Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hello everyone, I am hoping I can get some guidance from all of you. My name is Ricardo Dacosta. Since I was 19, I m 27 now, I have been interested in food and healing from an oriental perspective. 3 years ago I was able to complete a certification course in Chinese Nutrition from Yo-San University of TCM. About a year ago I started a program in Chinese Herbology from the Institute of Chinese Herbology. I have been very enthusiastic about it and I am almost finish with the program. I have been able to diagnose and formulate custom formulas to clients that I see for my TCM Nutrition practice. Here comes the dilema: I really have no interest at all in studying acupuncture, it is just not my thing. I love the concept of TCM Nutrition & Herbology and feel they perfectly complement each other. I would love to open my own Oriental Pharmacy some day where I can help people with diet and herbal support. Since there is no licensing for practicing TCM herbology without being an acupuncturist, do you think I should still invest 40-50 thousands $$$ + 3-4 years to become a License Acupuncturist so that I can take the test in TCM Herbology? Are there any plans in the future to separate Acupuncture from TCM Herbology? Your opinions and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Best, Ricardo Dacosta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Which state do you live in? The school experience will give you at least a little Western Medicine background and a chance to deepen your knowledge of TCM. It will also be a safeguard in the future from legistlation that could prevent you from practicing. Unlikeley but possible. The degree will be a modicum of protection from law suits. But if you were doing well financially at what you are doing now AND you have the skills to devour and digest the many TCM books out there as well as continue to learn, I'm not sure the acupuncture school is necessary. doug , " Ricardo " <ricardo@i...> wrote: > > Hello everyone, I am hoping I can get some guidance from all of you. > > My name is Ricardo Dacosta. Since I was 19, I m 27 now, I have been > interested in food and healing from an oriental perspective. 3 years ago I was > able to complete a certification course in Chinese Nutrition from Yo-San > University of TCM. About a year ago I started a program in Chinese > Herbology from the Institute of Chinese Herbology. I have been very > enthusiastic about it and I am almost finish with the program. I have been > able to diagnose and formulate custom formulas to clients that I see for my > TCM Nutrition practice. Here comes the dilema: > > I really have no interest at all in studying acupuncture, it is just not my thing. I > love the concept of TCM Nutrition & Herbology and feel they perfectly > complement each other. I would love to open my own Oriental Pharmacy > some day where I can help people with diet and herbal support. Since there > is no licensing for practicing TCM herbology without being an acupuncturist, > do you think I should still invest 40-50 thousands $$$ + 3-4 years to become > a License Acupuncturist so that I can take the test in TCM Herbology? Are > there any plans in the future to separate Acupuncture from TCM Herbology? > > Your opinions and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. > > Best, > > Ricardo Dacosta > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 There are many things that you can do without the license that you cannot do with. For instance, doing a diagnosis over the phone and telling someone what they need, then selling it to them. This is below the " standard of care " in the state of California and considered unprofessional conduct as a licensed acupuncturist. While having no license, there is no unprofessional conduct happening. I don't personally see any need for you to get your acupuncture license. Is that MTOM necessary for you to take the NCCAOM test in herbalism? There's a guy on this list who has many writings about how being an (unlicensed) herbalist has a tradition of legal protection that hearkens back to Jolly Old England. I'm sure that he'll chime in, he also teaches herbalism on-line and has a practice in Montana, I believe. -al. On 12/5/05, Ricardo <ricardo wrote: > > Since there > is no licensing for practicing TCM herbology without being an > acupuncturist, > do you think I should still invest 40-50 thousands $$$ + 3-4 years to > become > a License Acupuncturist so that I can take the test in TCM Herbology? -- Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 See the following articles on our website that discuss licensing vs. not: http://www.rmhiherbal.org/a/f.ahr0.intro.html American herbalists' realpolitik: practice and politics of Chinese herbology (see especially " The right to practice herbology, legal and historical basis " ) http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2004-2.html Why TCM Herbology needs to become an independent profession, separate from acupuncture http://www.rmhiherbal.org/review/2003-2.html Orwellian schemes for maximizing health-care industry profits - How these endanger the practice of herbal medicine (see sections on regulation and licensing) ---Roger Wicke PhD Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute website: www.rmhiherbal.org email: www.rmhiherbal.org/contact/ > Al Stone <al > Re: Licensing dilema, please help! > > There are many things that you can do without the license that you > cannot do > with. For instance, doing a diagnosis over the phone and telling > someone > what they need, then selling it to them. This is below the > " standard of > care " in the state of California and considered unprofessional > conduct as a > licensed acupuncturist. While having no license, there is no > unprofessional > conduct happening. > > I don't personally see any need for you to get your acupuncture > license. Is > that MTOM necessary for you to take the NCCAOM test in herbalism? > > There's a guy on this list who has many writings about how being an > (unlicensed) herbalist has a tradition of legal protection that > hearkens > back to Jolly Old England. I'm sure that he'll chime in, he also > teaches > herbalism on-line and has a practice in Montana, I believe. > > -al. > > On 12/5/05, Ricardo <ricardo wrote: >> >> Since there >> is no licensing for practicing TCM herbology without being an >> acupuncturist, >> do you think I should still invest 40-50 thousands $$$ + 3-4 >> years to >> become >> a License Acupuncturist so that I can take the test in TCM Herbology? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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