2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Survey on acupuncture training in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and South Korea.
| Project/Area Number |
24790523
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Medical sociology
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| Research Institution | Suzuka University of Medical Science |
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Principal Investigator |
SUZUKI satoshi 鈴鹿医療科学大学, 鍼灸学部, 准教授 (60410932)
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| Research Collaborator |
KAWANAMI Koki Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley, 教員
NAOMOTO Michi THE BREAKSPEARE CLINIC, Practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine
SHITOMI Koji セイリン株式会社, ミュンヘン駐在事務所, 所長
YI Guo 天津中医薬大学, 鍼灸学院, 教授・学院長
CHO Ki ?ho 慶熙大学, 韓医学部付属韓方病院第2内科学教室, 教授
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 鍼灸教育 / アメリカ / イギリス / ドイツ / 中国 / 韓国 |
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| Research Abstract |
We elucidated the future outlook of medical acupuncture by examining and comparing acupuncture training in countries where acupuncture is widely used for a range of medical conditions, including the United States(US), the United Kingdom(UK), Germany(GER), China(CHN), and South Korea(KOR). We recruited one locally residing research collaborator for each country and conducted our research by looking at official documents and academic papers. In CHN and KOR, a comprehensive, six-year university course was being offered to train medical practitioners of acupuncture therapy. In US, a three-year, specialized postgraduate course was the main form of training for acupuncturists. Although there is no legislation in the UK and GER. Due to political and cultural differences in each country, acupuncture training varied. However, it is considered possible for many countries to implement high quality acupuncture training by first referring to the acupuncture training systems in CHN and KOR.
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