Training, Licensing and Certification
Most states license acupuncture, but states vary in their inclusion
of other TCM components (e.g., herbal medicine) in the licenses they
issue.
The federally recognized Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) accredits schools that teach acupuncture
and TCM, and about one-third of the states that license acupuncture
require graduation from an ACAOM-accredited school.
The National
Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
offers separate certification programs in acupuncture, Chinese
herbology, and Oriental bodywork.
Almost all licensing states require
completion of NCCAOM’s national written exam; some states also require a
practical exam.
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