Why the Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine was set up
When Prof Tom Shanahan first introduced Acupuncture Training in Ireland in the early 1980s, very few people had heard of Acupuncture, TCM or Chinese Medicine. The Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ICTCM) was set up in 1983 to help satisfy the growing demand for safe alternative healthcare. It was the first college providing Acupuncture Training in Ireland and is devoted to the teaching of Chinese medicine, according to the Classical Traditions of TCM, giving students a theoretically-secure base for establishing sound clinical practice of Acupuncture and TCM.
Acupuncture and TCM are now at the forefront of alternative approaches to health and illness, focusing as they do, not only on treating and curing current illness but also on disease prevention and on health enhancement.
As more people are interested in finding a medical system that is natural, holistic and, in the hands of a well-trained and fully qualified Acupuncturist or TCM practitioner, safe, more students are seeking to join our College in Dublin to complete Acupuncture Training in Ireland.
Acupuncture Training in Ireland
Clinical trainees and Staff 2024
The professional Acupuncture and TCM body, The Professional Register of Traditional Chinese Medicine, provides further information about qualified practitioners on its website.
The ICTCM’s Mission Statement
Our mission is to enhance the reputation and spread of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). To this end we provide comprehensive theoretical and practical professional Acupuncture training in Ireland, during which Acupuncture is taught as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In doing this, we are helping to provide the public with fully trained, fully qualified and fully insured Acupuncturists in whom they can have complete confidence.
As our next 2024 Licentiate in Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture training Course begins on the first weekend in October, we will be closing applications for this year’s course on 20th September. There is still time to make a late application, and you can find the prospectus pack here.
