Alternative Medicine > Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine > Schools and Training

• Academy for Five Element Acupuncture - Located in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Academy offers a Master’s level program in five element classical acupuncture and Chinese herbal studies.
• Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences - Located in Oakland, California. Offers a masters level Science degree program in in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
• The Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences - Located in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Academy offers full-time Diploma program (four years) in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
• Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin - Located in Austin, Texas, this masters level degree program includes acupuncture.
• The Acupuncture Center - Educational resource links.
• Acupuncture Massage College - College in Miami, Florida, offers a diploma in massage therapy and an acupuncture degree. Site contains student information and course details.
• Acupuncture Research Group - University of Innsbruck, Austria. Offers educational and research opportunities in TCM, acupuncture, and low-level laser treatment.
• AcupunctureSchools.com - Online directory of Oriental medicine, acupuncture, and Chinese medicine US institutions and programs.
• American College of Acupuncture - College offers acupuncture training in China and New York for physicians, veterinarians, and dentists.
• American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine - Located in Houston, Texas, college offers a Master of Science degree in Oriental Medicine.
• American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Offers a four-year Master of Science degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Located in San Francisco, California.
• American Institute of Alternative Medicine - Columbus, Ohio. Offers a Professional Masters Degree in acupuncture.
• American International Acupuncture Institute - Located in Brooklyn, New York, this Academy offers training in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Founded by Dr. Stanley L. S. Chang.
• Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine - Offers professional masters degrees oriental medicine and acupuncture. Located in Tucson, Arizona.
• Asheville School of the Healing Arts - Training programs in Asian bodywork therapy, qigong (chi kung), and traditional Chinese medicine. School is located in Asheville, North Carolina.
• Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine - Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This institute offers Masters level degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine/Oriental Medicine.
• Atlantic University of Chinese Medicine - Mars Hill (Asheville), North Carolina. University offers a Master's Diploma in Oriental Medicine.
• Bastyr University - Graduate level programs in Oriental Medicine and in Acupuncture. Located in Kenmore, Washington.
• Beijing Herbal Medicine Acupuncture Institute - Institute provides an International Correspondence Program of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
• Blue Poppy Seminars - This division of Blue Poppy Enterprises located in Boulder, Colorado features continuing education and professional seminars. Includes both distance on-site learning opportunities.
• British Medical Acupuncture Society - Offers training courses for dentists, medical doctors, and veterinarians. This accredited 3-year program leads to Diploma of Medical Acupuncture. Located in Cheshire, United Kingdom.
• Bubishi.Com - Information for Northwest Wisconsin School for Oriental Bodywork Therapy. Features Chinese and martial arts medicine. Site contains a calendar, bulletin board, massage therapy, and healing arts center.
• Calgary College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture - Offers a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine program. Site includes course details, college clinic, and admission and fees information. Located in Alberta, Canada.
• Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine - Offers a 4-year, full-time program in Victoria, British Columbia.
• Canadian Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine - Offers a postgraduate Traditional Chinese Medicine education program. Located in Victoria, British Columbia.
• Cecilia Yankelevish de Caceres - Professor of Acupuncture - Provides acupuncture courses for professionals.
• Classical Five Element Acupuncture - Khosrow Khalighi offers postgraduate courses for advanced students and licensed medical professionals in San Francisco, California.
• College of Acupuncture and Therapeutics - Located in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. College provides courses in traditional Chinese medical acupuncture, fundamental acupuncture, and other related medicinal therapy methods.
• The College of Chinese Medicine - The Acupuncture Society provides professional courses in Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, and acupressure. Located in Middlesex and London, United Kingdom.
• College of Integrated Chinese Medicine - Offers courses at both undergraduate and graduate level programs in Chinese, acupuncture, and alternative medicine. Reading, United Kingdom.
• Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Denver, Colorado. School offers Master's Degree program in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Also provides continuing education courses.
• Dallas Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine - Dallas, Texas. Offers a Masters Degree in Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture.
• Dao Fellowship - British fellowship offering intensive acupuncture courses in China for physiotherapists, medical doctors, osteopaths, chiropractors, and acupuncturists. Promotes the safe use and study of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Founded by Dr. Gilbert Shia.
• Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts - Offers a four-year Masters Diploma in Oriental Medicine. Includes training in both modern and classic traditions of TCM. Located in Asheville, North Carolina.
• DRU (Dongguk Royal University) - Located in Los Angeles, California. Graduate school of Oriental medicine and acupuncture.
• East West College of Natural Medicine - Sarasota, Florida. Program of Oriental Medicine.
• Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine - This school of acupuncture is accredited by ACAOM and approved of by the New Jersey State Department of Education. Located in Montclair, New Jersey.
• East-West Center - Both local and travel-study seminars in oriental health therapy. Located in Iowa City, Iowa.
• East-West School of Chinese Medicine - Located in Tel-Aviv, Israel. School offers a four year program in Chinese Medicine. Site is multilingual.
• Edgewood College of Oriental Medicine - Located in Atlanta, Georgia. College offers a Master’s of Science Degree in oriental medicine.
• Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine - Located in Santa Monica, California. College offers a Masters Degree in traditional Oriental medicine. Also offers programs to earn a massage certificate.
• Five Branches Institute - Clinic and College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Offers training to become a licensed acupuncturist.
• FiveElementTraining.com - Located in La Jolla, California. Provides physicians with five element acupuncture training and research.
• Florida Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Offers comprehensive training in herbology, acupuncture, and tui-na massage. Located in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida.
• Gokavi Transverse Technique (GTT) - Dr. Cynthia Gokavi offers these seminars in medical acupuncture treatment to treat chronic pain disorders. Located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
• House of Healing Sound Acupuncture School and Treatment Center - Acupuncture and sound-healing taught by Rose Eng-Lum. Located in Bellevue.
• Indian Academy of Acupuncture Science - Offers courses in acupuncture, cosmetic acupuncture, and acupressure for doctors. Dr. P.B. Lohiya, Founder in 1983. Located in Aurangabad, India.
• Institute for Teaching Contemporary Acupuncture - Dr. Sylvain Faust offers this intensive two-day course for medical doctors. Site is Multilingual. Located in Belgium.
• Institute for Traditional Medicine - Portland, Oregon. Institute offers training, research, and therapy in Chinese, Ayurvedic, Tibetan, and Native American systems. Subhuti Dharmananda, director.
• Institute of Chinese Herbology - Based in Oakland, California. Home study program.
• Integrated Medicine Seminars - Located in Richardson, Texas. Offers auricular therapy seminars for doctors and other medical professionals. Taught by Bryan L. Frank, M.D. and Nader Soliman, M.D. Supplies are available.
• International Academy of Medical Acupuncture - Located in Carefree, Arizona. Academy offers seminars in acupuncture for doctors and medical professionals.
• International Acupuncuture Academy of Bhupendra Techniques - Dr. B.K. Singh offers these training seminars in partnership with Langara College. Located in Vancouver, Canada.
• International College of Oriental Medicine - Located in West Sussex, UK. ICOM acupuncture college offers a Bachelor of Science degree (Hons) in Oriental Medicine - Acupuncture.
• International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine - 4-year Doctorate Program of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Located in Victoria, British Columbia.
• International Institute of Medical Qigong - Pacific Grove, California. Offers medical qigong certification. Founded by Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson.
• Isabell Gatto Method of Therapeutic Acupressure - New Jersey based workshop.
• Jadecampus.com - Chinese medicine conferences and classes offered at this multilingual site.
• Japanese Acupuncture and Bodywork Institute - Chicago, Illinois. Institute offers a continuing education program in Japanese palpatory acupuncture for students and professionals. Sponsored by Robert Hayden.
• Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences - Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Offers acupuncture courses.
• Midwest College of Oriental Medicine - Located in Chicago, Illinois and Racine, Wisconsin. College offers a Master of Science Degree in Oriental Medicine.
• Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Nanjing, China. Site is multilingual.
• National College of Naturopathic Medicine - Located in Portland, Oregon. Classical Chinese Medicine program leads to a Master of Science Degree in Oriental Medicine.
• NaturalHealers.com Acupuncture School FAQs - Contains a guide to Oriental medicine and acupuncture institutes and careers.
• New England School of Acupuncture - Located in Watertown, Massachusetts. School offers a Master’s level Degree in acupuncture.
• The New York College for Wholistic Health, Education and Research - Located in Syosset, New York. Includes programs in Oriental medicine, acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, as well as an AMMA Therapy Program (Oriental bodywork).
• Northern College of Acupuncture - York, UK. College offers degrees in Chinese medicine and acupuncture.
• Oregon College of Oriental Medicine - Portland, Oregon. College provides a master's degree program in Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture.
• Oshio College of Acupuncture and Herbology - Located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, this college offers multi- year academic programs in traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. College enrolls students three times per year in January, May and September.
• Pacific College of Oriental Medicine - Earn a Masters or Doctoral degree in Acupuncture and Traditional Oriental Medicine. This accredited college also offers programs leading to a certificate in Massage/Oriental Body Therapy. Campuses are located in New York, Chicago, and San Diego. Financial aid is available, as is continuing education opportunities with Pacific Symposium.
• Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture - Locaetd in Scottsdale, Arizona.Offers degree programs in Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine, and Chinese Herbology.
• Research Institute of Medical Acupuncture - Located in Kelantan, Malaysia. Offers classical acupuncture courses.
• RMIT Chinese Medicine - Master of Applied Science - Specially designed to provide postgraduate research. Large focus on clinical trials on acupuncture and chinese herbal medicine.
• Samra University of Oriental Medicine - Located in Los Angeles, California. Offers Master of Science Degree in Oriental Medicine.
• Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine - Offers 3-year Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Santa Barbara, California.
• Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine - Seattle, Washington. Three-year education in Chinese herbs, acupuncture, and Chinese medical language. Clinicially-based.
• South Baylo University School of Oriental Medicine Acupuncture - Located in Anaheim, California. University offers courses in Oriental medicine, acupuncture, tuina massage, and acupressure. Programs provided in Chinese, Korean, and English, and Chinese.
• Southwest Acupuncture College - Offers Master of Science Degree in Oriental Medicine. Campuses in Boulder, Colorado, and Albuquerque and Santa Fe New Mexico.
• Swedish Institute College of Health Science School of Acupuncture and Oriental Studies - Upon completion of one of these degree programs, one may receive New York licensure in New York City.
• Tai Hsuan Foundation College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine - Located in Honolulu, Hawaii.Offers. College offers a Masters Degree Program in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Gives deliberate attention to preserving an unbroken taoist lineage in the healing arts.
• Tai Sophia Institute - Columbia, Maryland. Provides a Master of Acupuncture degree program.
• ToDo Institute - Located in Middlebury, Vermont. This non-profit educational organization offers educational programs in Morita therapy, Constructive Living, Meaningful Life therapy, and Naikan.
• Tole Institute - Located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Leong Hong Tole offers acupuncture courses.
• Tole Institute of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine - Train and perform professional work on location in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Toyohari Medical Association - Campuses located worldwide. Association offers an eight-weekend program in Japanese acupuncture. Designed specifically for third year acupuncture students and licensed acupuncturists.
• Tri-State College of Acupuncture - Located in New York City. TSCA offers graduate programs in oriental medicine and acupuncture.
• UCLA School of Medicine - Located in Los Angeles, California. Office of Continuing Medical Education offers Medical Acupuncture research for Physicians.
• University of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, Connecticut. University offers a Master of Science Degree in Acupuncture.
• University of Technology, Sydney - Located in Sydney, Australia. The Department of Health Sciences offers programs in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
• Vancouver Career College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) - Located in British Colubmia, Canada. College provides on-site holistic health care practicum and training.
• White Pine Healing Arts - Located in Amherst, Massachusetts. Provides instruction in Integrative Mandala Acupuncture and Chinese herbology. Founded by Sharon Weizenbaum.
• World Tung's Acupuncture Association (WTAA) - Located in Mississauga, Ontario, this non-profit organization advances the teaching of Tung’s Orthodox Acupuncture. Palden Carson, president.
• Wu Hsing Tao School - Seattle, Washington. Organization educatesin acupuncture therapy and healthcare based on the 5000 year old Five Element system of medicine.
• Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Los Angeles, California. University offers Masters Degree Program in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine.