Always wanted to become a succesful practitioner?
Study with the Experts!

For the first time in western history will this authentic core Chinese medical text be studied thoroughly, giving you access to its secrets.

Always wanted to become a practitioner with high level skills? Now is your chance! According to the Chinese top professors there is only one road to success. Study the classical medical texts!

Currently, there is a great demand for classical TCM knowledge, which can be applied to a modern clinical environment. However, detailed information was only available in the Chinese language. This is about to change. This diploma course uses the original Chinese texts as a stable and extensive foundation and translates them into English in order to facilitate the closest link with the source.

This unique course, given by top experts in the field, is offered to you by the TCM Classics Research Institute in collaboration with the Shandong University of TCM and Qing-Bai University.

Duration
The total duration of this diploma course is 50 days of which 30 days will be given in the Netherlands and 20 days in China at the Shandong University of TCM in Jinan.
This diploma course consists of four modules, which are described below.

Time Frame
This course starts in April 2009 and will be concluded with an exam in October 2010. The 20 days in China are divided into two blocks: one block of 10 days in October 2009 and one block of 10 days in October 2010.

Requirements for attendance
Practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine.
The motivation to study the real roots of TCM, to start at the source.
Knowledge of acupuncture meridianology.
Acupuncturist with strong interest in Chinese Herbal Medicine.

Exam and Exam Preparation
Upon completing all the modules and passing the Shāng Hán Lùn and the Jīn Guì Yào Lüè theoretical examination and the final examination at the Shandong University of TCM, a diploma will be issued by the Shandong University of TCM.
A separate one day exam preparation will be organized in order to prepare for the final exam at the Shandong University of TCM in October 2010.
(People that only want to follow the Shāng Hán Lùn module and/or the Jīn Guì Yào Lüè module and do not want to study in China, do not receive the diploma from the Shandong University of TCM. Instead they will receive a certificate of participation.)

Quality Control
This diploma course is under the supervision of the Shandong University of TCM in Jinan.

Can I follow modules?
Yes, you can. For example, modules are Shāng Hán Lùn, Jīn Guì Yào Lüè, TCM master study in China in October 2009 and TCM master study in China October 2010.

Lecturers - our excellent teaching team
We are extremely fortunate that the Chinese Shāng Hán Lùn and Jīn Guì Yào Lüè top professors agreed to teach us. These professors are: prof. dr. Wang Xinlu, prof. dr. Jiang Jianguo, prof. dr. Wang Zhonglin, and prof. dr. Tao Hanhua.
Further, we are also proud to have the European top teaching for us as well. They are: Prof. dr. Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée, prof. dr. Arnaud Versluys, and prof. dr. Li Jie.