Chinese Herbal Medicine 2 Year Degree Level Diploma Course with Pulse, Face, Tongue and Eye TCM Diagnosis

Online Course with Clinical Experience Option in the 2nd Year

Please text 0773 4668402 to arrange a Callback

All Herbal, Diagnosis & Theory classes on Zoom on one Saturday afternoon per month, (these are recorded for those unable to attend).

One Sunday per month 2nd Year Clinical Experience

Course Venue:

BCOM Clinic

Room F1
6, Netherhall Gardens
London NW3 5RR
(Near Finchley Road Station)
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One Saturday afternoon Zoom and during 2nd year one Sunday or Wednesday per month Clinical Experience

Cost £2500 per year

(Prospective Students who are interested in joining this course can attend Open Days on the following weekends free of charge by prior arrangement, to see how you like the course. Email Paul to book your Open Day attendance: acusoc@yahoo.co.uk).

Next 2 Year Weekend Course and Admission Dates

21/22 Sept 2024
19/20 Oct 2024
16/17 Nov 2024
14/15 Dec 2024

January 2025 Winter Break

15/16 February 2025
22/23 March 2025
26/27 April 2025
24/25 May 2025
21/22 June 2025
12/13 July 2025

Aug 2025 Summer Break

20/21 Sept 2025
18/19 Oct 2025
22/23 Nov 2025
13/14 Dec 2025

January 2026 Winter Break

21/22 February 2026
21/22 March 2026
18/19 April 2026
16/17 May 2026
20/21 June 2026
11/12 July 2026

Aug 2026 Summer Break

Zoom Theory Dates at 2pm
on the following Saturday afternoons:

Summer 2024 Break
14 September 2-6pm
12 October 2-6pm
9 November 2-6pm
7 December 2-6pm

Winter 2025 Break
8 February 2-6pm
15 March 2-6pm
19 April 2-6pm
17 May 2-6pm
14 June 2-6pm
5 July 2-6pm

Summer 2025 Break
13 September 2-6pm
11 October 2-6pm
15 November 2-6pm
6 December 2-6pm

Winter 2026 Break
14 February 2-6pm
14 March 2-6pm
11 April 2-6pm
9 May 2-6pm
13 June 2-6pm
4 July 2-6pm

Interviews by appointment only:

Contact Paul Robin acusoc@yahoo.co.uk txt or call 07734 668402

Outline

We teach students how to create and modify safely their own herbal formulations according to Chinese Traditional Pulse, Face, Tongue and Eye diagnosis.

We are one of the few courses in the UK still teaching individual herb knowledge based on Traditional Chinese diagnostic techniques.

As we do not use or advocate patent herbal remedies and prefer to teach individual herb knowledge and how to prescribe and formulate your own formulas tailor-made to your client’s specific requirements.

These formulas are modified on regular consultation with qualified practitioners and as such fall outside of the EU Directive on the regulation of patent herbal remedies, further we believe this is the most effective and safest way to use herbal medicines

We welcome new students with a background in Anatomy and Physiology and also those who have previously studied patient formulas, western Herbalism or TCM theory who wish to upgrade their skills to be able to formulate in the Ancient safer and more effective way of the Traditional Chinese style Herbalist.

Successful graduates will be awarded a Degree Level Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine and will be entitled to use the initials Dip HTCM after their names and will be accepted as a member of the Acupuncture Society.

(annual membership £100 and student and professional indemnity cover can also be arranged)

Members of the Acupuncture Society, and are entitled to use the initials MAcS HTCM after their names.

This two-year degree-level course with an optional 3rd-year clinical attachment and Tuina Training is a practical professional training course to enable students to achieve high standards of competence, safety and confidence as practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Students will be applying TCM diagnosis and practising on each other under supervision in a clinical environment from their very first lesson as well as being taught the theoretical understanding of what they are learning because TCM is a practical subject and is best learnt in a practical way.

There are 10 Saturday modules (10 contact days) in the first year and the same in the second year. Students can begin the course on any module and provided that all 10 modules are successfully completed they can then proceed to the second year which has a similar continual arrangement.

All theory is on Zoom on one Saturday afternoon per month, this is recorded, so can be viewed later on if you miss it

There’s an option to attend an additional day each month to gain valuable extra clinical experience this additional course day costs £1000 per year an is payable by monthly Direct Debit payable over the year

The ‘Ethos of the College’ is to ‘fit treatments to patients’ rather than ‘patients to treatments’ thus depending on Traditional TCM diagnostic skills to make patient assessments rather than follow theories which may pre-anticipate a patient’s condition. Accurate assessment is the key to successful and effective treatment, this is confirmed through Pulse, Face, Tongue, Eye and other Traditional Chinese methods of examination with targeted questioning about the patient’s condition and medical history.

This object of this course is to achieve standards set out by the Acupuncture Society Accreditation process and is a professional training diploma course in Chinese TCM Theory herbal medicine and diagnosis, the emphasis is on achieving set standards of practical and clinical training. Students will be treating each other during the modules and through clinical experience combined with TCM theory to learn practical clinical skills in there correct setting.

The course will cover Chinese anatomy, meridians and points, pathology, pulse reading and analysis, tongue, face, Chinese Sclerology and skin diagnosis, knowledge of around 200 herbal medicines and their appropriate use in clinical practice. Students will be tested on the contents of each module.

This course is taught in the same practical way that a practitioner would treat their patients, this is the way masters taught students in china through the centuries.

We hear the patient describe their symptoms and explain any western medical diagnosis they may have been given, then we use traditional Chinese diagnostic methods to identify signs and formulate acupuncture and herbal formulas appropriate to the condition, either herbs, acupuncture or both.

The whole process is discussed in depth during the session.

Treatment formulations take into account what the patient has told the practitioner and what the practitioner has discovered through TCM diagnosis. By being taught how to incorporate all this information together the student can see the big picture from the onset.

There are 20 Lessons grouped together into 10 modules in each of the first and second years. The lectures are on weekends, each lesson lasts 6 hours, from 10 am till 5 pm Saturday and Sunday with a one hour break for lunch.

2 year Degree Level Chinese Herbal & Traditional Diagnosis Diploma Course

Cost: £2500 per Year (total £5000 over 2 years)

Total Contact hours: 180 (9 hours x 20 Contact Weekends)

Total Home study 728 (7 hours per week over 2 years)

Total Contact and Home Study Hours 908 (over 2 years)

Course Transcript Click Here

Qualification:

Degree Level Chinese Herbal & Traditional Diagnosis Diploma

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Detailed study of 200 Chinese Herbal medicines

Pulse diagnosis explained based on Paul’s 25 years experience with practical pulse taking sessions and explanations of how to translate pulse data into diagnoses and effective Herbal formulations.

Each module will cover Herbs which are similar or used together in combination, you will study thier differences to understand the feature properties and synergies of each medicine and how this will assist in each particular treatment area.

The Pulses Face Tongues and Eye diagnostics studied in each module will be relevant to the herbs chosen so as to focus attention on a particular syndrome.

Tongue Face and Eye diagnosis is used to cross correlate with pulse information and confirm or reject a diagnostic assumption it is very reliable and and easy to learn. Paul teaches these diagnostic methods in a practical way and explains in clear traditional Chinese and modern medical terms.

This course will cultivate a clear passage from the diagnostic signs seen the pulse tongue face and eye to the ability to formulate your own herbal prescriptions.

Formulations vary from 1 or 2 up to 20 or more herbs

We treat multiple symptoms and conditions often simultaneously so each herb within a formula will tackle with different problem that a patient is suffering.

The course is run over 10 weekend modules per year at

Lief House

3 Sumpter Close

Finchley Road

NW3 5HR

and online in regular zooms

Roll on Roll off Entrance Policy

2 year course students need to complete 20 modules over 2 years.

1st year is foundation level and 2nd year will cover advanced course study’s and a higher understanding of formulations and diagnosis will be attained under supervision by the module leader

Modules

There are 10 weekend modules (20 contact days) in the first year and the same in the second year. Students can begin the course on any module and provided that all 10 (2 day) modules are successfully completed they can then proceed to the second year which has a similar continual arrangement.

Where a module is missed student can make up the missing days at the teaching clinic at an extra cost of £100 per day

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The 10 second year modules are held on Sundays scheduled weekend

Short written and oral testing on the main content of previous module, monthly home assignments researching the modern Western and traditional Chinese aspects of each topic with class discussions

Pulse diagnosis, theory, interpretation and practice, cross correlating between Chinese pulse tongue eye theory and diagnostic terminology with common western conditions, and meridian theory

Detailed practical pulse face tongue eye theory analysis
common conditions and herbal formulations

Practical herbs and herbal formulations for common conditions.

Understanding herbal formulations also practical medicinal use and contra indication and the progression from diagnosis to treatment formulation

End of year Examinations