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| Overview of acupuncture and moxibustion education in Britain |
| Hits 1940 Download times 2204 Received:April 01, 2014 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2014.09.18 |
| Key Words
overseas Chinese medicine education;acupuncture and moxibustuion education in Britain;development overview |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | WU Ji-dong | Britain | | | LI Ling-ling | The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China | alecgaalecga@163.com |
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| Abstract
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| Acupuncture began to gain popularities in the United Kingdom in 1960s. Due to historical reasons, the main routine channels for training included full-time and part-time training. There was lack of training standard and no curriculum. It was until 1990s, UK uni-versities began to involve acupuncture and TCM training. At the same period, a large number of mainland China trained medical profes-sionals and academics came to UK, and actively involved acupuncture and TCM practice and training. Accreditations agencies estab-lished which set up acupuncture and TCMtraining standards and curriculum. The establishment of accreditation agencies will benefit UK government to regulate and legislate acupuncture and TCMprofessions. |
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