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TCM Training in China with the Active Health Foundation
In 2009 Siobhan and Sandro had the pleasure of going to Beijing with the Active-Health Foundation to take part on the Advanced Clinical Training at the prestigious Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) and avail of the opportunity to work and learn alongside famous Doctors and Professors of one of China's largest TCM universities.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) founded in 1956, is one of the earliest established institutions of higher learning of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China, and it is the only one that is included in the “211 Project” among the universities and colleges of TCM. It was originally under the guidance of State Administration of TCM.
The campus extends over an area of 253,000 square meters, it has a total floor space of 277,000 square meters in teaching area. The university consists of following teaching organizations: School of Pre-clinical Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, School of Chinese Pharmacology, School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Administration School, School of Chinese Nursing, International School, School of Extension Studies, Library, Information Centre, Museum of Chinese Herbs, Museum of the History of Chinese Medicine, and affiliated hospitals, Wang Jing Hospital, He Ping Li Hospital, China Japan Friendship Hospital, Military Hospital for Beijing, Dongzhimen Hospital and Dongfang Hospital.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine has a strong and qualified teaching faculty, and 2690 persons are on its staff (1207 persons in the main campus), among whom 622 have senior academic and technical titles.
There are 430 professional teachers in the main campus, among whom 259 have senior academic and technical titles, taking 60%, and 79 are tutors of doctoral degree students, forming a qualified teaching staff mainly composed of famous experts and scholars at home and abroad and young professors.
There are over 15500 registered students in total.
Since its establishment, the university has trained 12458 domestic professionals of TCM, and 2119 overseas professionals from 87 countries and regions.
It ranks a leading place among the TCM schools in China in the following aspects: educational level, scientific research, medical treatment level, social effect and international cooperation, etc.
It consists of teaching, research, medical treatment and industry, forming a famous institution of higher learning of Chinese medicine in China and the world.
Please click on the image above to open the Active Health Fondation website where you can get full details of the Advanced Clinical Training with the BUCM.
Latest date for booking is end of February.
For application, students need to send the following application materials:
- Application form (an application form will only be send to qualified practitioners who furnish a photocopy of their qualifications).
- 2 passport size pictures
- Complete good quality photocopy of your valid passport
Upon receiving all the necessary materials, Active Health Foundation and Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine will start making the JW202 Form’s - the Visa Application for Study in China.
They will forward the official invitation letter with an Admission Notice to each participant, who can apply for a study visa from the Chinese embassy.
Example of Intensive Advanced Clinical Training Week
8am to 12:00 - Clinical experience in one of the teaching hospitals
1:30pm to 4:30pm - Lectures in the main campus (3 afternoons per week)
Saturday/Sunday – free time for sight seeing, shopping, bargain hunting.
This schedule cannot be guaranteed as Beijing University of Chinese Medicine has the final say.
Sample Lecture Topics
Please note that the Active Health Foundation cannot guarantee these topics due to availability of lecturers.
Treatment of Obesity
Treatment of Gynecological Diseases
Application of Qigong in Acupuncture and Tuina Treatment of Pain
Cosmetology and Dermatological Diseases
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Culture
Treatment of Bi-Syndrome and Sports Injury
TCM Tongue Diagnosis
TCM Pulse Diagnosis
Treatment of Stroke
Treatment of Pediatric Diseases
Treatment of Edema and Vertigo
It’s not all work!
During the stay in China, the Active Health Foundation have arranged various sight seeing trips around Beijing, to include Great Wall, Summer Palace, Forbidden City, explore old Beijing by rickshaw (Hutong tour) etc.
Active Health Foundation facilitate this trip for the benefit of qualified practitioners of TCM and arrange the trip through their academic affiliation with Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and the Tour company in China. The Active Health Foundation are not travel agents. They do not accept any responsibility for changes in accommodation, training schedules, tours and practitioners traveling with their group must accept this condition.
Each member of the group is expected to learn about and respect the culture, traditions, and standards of China.
Our own personal experience
We highly recommend this Advanced Clinical Training Programme to the TCM practitioner that wants to discover more about Chinese Medicine and Culture. Here's our feedback to the Active Health Foundation after we got back in August 2009:
"With our feet firmly back on Irish soil, looking back on our experience of the 2009 Study Tour we cay say that we got more than we expected – not only did we get to see the medicine that we have studied and now practice for several years being used at it’s source, we also got first hand lectures from experienced professors of the BUCM.
Since we arrived in Beijing not only we were looked after by James and Eunice, but we also had all the help and support from the BUCM and in particular by David who is a student there in his final year.
Before getting down to hard work, we had the first 3 days of well organized sightseeing tours to the landmarks of Beijing which introduced us to the Chinese culture. These first few days helped the group to get to know each other and to become friends.
For us it was overall a great success – we got loads of experience both professional and personal from the doctors, professors and patients at the hospitals and now that we are back home we have a lot more to bring to our clinics and to our patients."
For more information about the Active Health Foundation, please click here