHOOLING INFO NEEDED! Chanalee, Most states require that you pass the NCCAOM Acupuncture Exam (some are now requiring the Herb Exam as well). Following is info from their website on: Notice to Applicants Educated Outside the United States Beginning August 11, 2001, all NCCAOM applicants who received their acupuncture/Chinese herbology education outside the USA must have their educational documents reviewed by an independent foreign education credential service. The fee for the foreign education review is $300. A completed Foreign Education Review Application must be submitted to the NCCAOM along with the NCCAOM application, all fees and supporting documents. Please refer to the NCCAOM Candidate Handbook for information regarding NCCAOM eligibility requirements. Application for Foreign Education Credentials Review (in PDF format) To view and print PDF files you must have the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader loaded on your computer. Click on the logo to the left to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader. AACRAO Evaluated Schools ATTENTION: CANDIDATES WITH FOREIGN EDUCATION Since NCCAOM's implementation of the foreign education credentials review requirement in 2001, applicants who graduated from the following schools outside the United States have been evaluated by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). If a school appears on this list, it means that AACRAO has evaluated prior applicants from this institution and that, (1) the school is recognized by the Ministry of Education, or an equivalent governmental body in the country in which it is located AND that, (2) after a case-by-case evaluation of each applicant's transcript, the program of education completed at that school is substantially equivalent to a program at a school accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM). All candidates for NCCAOM certification applying through the formal education route of eligibility must meet these requirements. This list of schools is provided for informational purposes only to let prospective applicants who are graduates of these schools know that they may be eligible for NCCAOM certification. If you attended a school on this list, you will not automatically be regarded as eligible for NCCAOM certification. Your graduation transcript will be individually evaluated by AACRAO to ensure that it is substantially equivalent to an ACAOM-approved program. If AACRAO determines that your program is not substantially equivalent, then you will not be eligible for certification by NCCAOM. This list will be updated periodically as additional schools are evaluated. For more information and an application for the foreign credentials review program, IF YOUR SCHOOL DOES NOT APPEAR ON THIS LIST, IT MAY MEAN THAT NO ONE HAS YET APPLIED TO NCCAOM FROM YOUR SCHOOL. INSTITUTIONS EVALUATED BY AACRAO Anhui College of Traditional Australian College of Natural MedicineBeijing College of Acupuncture and OrthopedicsBeijing Union UniversityBeijing University of Traditional Belhua UniversityChangchun College of Traditional Chengdu University of Traditional China Academy of Traditional China Medical CollegeDaejeon UniversityDongguk UniversityDongshin UniversityFuijian University of Traditional Chinese MedicineGansu College of Traditional Guangxi College of Traditional Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese MedicineHebei Medical University of Traditional Heilongjiang College of Traditional Henan Traditional UniversityHonqiao Staff and Workers UniversityHubei College of Traditional Hunan Academy of Traditional Hunan College of Traditional Inner Mongolia College of Traditional Mongolian Medicine (College of the Nei Monggol)International College of TCM of VictoriaKyung Hee University, KoreaKyungsan UniversityKyungwon UniversityLiaoning College of Traditional Liaoning College of Traditional , Adult EducationMeiji University of OMMilitary Medicine School of Jinan Military Command of the People's Liberation ArmyNanjing University of Traditional New Zealand School of Acupuncture and TCMOshio College of Acupuncture and HerbologyPai Chai UniversityQingdao Medical CollegeQinghai Medical CollegeSecond Military Medical UniversityShandong University of Traditional , Formerly Shandong College of Traditional Shanghai First Medical College (now: FUDAN University)Shanghai University of Traditional Shanxi Medical University of ChinaTianjin College of Traditional Tianjin Medical CollegeToronto School of TCMWonkwang UniversityXinjiang College of TCMYanbian UniversityYunnan College of Traditional Zhejiang College of TCM As of February 2003 You can check out their site for additional info (http://www.nccaom.org/home.htm) as well as State licensing numbers, webs, etc. California has their own state exam and does not require the NCCAOM. Some states also require a State Exam in addition to the NCCAOM (New Mexico, Texas and one or two others). As far as continuing education, depends on where you are in your studies (most, if not all, programs here are 4-year Master degrees). Your best bet would be to contact individual colleges. Hope this helps. Sincerely, Kathleen Mathews chanalee kaplan-Arusy <chanchabk12 wrote: Hi! I studied chinese Medicine over seas. I would like some info on A) do i need to pass a test or get some sort of license to practice in the USA b) how can i continue my studies in the states do I need to take sats or is my schooling enough to get me in? Thanks Regards Chanalee _______________ MSN Toolbar provides one-click access to Hotmail from any Web page - FREE download! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200413ave/direct/01/ Membership requires that you do not post any commerical, swear, religious, spam messages,flame another member or swear. http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. 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Guest guest Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 Chanalee, Although the practice of acupuncture requires a license in most states, to practice as an herbalist does not. There are many Chinese herbalists practicing throughout the U.S. who are non-licensed, including myself. Here are some articles that document the precautions you would need to take: http://www.rmhiherbal.org/a/f.ahr3.rights.html The right to practice herbology, legal history and basis http://www.rmhiherbal.org/a/f.ahr5.summ.html Herbalists' guidelines for avoiding the practice of medicine Recently, Health Freedom Acts passed in the states of California, Rhode Island, and Minnesota make it even easier. All you need to do is to present each prospective client with an accurate, printed summary of your education, experience, and other relevant credentials, and a disclaimer that you are not a medical doctor. Some people also recommend having the client sign an informed consent form, explicitly agreeing to the nature of your services. (The preceding is intended as educational information only, not legal advice, for which you should consult an attorney if you feel this to be necessary.) ---Roger Wicke, PhD, TCM Clinical Herbalist contact: www.rmhiherbal.org/contact/ Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute, Hot Springs, Montana USA Clinical herbology training programs - www.rmhiherbal.org > Sun, 01 Aug 2004 06:49:20 +0000 > " chanalee kaplan-Arusy " <chanchabk12 >SCHOOLING INFO NEEDED! > >Hi! >I studied chinese Medicine over seas. >I would like some info on >A) do i need to pass a test or get some sort of license to practice in the >USA >b) how can i continue my studies in the states do I need to take sats or is >my schooling enough to get me in? >Thanks >Regards >Chanalee > ---Roger Wicke, PhD, TCM Clinical Herbalist contact: www.rmhiherbal.org/contact/ Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute, Hot Springs, Montana USA Clinical herbology training programs - www.rmhiherbal.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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