Department of Acupuncture

The four-week course is an intensive therapeutic oriented programme in Acupuncture.

Over 300 patients attend our clinic daily. Case histories, differential diagnostic methods and therapeutic modalities are discussed. Students are assigned patients to gain clinical and practical experience. You will have no difficulty in following this programme.

The course starts the first day of the month and ends on the 28th.

There are lectures in the evenings from 18.30 hours to 20.30 hours to discuss the theoretical aspects of clinical practice.

You are allowed the special concession of paying the basic course fee of

US $ 395,- (which excludes the charges for certificates)

During which time residence in the University Hotel is mandatory and the residence fee for 04 weeks is US $  756/- for a single room which is air conditioned equipped with hot and cold water and the price includes daily breakfast.

Please note that this fee includes the surcharge on accommodation including Government taxes on the residency and sales tax.

On successfully completing the course you can apply for:

(a) Certificate of

Membership Certificate of Medicina Alternativa

and

(b) Certificate of

Diploma in Acupuncture.

The fee for above certificates is US $ 195.00

What you will learn in the clinical training program

1. Introductory lectures discussion on

(A) common terminology of acupuncture
(B) traditional theories
(C) modern theories
(D) research on scientific aspects
(E) materials and techniques
(F) cunometer and acupuncture card
(G) methods of needle insertion
(H) sterilization of needles
(I) postures for therapy
(J) Needle sensations
(K) physiological effects
(L) prohibited points
(M) dangerous points
(N) complications
(O) Contraindications

2. Principles of acupuncture

(A) Ruled of selection of points
(B) Zang-fu theory
(C) Five elements theory
(D) Head needle therapy
(E) Auriculo therapy
(F) Moxibustion and other ancillary methods

(H)  Eye, ear, nose disorders

3. Fourteen channels

4. Systemic lectures

(A) Disorders of the nervous system
(B)  Disorders of the respiratory system
(C)  Disorders of the cardio-vascular system
(D)  Disorders of the gastro-intestinal system
(E)  Disorders of the genitor-urinary system
(F)  Locomotor disorders
(G)  Skin disorders
 

5. Acute emergencies

6. Introduction to TCM

7. Ancilliary techniques of Acupuncture

Certification and examinations

The examinations will be held in 3 parts

1. clinical examination
2. 2. viva voce (oral test)
3. written paper (2 hrs)

A minimum of 50% has to be obtained to qualify for certification.Over 70% is the eligible mark for the international certificate.

The trainees will be permitted to sit for the examination only if they have completed the course satisfactory. Those who obtain over 70% marks entitle to apply for the diploma of the international college of acupuncture (D.AC).

Certificates granted

1. M.Ac.F. (Sri Lanka) by examination
2. Diploma in acupuncture

Course fee and accommodation

The course registration fee is US $ 395 . Accommodation is available at the university hotel,wich is beach resort in close proximity to the hospital at a concession rate of US $ 765 for the period of the course. The meal cost in sri lanka on average in about 5 usd per day or less.double rooms are available for US $ 37 per day.

Course Outline for Diploma, Bachelor and Doctorate Degrees in Acupuncture Diploma in Acupuncture (D.Ac.) Duration of Course : Six Months,(One Month -only for Foreign Students)  Eligibility :  Undergraduates or post graduates of  Allopathy, Ayurveda, Unnani ,Naturopathy or Homoeopathy and graduates of Bachelor of Science in Biology, and Physiotherapists.  Examination Format Clinical Examination - 30min (40/100) Viva Voce              -  10min (10/100) Theory   (M.C.Q)   - 120min(50/100) A 50% mark is necessary to pass the examination. Failure to obtain 50% in the clinical examination is considered as a failure. Post Graduate Diploma in Acupuncture.( PG.D.Ac.) Duration of Course : One Year Eligibility : Successful Candidates of D.Ac Course Contents : Traditional  Chinese Medicine Pathology, Traditional Chinese diagnostic Methods, Principles of energy transfer in therapeutics ,The great law of Bu and Xie, Traditional laws of acupuncture in therapy, Systematic therapy- Modern method, Ancillary Methods, Traditional ChineseTherapeutics, Clinical Orientation , Examination Format Clinical Examination   40 min. for history taking, examination, diagnosis and  management plan.(Diagnosis should be both of modern method as well as the traditional method) - 20min. for discussion.  (50/100) Theory  :-  Paper 1 (60 Multiple Choice Questions)   180 min.   (20/100)  Paper 2 (06 Structured Essay Questions) 180 min.   (20/100) Viva Voce                                              - 15min  (10/100) Bachelor of Medicine in Acupuncture B.Ac.M.S. Duration of Course  : Three Years and Internship Six Months.  Eligibility : Diploma in Acupuncture Course Contents :  A). Human Anatomy, Histology, Embryology and Human Genetics, Bio Chemistry,Physiology.  Examination Format : 1. Two hour M.C.Q paper( 40 questions) 2. Three hour  Essay paper  3. Viva Voce ( 15min.) B). Microbiology, Medical Parasitology, Community Medicine, Pathology.  Examination Format : 1. Two hour M.C.Q paper( 40 questions) 2. Three hour Essay paper, 3. Viva Voce ( 15min.) C). Acupuncture (I)- History of acupuncture, Scientific basis of acupuncture, Materials and Techniques, Sterilization of needles and care of needles, Methods of locating acupuncture points, Posture of patients and methods of puncture,  Stimulation and Needling sensation, Gate control theory of pain, Physiological effects of acupuncture, Complications and contraindications to acupuncture, Anatomy of acupuncture, yin and yang and zang fu organs, Zang fu functions, Channels, Extraordinary points, Unnumbered extra-ordinary points, Prohibited points and Dangerous points, Principles of selection of points by modern method. Acupuncture (II)- Traditional Chinese Medicine Pathology, Traditional Chinese diagnostic Methods, Principles of energy transfer in therapeutics ,The great law of Bu and Xie, Traditional laws of acupuncture in therapy, Acupuncture (III)- Systematic therapy- Modern method, Ancillary Methods, Traditional Chinese Therapeutics, Clinical Orientation , Examination Format Clinical Examination 40 min. for history taking, examination, diagnosis and management plan.(Diagnosis should be both of modern method as well as the traditional method) - 20min. for discussion.  (50/100) Theory:- Paper 1 (60 Multiple Choice Questions)   180 min.  (20/100) Paper 2 (06 Structured Essay Questions) 180 min. (20/100)    Viva Voce  - 15min  (10/100) Doctor of Medicine in Acupuncture- M.D.(Acu.) Successful candidates of B.Ac.M.S. have  to produce a research thesis to obtain this degree.

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