Toronto International Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture (TIITCMA)
Courses and Diplomas
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
Courses Offered
(3) Acupuncture (I)
Acupuncture (I) is an introduction to the basics of acupuncture.
Credit
3
Hours
30
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
(27) Pharmaceutics
Dispensing medication and advising clients on medication from the TCM perspective.
Credit
2
Hours
20
Remarks
In Development
(30) TCM & Beauty
How can TCM help one to improve one's physical appearance and maintain a youthful appearance?
Credit
2
Hours
20
Remarks
In Development
(35) TCM Terminology in English
This course reviews TCM terminology in English (for people who have primarily been educated in English).
Credit
2
Hours
20
Remarks
In Development
(36) TCM Terminology in Chinese
This course reviews TCM terminology in Chinese (for people who do not speak Chinese as a native n language or have not been educated in TCM in Chinese).
Credit
2
Hours
20
Remarks
In Development
(40) TCM Clinic (IV)
Acupuncture (I) is an introduction to the basics of acupuncture.
Credit
6
Hours
60
Remarks
In Development