Traditional Chinese medicine in the United States policy environment gets better 20 years ago

Time: 2016-07-15

Source: China's traditional Chinese medicine

Author: 巩昌 town

Nowadays, more and more overseas people choose traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment services. With the rise of "heat" of traditional Chinese medicine in foreign countries, Chinese medicine education career also rapid development countries in the world. Such as the United States has more than 60 Chinese medicine colleges, mostly in California, New York and Florida. The American college of TCM is one of the representative, its founded nearly 20 years, Dr Dean 巩昌 town has half of tokyoites greet with TCM. His PhD in economics from the schools in the United States do clinic, with the spirit of the Chinese wisdom, hard-working, study, create a cause of traditional Chinese medicine.

27 years ago, I came to the United States, study for a doctorate in economics, this year, has been created by TCM health center for 22 years, eight Chinese medicine acupuncture clinic in Minnesota twins area. I created the American college of TCM, next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the birthday. So in this to introduce his own experience, reference for readers. In 1978, I entered shandong university majoring in mathematics after the college entrance examination, then to the United States is majoring in economics at the university of Minnesota, Dr. And before starting school of traditional Chinese medicine, have forged a tokyoites greet in TCM.

My lover and moved to the United States in 1989, at that time the United States have a background of traditional Chinese medicine, but few can speak English. Love wei of collecting basin in Minnesota hospital acupuncture clinic full-time job, this is the first open a clinic, hospital of traditional Chinese medicine. In addition, a Minnesota and prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine college also please professor liu, and with students on the weekend. She studied her master of nutrition at the university of Minnesota, one side and the two work of traditional Chinese medicine. At this moment, I am working on a PhD in economics, but gradually pay attention to the development of traditional Chinese medicine in the United States.

The external environment gradually Decided to start schools of traditional Chinese medicine

In the 1990 s, the social environment of traditional Chinese medicine is enlightened. Minnesota's 1997 landmark in the history of acupuncture for a year. Minnesota acupuncture and regulations in this year's July 1st, was the 25th with acupuncture and moxibustion law states. On July 28, the author in the year in Minnesota government registered the American college of traditional Chinese medicine.

At that time, in the absence of legal protection, set up schools of traditional Chinese medicine is very risky. No acupuncture method, if the state graduate students is no by the recognition of qualifications, employment and their practice, are not allowed.

I registered in the state academy of traditional Chinese medicine does not mean that can recruit students, need approval of Minnesota higher education bureau. The federal ministry of education is not responsible for examination and approval university and postgraduate education institutions. The power in the hands of the state education authorities.

In addition, when the two happened essential event for acupuncture and moxibustion. One is 1996, the United States food and drug administration (FDA) to promote acupuncture needles from research purposes to medical use. This for acupuncture needles in patients using clearing the legal obstacles. Because, the research purpose and the classification of medical use is two completely different. The former used by researchers and the latter used by clinicians, used for patient care. A lot of media widely reported the event. The United States "time" magazine published an article even bow to ancient medical skill.

Another great thing is in November 1997, the United States national institutes of health (NIH) held in acupuncture and moxibustion for project discussion meeting and consensus of experts, declaring the reliability of acupuncture curative effect, and pointed out that "to enlarge the application range of acupuncture and moxibustion, we have plenty of evidence, the physiological mechanism and the clinical value of the acupuncture further research is needed".

The statement published in the journal of the American medical association. The journal of the American medical association sponsored by the American medical association, is the most authoritative policy magazine of the American medical field. The declaration published has a strong guidance.

Find a partner Formation of entrepreneurial teams

Made up his mind to start college of traditional Chinese medicine, there is a big factor is met two companions, set up the "gang". A professor is the deputy secretary-general of Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion societies GuLi before, another is a doctor He Xinrong.

GuLi in 1960 into the Beijing university of Chinese medicine study, internal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine founder tung, doctrine to Portland should fall, Chinese medicine of traditional Chinese medicine on everybody Chen Shen I and liu ferry boat, traditional Chinese medicine expert of department of gynaecology Ma Longbo, acupuncture Chen Youbang, Canon experts Cheng Shide, Chinese medical expert will print river and so on the advice of Mr.

In 1985, from around the country to select 15 of China academy of traditional Chinese medicine doctor, GuLi as one of them, came to work in Beijing. During this period, he took part in the China of the national standards of acupuncture points and the China national medical system standards, and organize the collection of Chinese contemporary masters acupuncture clinical experience with writing.

He Xinrong as educated youth, in chongqing, yunnan, xishuangbanna in the barefoot doctors, to later, after you graduate from medical school in clinical a line for more than ten years, dozens of diagnosis and treatment of the patients every day. Her in the afternoon for the doctor industry professional, won the national "eighth" honor. She published the points of diagnosis and treatment for book view of ear disease knowledge.

Save the prophase visit to prepare

Before starting college of traditional Chinese medicine, specially to visit Paul karstens. He once worked as a Seattle northwest institute of traditional Chinese medicine dean later created Seattle academy of traditional Chinese medicine. He had three big national organization of traditional Chinese medicine in the United States as a main position, knew all about Chinese medicine acupuncture education situation in the United States.

Paul karstens tells us, the American college of traditional Chinese medicine is small, with the founder's own personality traits. In the process of starting, which requires several stages: the ministry of education certification, an takes five years; School established a real college mechanism after through the authentication, and need for five years. Will experience this during or after school one or several large changes in personnel or financial. This is the school created early general rule, only after these, a school to stabilize.

In addition, I have attended the meetings for school information. Beginning in 1997, took part in the twice a year of Chinese medicine, dean of the meeting, participants are representatives of the college of traditional Chinese medicine, conference and the strengths and weaknesses of each school.

Around me also to the traditional Chinese medicine college visits, interviews, has been to New England college of acupuncture and moxibustion in Boston, Los Angeles south bay Chinese medicine university, the American college of traditional Chinese medicine of San Francisco, the Berkeley Meiji Oriental medicine, Oakland, the culture of traditional Chinese medicine university, Santa fe international college of traditional Chinese medicine, Orlando, Florida college of traditional Chinese medicine, northwest institute of Chinese medicine in Seattle, etc. Visit interview, collected a lot of promotional materials and understand the syllabus, tuition, student management policy, students clinical manuals, etc. American college of traditional Chinese medicine) (巩昌 town