Follow US Immigration and US Life: At the first International Symposium on Traditional Chinese Medicine held in Guiyang, Huang Lixin, President of the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and Dean of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture is now accepted by many Americans, and over 60% of the students at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine are non-ethnic Chinese. Over the past 30-plus years, the school has trained more than 1,000 TCM acupuncturists.
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine was founded in 1980 and is the first American medical institution to bring traditional Chinese medicine "abroad." Many students are doctors or nurses working in the fields of physical therapy or massage, and some already hold master's degrees in medicine.
Over the past 30 years, traditional Chinese medicine has flourished in the United States. Among the 51 states in the US, 43 have now passed legislation establishing the legality of TCM acupuncture for patient treatment.
