What certificates can I take for traditional Chinese medicine health care?

Currently, there are two core types of formal certificates that are recognized at the national level and can correspond to the legitimate practice scenarios of TCM health care. One is the professional skill level certificate for health managers (in the direction of traditional Chinese medicine) issued by a third-party evaluation agency registered with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the other is the TCM practitioner/assistant physician and TCM (specialty) physician qualification certificate issued by the National Health Commission. Most of the "TCM rehabilitation physiotherapists" and "senior TCM health instructors" flying all over the Internet are training certificates printed by training institutions and industry associations themselves, and have no legal practice validity at all.

I met a sister Zhang who opened a community health center two years ago. She spent more than 7,000 to sign up for a certification course at an out-of-town institution and got a gold-foiled "National Senior Chinese Medicine Health Care Practitioner" certificate. At that time, the organization boasted that with the certificate, she could open a store nationwide. However, last year, the district health commission came to inspect her. When I asked her if she had any medical qualifications, she took out the certificate and the person laughed and said that this was just a training certificate. If the moxibustion and scraping she performed involved medical operations, it would be a violation without a medical certificate. She was fined 2,000 yuan and asked to make rectifications immediately. Sister Zhang said that her intestines were filled with regret at that time.

If you want to provide lifestyle health services, such as providing dietary guidance, four-season health plans, and basic health care that does not touch the skin, it is enough to become a health manager in the direction of traditional Chinese medicine. This is a national vocational skill level certificate, which is universal across the country and must be paid for 12 months. You can also receive a skill subsidy of 1,500 to 2,000 from social security. In some areas, you can also get support for starting a business and applying for a self-employed license. The exam threshold is not high. You can apply for a medical-related major from a technical secondary school or above. If you are not a related major, you can also take the exam with a certificate after working in related work for two years. Different places have different requirements for the operational boundaries of health centers. In some areas, ordinary moxibustion and scraping are included in the scope of life care, and you can operate it in compliance with the health management certificate. Some places have stricter requirements. It is best to ask the health department in your jurisdiction in advance to avoid making mistakes.

If you want to do medical operations such as acupuncture, bone setting, and acupoint injection, or even want to open a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, there is no shortcut. You must take the Chinese medicine practitioner certificate. You must either graduate from a full-time Chinese medicine-related major and take the unified examination path, or take the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner or veteran The specialty path is to take the TCM (specialty) doctor's certificate. This certificate is the only threshold for legally carrying out TCM medical activities. Don't believe the nonsense that "the certificate is guaranteed, and you can practice medicine with a certificate without studying medicine." If you are caught practicing medicine illegally, it is not as simple as a fine.

When it comes to this, some people must have different opinions. I also know that many people say that the training certificates issued by the associations are useless, but many practitioners believe that if you are a newcomer to the industry and find a reliable organization to learn the practice for a few months, the certificate can at least prove that you have received systematic training. When submitting your resume to find a job, you definitely have an advantage over a novice with no experience or certificates, but you have to remember clearly that this certificate can only be used as a "proof of training experience" and must not be used as a "pass" for legal employment. When it comes to regulatory inspections, people will only recognize formal certificates issued by the Health Commission and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

Hi, to be honest, if you are just interested in yourself and usually adjust the diet of the elderly at home, do moxibustion and so on, and have never thought about working in the industry, then you don’t actually need to take any certification test. You can just find a regular public welfare class to learn common sense. It is not necessary. Spend thousands of dollars to sign up for those deceptive certification courses. Many institutions are seizing on everyone's mentality of "getting a certification and you can make quick money by joining the industry." If you really want to enter this industry, it is safest to first understand the regulatory requirements and then take certifications as needed.