Overview

The Acupuncture Course Track is presented in 2 online and 3 hybrid sessions. During the online portions, you’ll overview the theories and frameworks needed for diagnosis and treatment of acupuncture patients. You then explore these frameworks more practically in recorded demos on live patients. When you arrive for the on-site portions, you’ll gather with classmates in live lectures on treating specific conditions, building on top of the online lectures. After lunch, you then split up into smaller lab groups allowing you to locate and discuss acupuncture points on live animals facilitated by instructors certified in acupuncture. Major Topics: With a curriculum designed for students new to Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM), the Small Animal Acupuncture Program provides a comprehensive mix of both theory and practice. Students will learn: -TCVM Foundations: Five Elements, Yin-Yang, Eight Principles, Zang-Fu Physiology -Pathology, Meridians and Channels -The scientific basis of acupuncture -129 transpositional and 28 classical canine acupuncture points (hands-on, wet-lab demos) -How to needle acupuncture points in dogs, cats and birds -TCVM diagnostic systems, including tongue and pulse diagnosis -How to integrate acupuncture into your practice

Veterinarians