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Toronto International Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture (TIITCMA) 

Courses and Diplomas

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Certificates Awarded

Note: You can obtain a diploma if you manage to obtain 8000 or over credit hours based on the courses offered in the sections below.

Certificates Awarded
1. Acupuncture and Tuina​ Certificate
2. TCM Herbs and Prescription Certificate
3. Specialized TCM Certificate (I)
4. Specialized TCM Certificate (II)
5. TCM Classical Studies Certificate
6. Modern TCM Certificate (I & II)
7. Western Medicine Theory (I & II) Certificate
8. Western Medicine Theory (III & IV) Certificate
9. TCM Elective Certificate
10. Chinese Language TCM Certificate
11. TCM Clinic Certificate
Classes Taken
(1) TCM Basic Theory,
(2) TCM Diagnosis,
(3) Acupuncture (I),
(4) Human Anatomy,
(5) Acupuncture (II),
(6) Tuina
(7) Herbs,
(8) TCM Prescriptions
(9) TCM - Internal Medicine
(10) TCM - Gynaecology
(11) TCM - Paediatrics
(12) TCM - Five Sense Organs
(13) TCM - Outer Medicine
(14) TCM - Bone Injury
(15) The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon
(16) Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders
(17) Heat Disorder
(18) Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet
(19) Modern TCM (I)
(20) Modern TCM (II)
(21) Western Medicine Theory (I)
(22) Western Medicine Theory (II)
(23) Western Medicine Theory (I)
(24) Western Medicine Theory (II)
(25) Western Medicine Theory (III)
(26) Western Medicine Theory (IV)
(27) Pharmaceutics
(28) Chinese Medicated Diet
(29) Nutrition
(30) TCM & Beauty
(31) TCM & Feng Shui
(32) Qigong
(33) Tai-Chi
(34) TCM & Statistics
(35) TCM Terminology in English
(36) TCM Terminology in Chinese
(37-40) TCM Clinic (I-IV) inclusive
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Courses Offered

(1) TCM Basic Theory

TCM Basic Theory

Credit

6

Hours

60

Remarks

In Development

(2) TCM Diagnosis

TCM Diagnosis

Credit

6

Hours

60

Remarks

In Development

(3) Acupuncture (I)

Acupuncture (I) is an introduction to the basics of acupuncture.

Credit

3

Hours

30

Remarks

In Development

(4) Human Anatomy

Human Anatomy

Credit

3

Hours

30

Remarks

In Development

(5) Tuina

Acupuncture (II)

Credit

3

Hours

30

Remarks

In Development

(6)Tuina

Course about Tuina Massage.

Credit

2

Hours

20

Remarks

In Development

(7) Herbs

Course about all kinds of herbs in TCM.

Credit

6

Hours

60

Remarks

In Development

(8) TCM Prescriptions

TCM Prescription

Credit

6

Hours

60

Remarks

In Development

(09) TCM - Internal Medicine

"Internal" medicine refers to treatment by administering drugs, as opposed to surgical intervention.

Credit

8

Hours

80

Remarks

In Development

(10) TCM - Gynaecology

Gynaecology from the TCM perspective.

Credit

5

Hours

50

Remarks

In Development

(11) TCM - Paediatrics

Paediatrics from the TCM perspective.

Credit

5

Hours

50

Remarks

In Development

(12) TCM - Five Sense Organs

Wu Guan refers to the five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue and ears). This course focuses on the Five Sense Organs from the TCM perspective.

Credit

5

Hours

50

Remarks

In Development

(13) TCM - Outer Medicine

"Outer" medicine refers to treatment that involves surgical intervention. This course introduces outer medicine in TCM practic

Credit

5

Hours

50

Remarks

In Development

(14) TCM - Bone Injury

How to treat bone injuries using TCM theory.

Credit

5

Hours

50

Remarks

In Development

(15) TCM Classics (I) - The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon

Course about the fundamental source of TCM, the 2000 + year old Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor. This is one of the four canonical works that students must study in TCM education.

Credit

5

Hours

50

Remarks

In Development

(16) TCM Classics (II) - Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders 

Course about the ancient Chinese medical treatise, Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders. This is the second of the four canonical works students must study in TCM education.

Credit

5

Hours

50

Remarks

In Development

(17) TCM Classics (III) - Heat Disorder

Builds on the concepts covered in TCM Classic Study (I) and (II). This is the third of the four canonical works students must study in TCM education.

Credit

5

Hours

50

Remarks

In Development

(18) TCM Classics (IV) - Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet

Course about concepts covered in Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet, a classical clinical book of TCM written at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and first published in the Northern Song Dynasty.

This is the fourth of the four canonical works students must study in TCM education.

Credit

5

Hours

50

Remarks

In Development

(19) Modern TCM (I)

Course about current trends and development in TCM.

Credit

2

Hours

20

Remarks

In Development

(20) Modern TCM (II)

Course about current trends and development in TCM.

Credit

2

Hours

20

Remarks

In Development

(21) Western Medicine Theory (I)

Western Medical Theory

Credit

10

Hours

100

Remarks

In Development

(22) Western Medicine Theory (II)

Western Medical Theory

Credit

12

Hours

120

Remarks

In Development

(23) Western Medicine Theory (III)

Western Medical Theory

Credit

10

Hours

100

Remarks

In Development

(24) Western Medicine Theory (IV)

Western Medical Theory

Credit

7

Hours

70

Remarks

In Development

(25) Chinese Medicine History

Chinese Medicine History

Credit

2

Hours

20

Remarks

In Development

(26) Acupunture (III)

Acupuncture (III) 

Credit

12

Hours

120

Remarks

In Development

(27) Pharmaceutics

Dispensing medication and advising clients on medication from the TCM perspective.

Credit

2

Hours

20

Remarks

In Development