Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Rachel, you forgot historical. I think you will find other very intelligent people who agitated. doug On Jan 22, 2006, at 1:35 AM, Chinese Medicine wrote: I greatly admire artists, but there are realities affecting TCM that have nothing to do with art. You can continue to believe that TCM is some sort of holy art, with no business, professional, regulatory, legislative or cultural factors affecting it, sorry, but the world just doesn't work that way. If TCM were only an art, it would not be regulated as a licensed health care profession. It's as simple as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 rachel wrote: > > I greatly admire artists, but there are realities affecting TCM that > have nothing to do with art. You can continue to believe that TCM is > some sort of holy art, with no business, professional, regulatory, > legislative or cultural factors affecting it, sorry, but the world > just doesn't work that way. If TCM were only an art, it would not > be regulated as a licensed health care profession. It's as simple as > that. > one of the realities to TCM is that one needs credentials of a practical nature to be able to practice the Art such as a licentiate ship or a National Boards > If TCM were only an art, it would not be regulated as a licensed health care profession. It's as simple as that. > certainly TCM is, as you say, not simply an Art, and is regulated as a licensed health care profession just out of curiosity, which one of your credentials licenses you to practice as a TCM professional or an acupuncturist? dr holmes www.acu-free.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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