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Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
http://texastcm.edu
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4005 Manchaca Road
Austin,
TX
78704
United States
(800) 252-5088 - toll-free
(512) 444-8082 - phone
(512) 444-6345 - fax
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Programs Offered at Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Herbal Medicine
- Masters Degree
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About Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine was founded as the Texas Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1990. It became a candidate for accreditation in 1994, was accredited in 1996 and re-accredited in 2000. In 1997, the school changed its name and was approved by the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners to offer professional instruction in acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
The Oriental Medicine Program of the college has been carefully constructed to ensure that our graduates receive the highest quality education possible; that they are fully eligible upon graduation to apply for licensure in Texas; that with appropriate preparation they will pass the licensure examination; and that they will have every opportunity to be personally and financially successful as practitioners.
To this end, we have constructed a demanding and intensive program of study. The curriculum is designed to meet the requirements of the state of Texas, the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and the requirements for sound educational processes established by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. The curriculum avoids extraneous course requirements and other obligations that do not support these essential objectives. This enables students to complete the ten-trimester course requirements as efficiently and economically as possible.
The educational process at the Texas College is as complete as it is fascinating. In the first year, we offer an introduction to traditional Chinese medicine through an integration of some fundamental aspects of natural healing, as well as some Western approaches. The year begins with the basics of Oriental medicine theory, acupuncture point location, anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, and Qi Gong exercises.
With this approach, each topic complements and reinforces the others. Students learn how both Oriental and Western systems view disease, and that herbology is an equal partner to acupuncture. Students also sharpen mental and physical perception as well as their diagnostic skills. Tai Qi and Qi Gong benefit the studentsÂ’ health and sensitivity. Students later learn powerful, non-invasive adjunct techniques, such as moxibustion and other treatment modalities.
The first and second trimesters prepare students to enter the clinic as observers in the third trimester. In our clinic, students benefit from observing experienced instructors in a clinic theater setting, making diagnoses and applying TCM treatment modalities to patients.
The second year classroom experience leads to a more in-depth understanding of TCM, including needling techniques and herbal prescriptions. This allows students to refine their diagnostic and therapeutic skills, working with complex herbal formulas for a greater variety of patients.
The college places great emphasis on the study of TCM classics. This is not only to gain an understanding of herbology and acupuncture, but also to learn the foundations upon which Chinese medicine is based: the formula for both the herbal remedy and the acupuncture technique are the same.
With this in mind, our goal is not simply to train a technician of TCM, but to prepare an individual for a fulfilling career in Chinese medicine. Confucius said, "One who likes to know it (knowledge) is not as good as one who loves to know it, and one who loves to know it is not as good as one who indulges in it." Knowledge is the key to understanding, and passion is its drive.
The third year is very exciting. Much classroom time is spent discussing individual clinical cases. The students' understanding deepens as they begin to assimilate and apply their health care knowledge, rather than simply memorizing concepts and terms. Students begin to master the principles of Chinese herbal and acupuncture treatment, and learn how to give solid nutritional advice and teach therapeutic exercises to their patients.
Students will know when to refer patients to other specialists and when other specialists should refer patients to him or her. In other words, students are shown how to become a valuable member of the health care system.
The school year is made up of three 15-week trimesters, a total of 45 weeks. Breaks include a Spring Break of one week, a winter holiday of nine days, and two weeks off between Trimesters. Class times vary from Trimester to Trimester, but generally students will spend an average of 22 hours per week in the classroom and/or the clinic. Students have the option of attending classes on a day program or an evening and weekend program schedule. Our goal is to serve students who are employed elsewhere during the week by making program schedules as convenient as possible.
The program runs 10 trimesters or 3 1/3 academic years. Students have the option of accelerating their studies in order to complete the program in 36 calendar months.
New students are accepted three times a year, and can begin their studies during the fall, spring or summer Trimesters. This enrollment schedule allows students to take a leave of absence during any Trimester without jeopardizing the structure of their program. Part-time study is allowed, but the entire program must be completed within eight years of the studentÂ’s initial enrollment at TCTCM.
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