The Traditional Chinese Medicine Accreditation Board (TCMAB) is an independent body to accredit institutions that run traditional Chinese acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine courses. The graduates from ATCM accredited institutions have automatic right to become members of the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture UK.
TCMAB was established in 2004. There are two purposes for the establishment of TCMAB:
• Quality control: To ensure that affiliated institutions delivering TCM education and training courses in the UK meet the requirements and standards laid down by the TCMAB, conforming to the training standards of China’s State Administration for Traditional Chinese Medicine training standards and World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, in order to enhance international acceptance of the courses.
• Regulation Requirement: To facilitate the professional criteria for the forthcoming statutory regulation for TCM profession in the UK.
Board members
| Dr David Atherton |
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Chair |
| Dr Jidong Wu |
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Officer |
| Professor Michael Heinrich |
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Educational Specialist |
| Dr Mei Xing |
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Educational Specialist |
| Dr Jeanne Knights |
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Lay Member |
| Dr Fanyi Meng |
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TCM Practitioner |
Photo of Board member meeting on 19 February 2007:
• Core curriculum
• Accreditation Handbook
Institutions that have been accredited for running courses of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine
The following institutions have been granted full accreditation by TCMAB:
Glyndwr University
(formerly North East Wales Institute of Higher Education)
Plas Coch Campus
Mold Road
Wrexham
LL11 2AW
Accredited Course: BSc Acupuncutre & BSc Complementary Theripies for Healthcare
The Acupuncture Foundation
Irish Institute of Chinese Medicine
105 Richmond Road
Dublin 3
Ireland
Accredited Course: BSc Chinese Medicine (This has been accredited since 2005)
Middlesex University
The Burroughs
London NW4 4BT
Tel: +44 (0)20 8411 5555
http://www.mdx.ac.uk
Accredited Courtse: BSc Acupuncture, BSc Chinese Medicine, and Msc Chinese Medicine
 
Lincoln College
Dean Building
Monks Road
LN2 5HQ
http://www.lincolncollege.ac.uk
Contact:
Megan Bennett Madge
Email: mbennett-madge@support.lincolncollege.ac.uk
Tel: 01522 876398
Graduate Diploma in Chinese Herbal Medicine
College of Integrated Chinese Medicine
19 Castle Street
Reading RG1 7SB
Tel: +44 (0)118 950 8880
Fax: +44 (0)118 950 8890
http://www.acupuncturecollege.org.uk/
admin@cicm.org.uk
Accredited Course: Dipmola Chinese Herbal Medicine & BSc Acupuncture (These have been accredited since 2009)
College of Naturopathy Medicine
39-41 Riding House Street
London W1W 7BE
Tel: +44 (0)1342 410 505
http://www.naturopathy-uk.com
Accredited Course: Diploma Acupuncture (This has been accredited since 2009)
Shulan College of Chinese Medicine
Diploma of Chinese Herbal Medicine (2 years) course.
Run at 514 Parrs Wood Road, Didsbury
Manchester M20 5QA.
Tel:
+44 (0)161 445 4656
http://www.shulancollege.co.uk
Accredited Course: Diploma Chinese Herbal Medicine (This has been accredited since October 2012)
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