What do you have to do when you want to be a doctor of oriental medicine; (herbalist, a herb doctor?)?

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It depends - it is the difference between a surgeon and a pharmacist. You might want to Google _oriental medicine careers_ to get an idea of the range of openings.The American College of Acupuncture %26 Oriental Medicine Master's degree admissions requirements are
"60 college semester hours or 90 quarter hours in any field must have received 42 credits of general education courses. In addition, those students admitted with 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours will have to complete, if they have not already done so, at least 11 credits of basic science courses within the first two years of study."
http://www.acaom.edu/en/cms/?360.

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Why to put so much effort into Quackery?
Isn't it better to study the scholar medicine first and then do research work to find substances that really works.

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if you are interested in OM you must complete your studies at an accredited school in order to sit for national boards. here's a place to start: http://www.nccaom.org/ if you want to practice in CA, you must graduate from a CA approved school (their standards are much higher) http://www.acupuncture.ca.gov/
most schools are 3yrs full time, and offer part time tracks as well. there is another useful website: www.tcmstudent.com you'll want to think about which aspect of OM you're interested in - the esoteric, traditional, integrative etc. Be sure to visit a few schools, talk to as many people as you can and make sure to get some treatments by the students at the school. If you are only interested in herbology, then you'll want to finish a herbalist program which is quite different and not necessarily oriental based (such as western herbology )http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/.
best of luck!

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