The Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine wish a Happy New Year of the Water Tiger to all our staff, students, friends and colleagues at home and abroad.
May you all have a prosperous and healthy year with comfort and joy.
Happy Christmas 2021
The Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Dublin, Ireland sends Seasons Greetings to all our Students, Staff, Friends and Colleagues in Ireland and around the world.
Wishing you all a healthy and happy festive season.
We will re-open our office on 3rd January 2022.
Acupuncture TCM Admissions almost closed
As the start date for the next Acupuncture TCM programme is fast approaching, little time is left for any late applications.
If you wish to be considered for the early October 2021 intake, please ring the college number to find out if any places are still available, before submitting your application form by email.
Because of Covid, a substantial part of the first year course will be conducted via Zoom, making it even more accessible for people who do not live near Dublin. Our current students come from different parts of Ireland and beyond. If you would like to find out about the type of person who studies with us to become a highly trained TCM acupuncturist, we have some information available on our website.
We look forward to hearing from serious candidates in the near future.
ICTCM Students at a seminar
Introduction to the Irish College of TCM
Introduction to the Irish College of TCM (ICTCM)
DAO
In October, at the start of every Academic year, the College Founder and Director Tom Shanahan welcomes new students to the Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
His ICTCM introduction places the study of TCM and Acupuncture, as taught at the college, within the philosophical framework of Daoism.
This gives students a sense of the precious inheritance that was shared with Tom by his own teachers and professors in China, and is being provided and shared with people who come to study with us here in Dublin.
Here is an extract from the Introduction called: “Medicine and the Practitioner”:
All medical systems have their use and value; each satisfies certain needs. Every system is only as good as its practitioner. As the practitioner is the most powerful medicine in the surgery, it matters hugely who you are and not just what you do. Thus, the study of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has to be not solely a study of medicine but also a way towards personal development.
Acupuncture is part of TCM. TCM is a supremely preventative medicine with a sophisticated theoretical structure. Essentially it is a simple and profound system, not based upon man-made laws but upon laws of nature, the natural laws of the universe, or what the Chinese refer to as the Dào – the Way. 道
The Dào predates human civilization and transcends all boundaries of space and time, race and culture, since it is the universal and enduring Way of nature. It is the primal power that forges all phenomena in the universe, from the infinite to the infinitesimal. Invisible yet ever present it permeates the world with the very breath of life, and those who learn how to harmonize themselves with the Dào may harness that power to enhance and prolong health and life itself.
This Way is not simply a philosophy of life but rather an entire way of life based upon the most fundamental of laws. These laws do not change and will never become out of date. They are permanent and immutable.
The whole article can be viewed here.
Covid-19 update April 2021
In spite of the current pandemic of Coronavirus, the Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine is happy to report that we are continuing to provide teaching to the students on our Acupuncture and TCM programmes.
Of course, Covid-19 has meant that we have to do some things differently. So, during the last year most of the Acupuncture training programme has been taught via video conferencing.
In Summer 2020, (when infection rates were low and there was no lockdown) second year students met their Clinical Supervisor, in college, to practise some of the essential clinical skills that are required in the Teaching Clinic. This Teaching Clinic, which relates to the development and refining of Clinical skills, requires face-to-face supervision in College and will commence as soon as it is safe, and permitted, to do so.
Our new intact of students on the Professional Acupuncture Training programme, who started in October 2021 are successfully undertaking their first year via Zoom.
Medical Qigong programmes also recommenced, via Zoom, in early 2021.
Having run the teaching sessions for our current students via video conferencing so smoothly and successfully, we intend to teach much of the theoretical content of the Acupuncture Training programme, the Licentiate in TCM, in this way from now on, thus reducing the number of weekends in which students will need to travel to the College in Dublin 3.
However, all practical and clinical aspects of the programme require hands-on, face-to-face practical skill development and need to be taught in the College in Dublin. For our current students, this will be provided via intensive weekend workshops during Summer 2021, (or as soon as it is safe to do so.)
For students who start with us in October 2021 a certain proportion of weekends will be allocated to face-to-face practical skills teaching in the College.
Happy New Year of the Ox
Happy New Year of the Ox
The Year of the Ox starts today. Happy New Year to all our friends and colleagues, in particular those working, or training, in Chinese Medicine in Ireland and Europe and those working in this field of medicine in its motherland, China.
Chinese New Year is a good time to make announcements, so we are happy to inform you that:
- This website have now had many pages updated to reflect the information about entry to courses starting in 2021. The professional 2021 Acupuncture Training prospectus is available here.
- We are now accepting applications for this course and look forward to hearing from suitable applicants.
Happy New Year from ICTCM January 2021
Happy New Year 2021
All the staff at the ICTCM are very happy to welcome in the 2021 New Year. We send good wishes for a healthy year ahead to all our students, friends and colleagues. The College Directors thank all the staff and students for their optimistic, practical and flexible approach to the educational changes that they are experiencing due to Coronavirus.
A brief update on changes to our Acupuncture Training teaching and learning protocols is provided here.
Due to Coronavirus, our first and second year students are currently studying with us via Zoom. All aspects of the curriculum are being provided in the normal way – just “at a distance.” Examinations and assessment procedures have been altered to fit the new ways of teaching and learning.
The practical clinical training for the Third Year students has had to be deferred until we can meet clients face to face in the Teaching Clinic. These students have now nearly completed all the theoretical aspects of the Clinical year, including project work, and are attending, by invitation, some additional teaching sessions to keep themselves up to date with all the theory and point location work. The practical Teaching Clinic will only start when it is safe to do so.
Additionally, our Qigong teachers are currently designing Zoom-based training in Health Promoting Qigong for the Spring.
Happy Christmas from ICTCM Dublin
Happy Christmas 2020
The Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Dublin Ireland wishes all our staff, students, colleagues and friends a very Happy Christmas and a healthy, productive and prosperous New Year.
In January 2021 we will be announcing the details of our next Licentiate in TCM professional Acupuncture training programme and will open applications for the 2021 start date.
In the meantime, our offices will be closed during the festive season until 4th January 2021.
Tabhair aire.
Applications for October 2020 Acupuncture TCM training now closed
As our Acupuncture TCM training programme begins on 10th October, it is now too late to apply for a place on the 2020 programme.
We will start accepting applications for our 2021 intake in early 2021.
The details of the Professional Acupuncture TCM training provided on the site are up to date. We are not expecting to change the syllabus, teaching methods or assessments for the 2021 course. The fees for next year will be confirmed later.
As the Covid-19 situation is still with us, we will be keeping current and future students up-to-date with our Covid- specific heath and safety procedures, from time to time.
Acupuncture TCM training closing date for applications
Our next Acupuncture TCM professional training begins on 10 October 2020. The closing date for applications is Friday 25 September.
The Applications Form, Fee information and Fee payment plans are on the Acupuncture Prospectus link of our website.
Applications should be sent to us as an email attachment.
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