Traditional Chinese Medicine: Providers, information, questions - answers

Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin TCM: Übungen im Freien
to providers
(9)
Infos, tips & tests Video stories
(1)

A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner can do much more than just insert acupuncture needles. TCM encompasses a holistic healing system that is now also enjoying enormous popularity in Western countries. Are you looking for a suitable school for your training or further education in Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM?

Download checklists

Checklist «Finding the right further training» » download here

Checklist «Choosing the right school» » download here

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Choosing the right training courses

Increase your competence and gain even more confidence in the application.

Traditional Chinese medicine is in vogue. More and more patients are explicitly asking for these forms of healing and therapy. Many doctors and therapists are including these areas in their range of treatments or specializing in individual areas. As traditional Chinese medicine is also subject to constant change, ongoing further training is becoming increasingly important alongside the careful training of specialists. Are you looking for a course, training program or seminar on this topic?

 

On the continuing education portal Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch you will find a list of courses on offer as well as brief profiles of the respective providers in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Use the online contact form to obtain detailed information about the courses you are interested in. The providers' documentation will help you to make a final decision on the right course for you.

Questions and answers

The following methods are possible in the Traditional Chinese Medicine course:

  • Acupuncture
  • Tunia massage
  • Chinese drug therapy
  • Chinese dietetics Dietetics
  • Western medicines according to TCM / Phyto West

Acupuncture influences bodily functions via specific points on the surface of the body - this is the advantage of TCM acupuncture training. By inserting the needles to different depths at over 360 acupuncture points, the circulation of Qi is balanced and certain organ systems are regulated. The needle pricks are rarely painful. The patient feels a slight pulling sensation or a subtle electrical sensation when the desired point is reached.

A prerequisite for training in Chinese medicine is knowledge from Medical Basics M1. However, no previous medical training is required; this knowledge can be acquired in the course of the training parallel to the specialist courses. In this way, the best of Western medicine and the Far Eastern art of healing can be utilized. In some cases there are further requirements, such as completion of upper secondary school, minimum age 25, at least two years of professional experience in this field, etc. Enquire directly at the school of your choice.

The following different forms of therapy are available as part of the TCM acupuncture training:

  • Electro-acupuncture (weak electrical impulses)
  • Laser acupuncture (medical laser light)
  • Moxibustion (warming the acupuncture points by burning dried leaves)
  • Cupping (stimulation of the meridians through cupping glasses)

The eight different TCM modules in the Traditional Chinese Medicine degree program are:

  • Human Sciences TCM
  • Health culture
  • Preclinic TCM
  • TCM clinic
  • Preclinical school medicine
  • Clinic conventional medicine
  • Longitudinal section
  • Longitudinal internship

The training in Traditional Chinese Medicine is very comprehensive and - depending on the training provider - takes around four years including the internship, but can also be completed over a longer period of time. The intensity and duration should meet your personal needs and not overwhelm you, as a certain number of hours of self-study are always required in addition to attendance time. If you are not interested in such an extensive course, you can also attend shorter seminars in TCM at most schools, which will take you a few days or months to complete. It is best to ask the individual schools about the courses they offer.

Traditional Chinese medicine training is a possible option:

  • Massage courses
  • Sports massage courses
  • Special treatment strategies
  • Shiatsu training
  • Additional training in another method
  • Aromatherapy
  • Cranio Therapy
  • Further training in traditional Chinese medicine
  • Other naturopathic training and further education

The main specialist topics in TCM training for alternative practitioners are:

  • Pain therapy
  • Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
  • ENT, addiction, internal medicine, orthopaedics, gynaecology and psychosomatics
  • Phytotherapy
  • Moxibustion
  • Dietetics
  • Pulse and tongue diagnostics
  • Ear and cranial acupuncture

With traditional Chinese medicine training, you can obtain the qualification of naturopath with a federal diploma specializing in TCM. To do this, you must first acquire the basic medical knowledge and then obtain the TCM-FVS diploma (from the TCM professional association). Specific training at a higher technical college is then required.

As with any other training program, the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine determines which content it considers relevant and which areas it places particular emphasis on. This results in a different curriculum and learning content for each school. However, TCM training often consists of the following subject areas:
  • Acupuncture
  • Qi Gong
  • Herbalism
  • Tuina
  • Nutrition / Dietetics

Chinese medicine is based on acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition, exercise therapy and therapeutic massage. TCM has a pain-relieving effect, especially for chronic pain. Side effects are possible when using medicinal herbs. Doctors and alternative practitioners with additional training are permitted to offer treatments.

TCM training without prior knowledge is possible. Basic training in conventional medicine and previous knowledge are not required for admission to these training courses. However, those who already have paramedical training can have some modules credited and thus shorten their training. Otherwise, the training can be built up in stages and leads to a federally recognized diploma by completing modules.

The SWISS TCM UNI offers study programs for Bachelor, Master, DSc and PhD students. The long-standing partnership with the NJUCM creates a solid basis for a trusting cooperation and offers special added value for students and lecturers of TCM and conventional medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine studies are therefore possible.

Each school sets its own rules and can independently determine who is admitted to a course or training program. Some institutions do not have any admission requirements, while others require a minimum age of 18 or 21 and basic school education or an upper secondary level qualification (vocational qualification) as well as professional experience.
In addition, you should fulfill the following criteria for all schools of traditional Chinese medicine:

  • Willingness to develop personally
  • Physical and mental resilience
  • Sense of responsibility
  • Empathy
  • Stamina
  • Medical interest

The TCM training for doctors is structured in such a way that it can be completed alongside the profession without major difficulties and no "medical basics" part is necessary. Knowledge is imparted about:

  • Basics of TCM
  • TCM diagnostics
  • Differential diagnosis of TCM
  • Guideway system and points
  • Acupuncture and related techniques
  • Nutrition according to TCM
  • Qigong
  • Tuina
  • Acupuncture therapy
  • Networking

When studying Chinese medicine, it is important to learn more than just from books. Internships, study trips and mobility are important forms of teaching and learning in the course in order to successfully apply the knowledge from all module categories and gain experience. Students deepen their holistic knowledge in the sense of integrative medicine and apply it in prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and aftercare.

If you are asking yourself "Why train in Chinese medicine?"... then you should be aware of the following. TCM strives for a cause-related cure and works at the root of the disease. Because the health of every person depends on the balance of the opposing forces Yin and Yang and the harmonious flow of energy "Qi".

Redaktionelle Leitung:

Stefan Schmidlin, Bildungsberatung, Content-Team Modula AG

Quellen

Website des Schweizerischen Sekretariats für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation SBFI , Website www.berufsberatung.ch (offizielles schweizerisches Informationsportal der Studien-, Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung) sowie Websites und anderweitige Informationen der Berufsverbände und Bildungsanbieter.

Erfahrungen, Bewertungen und Meinungen zur Ausbildung / Weiterbildung

Preview of the video «4 Schritte zur richtigen Weiterbildung»

Haven't found the right training or further education yet? Benefit from educational advice now!

Further training is not only important in order to maintain or increase professional attractiveness, investing in training or further training is still the most efficient way to increase the chances of a pay rise.

The Swiss education system offers a wide range of individual training and further education opportunities - depending on your personal level of education, professional experience and educational goals.

Choosing the right educational offer is not easy for many prospective students.

Which training and further education is the right one for my path?

Our education advisory team will guide you through the "education jungle", providing specific input and relevant background information to help you choose the right offer.

Your advantages:

You will receive

  • Suggestions for suitable courses, seminars or training programs based on the information you provide in the questionnaire
  • An overview of the different levels and types of education
  • Information about the Swiss education system

We offer our educational counseling in the following languages on request: French, Italian, English

Register now and concretize your training plans.

Sofort zur richtigen Weiterbildung

Filter by teaching method:
Address:
Unterer Graben 1
8400 Winterthur
Chiway Academy for Acupuncture and Asian Medicine
(5.2) Very good 9 9 Ratings (100% )
The Chiway Academy is the oldest school for acupuncture and Asian medicine in Switzerland. Dr. Hamid Montakab founded the school in 1986 in the spirit of the ancient medical tradition. The academy remains committed to this spirit, both in the study of classical texts and in the training of basic medical subjects.

The academy offers recognized training in the disciplines of acupuncture and Tuina therapy as well as Chinese medicinal therapy. The second pillar of the academy is continuing education, for which the academy invites top speakers and leading experts from all over the world.

Our strengths are the experienced and highly qualified team of lecturers, a family atmosphere with small classes and personal support.

Our Student Clinic is ideal for practical training and learning with patients.

The Chiway Therapy Center is also part of Chiway and offers graduate therapists interesting career opportunities.
Strengths: Chinese medicine - with joy and enthusiasm. We offer experienced and highly qualified instructors, small classes and thus personal support as well as our own therapy center with practice.
Region: Ostschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Winterthur
Next start date
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
ASCA
eduQua
EMR
OdA AM
Address:
Flughofstrasse 41
8152 Glattbrugg
Biomedica Zurich
We have been training adults in the field of alternative medicine on a part-time basis for over 40 years. In addition to teaching by highly qualified, experienced teachers, we also offer in-house internships (M6). Our students benefit from the comfort of treating patients under supervision during their studies.

As an accredited educational institute for the AFPE, we offer the study program Naturopathic Practitioner with Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education (Attention: English as Dipl. HF!) in the field of Complementary Therapy. The modular study programs give you the freedom to set your own pace.

Enjoy your studies - medical basics (M1), acupuncture, Tuina, Chinese medicines (M2) and in-depth continuing education, further training such as medical Qi Gong, Western medicines, psychosomatics - with us everything is under one roof. We look forward to seeing you!
Strengths: warm, friendly, attentive in our dealings - professional, loyal, great is our team - respectful, structured, enthusiastic - we are all that!
Region: Zürich
Sites: Glattbrugg
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
ASCA
Blended Learning
Bundesbeiträge
eduQua
EMR
Hybrid-Unterricht
OdA AM
OdA KT
Online-Unterricht
Address:
Scheibenstrasse 20
3014 Bern
SAKE Education Center AG
The SAKE Training Center is your qualified partner for the training of therapists in the field of Western and Eastern naturopathy. Students at the SAKE Education Center are trained competently, holistically and comprehensively with a great deal of passion and commitment.

Our offer: Naturopath with a federal diploma specializing in TCM and TEN according to the guidelines of the OdA AM. In the field of complementary therapists with a federal diploma in Tronc Commun and the reflexology method. Our training and qualifications are based on the guidelines of the OdA KT and the current requirements of the Canton of Berne, EMR, ASCA and TCM professional association. We are committed to high and verifiable quality.
Strengths: Training of therapists in the field of western and eastern naturopathy and reflexology. Our advice: personal and tailored to your needs. For over 30 years.
Region: Bern
Sites: Bern
Next start date
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
Bildungsberatung
ASCA
eduQua
EMR
OdA AM
OdA KT
Address:

Eulerstrasse 55
4051 Basel
HWS Huber Widemann Schule | Akademie für Naturheilkunde
We are committed to your future: with 1,000 students, the HWS Huber Widemann School is the number 1 in north-western Switzerland for training and further education in the fields of medicine, exercise and health and naturopathy. Our teaching staff come from the field and teach for the field. The HWS is known as a renowned private school and has an excellent reputation - for almost 150 years.

The HWS Huber Widemann School is divided into three departments:
- HWS Medicine
- HWS Movement and Health
- HWS Academy for Naturopathy

Get simple and convenient advice now!

Arrange an online consultation, give us a call or send us an e-mail. We look forward to hearing from you.
Region: Basel, Zürich
Sites: Basel, Zürich Altstetten
Next start date
Address:
Schweizergasse 33
4054 Basel
Bio-Medica technical college
Bio-Medica Fachschule stands for living medicine. Our name is also our vision. We have clear ideas and are committed to meaningful and healthy medicine. Bio-Medica Basel wants to challenge, set an example and lead the way for professional complementary therapy (CT) and alternative medicine (AM).

We are competent in the following areas: Asian healing arts, selected forms of massage and Western conventional medicine. The dialog between complementary and conventional medicine is important to us. However, we are also open to selected, reputable energetic therapy methods (Open Therapy). Our aim is not to find the "absolute form of therapy", but rather to recognize and support what helps, alleviates and heals.

We want to train responsible therapists. Our students are prepared for their degree by being supervised by highly qualified lecturers and through goal-oriented assignments and learning assessments. Practical transfer is very important to us.
Strengths: Part-time / Modular educational pathways / No long-term training commitment / Start immediately / High quality
Region: Basel
Sites: Basel
Next start date
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
Akupressur
ASCA
Bundesbeiträge
eduQua
EMR
OdA AM
OdA KT
Address:

Eulerstrasse 55
4051 Basel
HWS Huber Widemann Schule, Medizin
We are committed to your future: with 1,000 students, the HWS Huber Widemann School is the number 1 in north-western Switzerland for training and further education in the fields of medicine, exercise and health and naturopathy. Our teaching staff come from the field and teach for the field. The HWS is known as a renowned private school and has an excellent reputation - for almost 150 years.

The HWS Huber Widemann School is divided into three departments:
- HWS Medicine
- HWS Movement and Health
- HWS Academy for Naturopathy
- HWS Medical Pharmacy
- HWS Vocational School

Get simple and convenient advice now!

Arrange an online consultation, give us a call or send us an e-mail. We look forward to hearing from you.
Region: Basel, Zürich
Sites: Basel, Zürich
Address:
Haldenstrasse 1
6340 Baar
Paramed - Academy for Naturopathy
The Academy for Naturopathy and the complementary medicine outpatient clinic for diagnostics and therapy in Baar have been united under the name Paramed for over 25 years.

The training courses offered by Paramed include HFP and diploma courses in Traditional European Naturopathy TEN, Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM and various courses in the field of veterinary medicine. The clear planning of our courses enables students to complete their training while working. All modules are led by highly qualified specialist lecturers. We are also happy to support you with financing issues. BY THE WAY: The internship is also right on our premises!

Paramed also offers specific specialist training courses in TEN and TCM for therapy or as an introduction to larger training courses. These meet the requirements of the EMR Register of Empirical Medicine, the ASCA Swiss Foundation for Complementary Medicine and the respective associations.
Strengths: High-level training / Exceptional training modules / Over 20 years of experience / Internship in own competence center as part of training / Parking spaces
Region: Zentralschweiz
Sites: Baar
Next start date
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
ASCA
eduQua
EMR
OdA AM
OdA KT
Address:
Schauenburgerstrasse 17
4052 Basel
TCM School Basel
The TCM School Basel specializes in training and further education in Chinese medicine. The training courses are pragmatic, versatile and practice-oriented. Only experienced full-time therapists teach there. Students benefit from a great deal of passion and commitment. The degree courses focus on skills that are relevant to practice.
Region: Basel
Sites: Basel
Address:
Grünhaldenstrasse 6
8050 Zürich
Paracelsus School of Naturopathy
As an official training center with recognized diploma courses, we will introduce you to the fascinating professional world of naturopathy - regardless of whether you are already working in the medical field or are looking for a career change.
Strengths: Oldest accredited school for naturopathy ∙ Monthly entry ∙ Fair prices - part-time courses with modules and selectable learning times.
Region: Ostschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Kreuzlingen, Zürich
Next start date
Certifications, Memberships, Qualifications:
ASCA
Bundesbeiträge
EMR
OdA AM
eduQua
OdA KT
SGFB
SVNH
THPV
VFHN

Schulen mit zertifizierter Bildungsberatung