Capacité de médecine en acupuncture at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

The Capacité de médecine en acupuncture is a two-year, part-time continuing-education qualification for doctors, delivered at the Bobigny campus. It trains doctors to diagnose from clinical examination, prescribe acupuncture points and manage treatment, including its indications and contraindications. It is recognised as qualifying by the Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins.

Faculty: UFR de santé, médecine et biologie humaine  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: Continuing education; taught in French  |  Location: Villetaneuse, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

280 hours of theory, 70 hours of directed teaching and 120 hours of hospital or practitioner placement over the two years, with a dissertation in year 2. Topics include diagnostic principles and point prescription, Chinese-medicine semiology, treatment of gynaecological, paediatric, musculoskeletal, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, neurological, urinary and ENT conditions, addictions, geriatrics and research methodology.

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