NOTE: The resources at Acupuncture.com cannot hope to guarantee the quality of education provided by any institution listed on this or related pages. In the USA, there is a government agency devoted specifically to accrediting schools of TCM. They are called NACSCAOM. (National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) Schools on this list in the USA also include their accreditation status.
For more information on schools in your country, begin with one of the following links.
Australia
/Brazil
/ Japan
/ United Kingdom
/ United States of America
University of Technology, Sydney
College of Acupuncture
P.O. Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007
Australia
tel: +61 2 330 2500,
fax: +61 2 281 2267
Liga De Pesquisa De Acupuntura Da Faculdad De Medicina Da Universidade De Sao Paulo
(University of Sao Paulo Medical College's Research Department on Acupuncture)
Professor: Paulo L. Farber, MD
Clinica Obstetrica Do HC-FMUSP
Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 255
ICHC - 10 andar
SAO PAULO - SP
BRAZIL 05403-000
The program includes clinical and experimental research on acupuncture as well as courses for students of medicine. (3 years, 360 hrs)
Associacao Medica Brazileira De Acupuntura - AMBA
(Brazilian Medical Association of Acupuncture)
Science director: Paulo L. Farber, MD
Av. Paes de Barros, 2128
SAO PAULO - SP
BRAZIL 03114-000
Published research reports that came out of the above institutions:
Acupuncture and Nervous System.
Paulo L. Farber, Cesar Timo-Iaria.
JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE MEDICINA (1994), 67 (5-6): 125-131.
The Induction Of Labour by Electro-stimulation on Acupuncture Points
Using Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Sylver Spike
Point Therapy (SSP)
REVISTA DE GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRICIA (1994), 5(2): 81-5.
GOTO College of Medical
Arts and Sciences
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Oomori, Oota-ku, Tokyo
143 JAPAN
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In the United States, licensing of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) practitioners varies from state to state. As such, the requirements for education also vary. For more information on your state's individual academic requirements for licensing, you can purchase a book called State Acupuncture Laws. It is $20 and available from:
National Acupuncture Foundation
1718 M Street, Suite 195
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 332-5794
Or, you can simply make use of Acupuncture.com's Laws, state by state page...
Programs accredited by the National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NACSCAOM):
NACSCAOM Accredited
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences
1601 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: (510) 763-7787
Fax: (510) 834-8646
Candidate for accreditation
Academy of Oriental Medicine
4105 South First St.
Austin, TX 78745
Tel: (512) 444-6744
Fax: (512) 444-4131
Candidate for accreditation
Acupuncture School of Maryland
4400 East-West Highway, Suite 128
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: (301) 907-8986
Fax: (301) 652-5430
Candidate for accreditation
American Academy of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
9100 Park West Drive
Houston, TX 77063
Tel: (713) 780-9777
Fax: (713) 781-5781
NACSCAOM Accredited
American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
455 Arkansas Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: (415) 282-7600
Fax: (415) 282-0856
NACSCAOM Accredited
Bastyr University
144 NE 54th Street
Seattle, WA 98105
Tel: (206) 523-9585
Fax: (206) 527-4763
NACSCAOM Accredited
1807-B Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Tel: (310) 453-8300
Fax: (310) 829-3838
74053.1417@compuserve.com
Candidate for accreditation
Five Branches Institute: College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
200 7th Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Tel: (408) 476-9424
Fax: (408) 476-8928
NACSCAOM Accredited
International Institute of Chinese Medicine
P.O. Box 4991
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Tel: (505) 473-5233
Fax: (505) 471-5551
NACSCAOM Accredited
Midwest Center for the Study of Oriental Medicine
6226 Bankers Road, Suites 5 & 6
Racine, WI 53403
Tel: (414) 554-2010
Fax: (414) 554-7475
Not accreditated
Meiji College of Oriental Medicine
1426 Fillmore St. Ste.3
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel:(415) 771-1019
Fax: (415) 771-1036
email:Meiji@well.com
Candidate for accreditation
Minnesota Institute of Acupuncture and Herbal Studies
1821 University Ave., Suite 278-S
St.Paul, MN 55104
Tel: (612) 603-0994
Candidate for accreditation
New Center for Wholistic Health Education and Research
6801 Jericho Turnpike
Syosset, NY 11791-4465
Tel: (516) 364-0808
Fax: (805) 682-1864
NACSCAOM Accredited
New England School of Acupuncture
30 Common Street
Watertown, MA 02172
Tel: (617) 926-1788
Fax: (617) 924-4167
NACSCAOM Accredited
Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
1307 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
Tel: (206) 633-2419
Fax: (206) 633-5578
NACSCAOM Accredited
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
10525 SE Cherry Blossom Dr.
Portland, OR 97216
Tel: (503) 253-3443
Fax: (503) 253-2701
NACSCAOM Accredited
7445 Mission Valley Rd. Suites 103-106
San Diego, CA 92108
Tel: (619) 574-6909
Fax: (619) 574-6641
76545.2617@Compuserve.com
Branch:
Pacific Institute of Oriental Medicine
915 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10010
Tel: (212) 982-3456
Fax: (212) 982-6641
76545.2617@Compuserve.com
NACSCAOM Accredited
Royal Univeristy of America
1125 West 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: (213) 482-6646
Fax: (213) 482-6649
Not accredited
Ruseto College
2900 Valmont Rd., E1
Boulder, Colorado 80301
Tel: (303) 449-1686
NACSCAOM Accredited
Samra University of Oriental Medicine
600 St. Paul Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: (213) 482-8448
Fax: (213) 482-9020
NACSCAOM Accredited
Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine
1919 State Street, Suite 204
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Tel: (805) 898-1180
Fax: (805) 682-1864
Not NASCSAOM Accredited
Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, USA
1724 South Bumby Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32806
(407) 898-8898
FAX (407) 894-0902
Not NASCSAOM accreditated
Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine
7106 Woodlawn NE
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 517-4541
NACSCAOM Accredited
South Baylo University
1126 N.Brookhurst Street
Anaheim, California, 928011
Tel: (714) 533-1495
Fax: (714) 530-2402
Branch:
2727 W 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Tel: (213) 738-0712
Fax: (213) 480-1332
NACSCAOM Accredited
Southwest Acupuncture College
325 Paseo de Peralta, Suite 500
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tel: (505) 988-3538
Fax: (505) 988-5438
Branch:
4308 Carlisle NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Tel: (505) 888-8898
Fax: None, but you gotta admit, they've got a cool phone number for voice!
Candidate for accreditation
Texas Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine
4005 Manchaca Road, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78704
Tel: (512) 444-8082
Fax: (512) 346-0987
NACSCAOM Accredited
Tai Hsuan Foundation: College of Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine
2600 S. King Street #206
Honolulu, HI 96826
Tel: (800) 942-4788
Fax: (808) 947-1152
NACSCAOM Accredited
Traditional Acupuncture Institute
American City Building
10227 Wincopin Circle, Suite 100
Columbia, MD 21044-3422
Tel: (301) 596-6006
Fax: (410) 964-3544
NACSCAOM Accredited
Tri-State Institute of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture
80 8th Ave., 4th Floor,
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 496-7869
Fax: (212) 496-0648
Candidate for accreditation
Worsley Institute of Classical Acupuncture
6175 NW 153rd Street, Suite 324
Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Tel: (305) 823-7270
Fax: (305) 823-6603
NACSCAOM Accredited
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1314 Second Street, Suite 202
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tel: (310) 917-2202
Fax: (310) 917-2267