1, studying in university.
You can choose to study Chinese medicine at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese medicine-related colleges or medical universities. The professional settings and curriculum arrangements of different schools may be different. You can consult official website of various colleges and universities to learn about the curriculum and enrollment requirements of related majors. Usually it takes a long time to study Chinese medicine, so in order to get the relevant certificate, you must learn to get it.
2. Continuing education.
In many areas, Chinese medicine societies, training institutions and community colleges will provide adult continuing education courses related to Chinese medicine. These courses are usually short-term training courses or professional certificate courses, which can help you learn the basic theory and practical skills of Chinese medicine. After completing the course, you may get the relevant continuing education certificate or vocational qualification certificate.
3, on-the-job training.
If you already have relevant medical or nursing background and want to learn more about Chinese medicine, you can consider participating in on-the-job training programs in the field of Chinese medicine. For example, some hospitals, research institutions or Chinese medicine enterprises may provide training programs in maternal and child health care, acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Such training courses may be short and focus on skills training and practical operation in a certain field.
What you need to know to learn Chinese medicine:
1, basic theory.
The basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine include yin-yang theory, five elements theory, meridian theory and qi-blood theory. Understanding these theories is helpful to understand the overall thinking mode and diagnosis and treatment principles of traditional Chinese medicine.
2. Chinese medicine.
Learning Chinese pharmacy involves the classification, taste, efficacy, application methods, compatibility taboos and so on. Understanding the nature and application of traditional Chinese medicine is helpful to the prescription and application of traditional Chinese medicine.
3. TCM diagnosis.
Traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis is the basis of judging the essence of the disease and syndrome differentiation and treatment by observing the symptoms, tongue diagnosis and pulse diagnosis of patients. Learning diagnostics of traditional Chinese medicine requires understanding the pathogenesis theory and diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine.