The exercise of Acupuncture rests heavily on the whole Medical Corpus of Chinese Medicine, that is to say, its theoretical and clinical foundation. See here a video on acupuncture made by UNESCO.
In the clinic, in the presence of the person seeking for our help, we need to know how to use the theory of acupuncture to diagnose and understand the mechanisms leading from physiology to pathology, and to find the way of undoing them in order to bring about health. At the same time, we need to take care of the issue people bring to the acupuncture clinic, without losing sight of them as whole beings.
When working in the acupuncture clinic, we need to ask ourselves several questions: “What am I called to do in my role as an acupuncture practitioner? Am I a symptom eraser of a ‘problem’, a ‘pain killer’ or someone deeply involved in a process of transformation? Does this process involves only the ‘other’ person as a whole or does it, simultaneously, also involves me?” And more….. what does it mean, in practice, that for the theory of acupuncture the body is the material home of the non-material, and that the non-material gives it life? How can we support life by tapping into the non-material through the material, so that the lifeforce can flow better and in a healthier manner? And, ultimately, what does health mean for this specific person?
To study the “Foundation of Acupuncture” is like learning firstly the alphabet of a language, then its grammar and, last, the complexities of its syntax. Knowing this, makes the acupuncture practitioner the master of a complex and multifaceted body of knowledge. Without it, many of the questions arising in the acupuncture clinic vis-a-vis the patient cannot find an answer.
To gain an insight into our acupuncture programme, its content and hours please read the outline of our syllabus & curriculum below.
– 3 years of theory, practice and clinical application of Chinese medicine to Acupuncture as well as:
– 3 years compulsory training in Western Medicine and First Aid.
– The ratio between theory and practice throughout the 3 years varies according to the year of training. By the time of clinical practice, just after the 3rd year, the ratio between theory and practice changes and almost all contact hours are devoted to supervised clinical practice. /
Length of the course: 3 years + 400 hours clinical practice
Contact hours in 3 years: 1450 of which:
– Chinese medicine: 1180
– Western medicine: 270
Students workload (time students devote to studying, researching, completing assignemets,exams etc): 2.900
Total hours of course 4.350
– Physiology of the human body in Traditional Chinese Medicine/ Acupuncture
– The physiology of the human being and the Meridians/Channels network
Ratio: 50% theory- 50% practice
Western Medical Science:
– Anatomy & physiology of the human body
Contact hours 350 of which:
– Chinese Medicine: 260
– Western Medicine: 90
– Students workload: 700
Total hours per year: 1.050
“The pathway of diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine/ Acupuncture”
– How does a pathology set in? How to recognise its mechanisms? How to treat it?
Ratio : 65% theory 35% practice:
Western Medical Science:
– Clinical Western pathology
Contact hours: 350
– Chinese Medicine: 260
– Western Medicine: 90
– Students worload: 700
Total hours per year: 1.050
“Clinical pathology & case studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine/ Acupuncture”
– Clinical pathology and how to recover health
Ratio: 65% theory 35% practice
Western Medicine
– Clinical western pathology and First Aid – 18 hours leading to officially recognised diploma
Contact hours: 350
– Chinese Medicine: 260
– Western Medicine: 90
– Students workload: 700 ((time students devote to studying, researching,exams etc)
Total hours per year: 1.050
Clinical practice/ acupuncture: each students is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of his/her patients. This included: diagnosis, analysis of the pathological mechanisms and of the dynamics of pattern formation, establishing a principle of treatment and selecting meridians, points and appropriate needle techniques. Every student is also responsible for analyzing, advising, and offering a second opinion on the cases of three colleagues in the same clinical training period.
Ratio: 85% practice 15% theory/
Clinical practice contact hours: 400
Students workload: 800 ((time students devote to studying and working on the cases at home, researching, exams etc)
Total hours: 1.200
The year starts on the 31/10/2020 and ends on the 03/07/2021.
It comprises:
10 week-ends of 7 hours per day (14 contact hours x week-end x 10 months) = 140 contact hours of theory per year
4 weekly x 3contact hours classes for practice (12 hours per month x 10 months)= 120 contacts hours of practice per year
Total hours of theory and practice of acupuncture per year: 260 contact hours
Exam sessions: February 2021 & end of June 2021
Holidays:
– Christmas 23-12-2020 – 08/01/2021
– Easter: 24/04/2021- 8-05-2021
– Summer: 3/07/2021 – 09/10/2021 start of second year.
Western Medical Science
Timetable will be published shortly.
– Hours per month: 9
– Months of study: 10
– Total hours per year: 90
The 9 hours of Western Medical Studies are added to the hours of Acupuncture.1
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