Core Courses (1A20, 1B20 and 1C20)

Introduction to Acupuncture

Course 1A20 Basic Concepts of Acupuncture
This is an introductory course on theories of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Emphasis will be placed on evidence based reviews of protocols used in clinical studies. The safety issues and adverse effects will be discussed based on the current scientific literature. Locations of a set of points will be demonstrated through class illustrations and small group practice sessions. Students will have ample opportunities to practice safe needling techniques in the small group practice sessions. This course is required as a pre-requisite to all the courses in Unit 1&2. 

Note: To have the maximum credit of 20 hours for this course, the registrants will be required to sign out at 9 p.m. on Saturday.  If the registrants completed all the practical session requirements by 6:00 p.m., the minimum requirement for challenging the Level 1 exam is still met but the maximum credit of 20 hours for this course will not be given.

Regional Approach to Acupuncture

Course 1B20. Extremities Problems
This course will familiarize students with the common acupuncture points for upper and lower limb problems. Presentations will include clinical trials done on these common conditions and the protocols evaluated. Evidence based reviews of conventional treatment will also be discussed. There will be a sufficient amount of time in small group practice sessions and the anatomy lab for students to become competent in point locations and needling techniques for problems in these regions.

Pre-requisite: Course 1A20

Note: To have the maximum credit of 20 hours for this course, the registrants will be required to sign out at 9 p.m. on Saturday.  If the registrants completed all the practical session requirements by 6:00 p.m., the minimum requirement for challenging the Level 1 exam is still met but the maximum credit of 20 hours for this course will not be given.

Course 1C20. Axial Skeletal Problems
This course will familiarize students with the common acupuncture points for headaches, common neck and back problems. Presentations will include clinical trials done on these common conditions and the protocols evaluated. Evidence-based reviews of conventional treatment will also be discussed. There will be sufficient amount of time in small group practice sessions and the anatomy lab for students to become competent in point locations and needling techniques for problems in these regions.

Pre-requisite: Course 1A20

Note: To have the maximum credit of 20 hours for this course, the registrants will be required to sign out at 9 p.m. on Saturday.  If the registrants completed all the practical session requirements by 6:00 p.m., the minimum requirement for challenging the Level 1 exam is still met but the maximum credit of 20 hours for this course will not be given.

Other Courses for Level 1

Course 1D20. Problem-based Approach to Acupuncture Application
The instructor will lead students into discussions on acupuncture applications to common musculoskeletal (MSK) problems. There will be case presentations by the tutorial leader and some students. At the end of the course, students will be comfortable in applying acupuncture to most common MSK problems they encounter in their practices.

Pre-requisite: Course 1A20, 1B20 and 1C20.

Note:  This course has web-based components.  Health care professionals with dial-up connections or not familiar with internet are not encouraged to enroll in the program unless they are willing to use our computers at our site on weekdays during regular business hours or on weekends during the hours of the Level 1 courses of the following year.  Only a small number of registrants could be accomodated for using our computers. 

Course 1E20. Acupuncture Applications
This course brings together concepts learned from previous courses and examined the relationship between different treatment paradigms. These different treatment techniques will be demonstrated.  At the end of this course, students will have in-depth knowledge of point selections for the problems they encountered.

Pre-requisite: Course 1A20, 1B20 and 1C20. This course was named as 2F20 before 2007.

Note:  This course has web-based components.  Health care professionals with dial-up connections or not familiar with internet are not encouraged to enroll in the program unless they are willing to use our computers at our site on weekdays during regular business hours or on weekends during the hours of the Level 1 courses of the following year.  Only a small number of registrants could be accomodated for using our computers.  

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