Training  Center of China Academy of
Traditional Chinese Medicine

China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CATCM), founded on December 19, 1955, is the national center for research, health care and education in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) under the direction of the Ministry of Public Health and the State Administration of TCM of the People' s Republic of China. The Academy is comprised of 11 research institutions, 5 clinical institutions, 8 national specialized departments of TCM, and 2 national bases of clinical pharmacology.

In cooperation with the World Health Organization, 3 collaborating centers for traditional medicine, i.e. Clinical and information, Acupuncture & Moxibustion, and Chinese Materia Medica have been established in the Academy. CATCM has 506 professors and associate professors, 910 assistant professors and visiting physicians. The medical library has 320, 000 volumes of books, of which 60, 000 are rare and precious editions. The library is one of the largest such facilities in China. Notable achievements have been gained in developing traditional Chinese medicine since the founding of the Academy. By the end of June, 1995, the Academy had totally obtained 612 scientific achievements on TCM. The invention of new anti-malaria drug arteannuin was awarded National invention Prize. Three professors of the Academy were elected respectively academician of China academy of Science and academician of China Academy of Engineering.

CATCM is a base training advanced personnels of TCM. Since 1978, 460 postgraduates graduated from the Academy. The Academy has conducted 32 international acupuncture training course and 10 international orthopedic training course. A large amount of acupuncturists and orthopedists from more than 80 countries have attended the courses. Many specialists and researchers of the Academy have gone abroad to deliver lectures, undertake advanced studies, conduct investigation tours and attend international academic conferences. And over 8,400 foreign specialists, scholars and guests from more than 70 countries and regions have visited the Academy. As a result, influence of TCM science has been extended in the world.

The Training Center of CATCM is an educational institution of traditional Chinese medicine. With CATCM’s academic support, the center aims at promoting the traditional Chinese medicine through relevant academic activities and providing an opportunity for foreign students who are interested in this area to improve their medical proficiency. The center runs all sorts of training classes perennially at regular intervals for studies of general and advanced courses of TCM, acupuncture and massage therapy, as well as short-term training courses for special subjects.

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