Doctor of Auricular Medicine Program

Doctor of Auricular Medicine (AMD) Program Overview

Doctor of Auricular Medicine Program is a three year program with 2000 hours of training including western biomedical science, traditional Chinese medicine foundation, diagnostic methods, acupuncture, Chinese and western medicine clinical courses such as internal, pediatric, gynecological, dermatological illnesses, sports injury, muscular skeleton illnesses, and clinical observation and internship.


AM Foundation Courses Hours Credits
101-1TF History of AM 20 1
101-2TF AM Foundation 70 5
103-3TF AM Differentiation and Syndromes 60 4
402-4TF AM Research and Methodology 30 2
402-5TF Auricular Medicine Review 30 2
Total 280 18
Western Foundation Courses
101-1WF Anatomy and Surface Anatomy 60 4
101-2WF Physiology (1) 60 4
102-3WF Physiology (2) 30 2
103-4WF Microbiology 30 2
201-5WF Pathology (1) 60 4
202-6WF Biochemistry 45 3
202-7WF Pathology (2) 30 2
301-8WF Western Pharmacology 45 3
Total 360 24
Western Clinical Courses
203-1WC Western Physical Assessment 90 6
301-2WC Western Medicine (1) 45 3
301-3WC Western Lab Test Reading 60 4
302-4WC Western Medicine (2) 45 3
303-5WC Western Medicine (3) 60 4
Total 300 20
Auricular Medicine Courses
102-1AC AM and Meridians 60 4
102-2AC AM and meridian Lab 30 2
201-5AC Auricular Medicine Techniques 60 4
201-6AC Auricular Medicine techniques Lab 30 2
203-7AC Auricular Medicine Clean Techniques 8 1
401-9AC Micro Auricular Medicine systems 30 2
Total 218 15
Auricular Medicine and AM Clinical Courses
102-1AT AM Diagnostic Techniques 60 4
201-2AT AM – Orthopaedic Sport Medicine 30 2
202-4AT Auricular Medicine Therapeutics 60 4
301-6AT AM Internal Medicine (1) 60 4
302-7AT AM Internal Medicine (2) 60 4
302-8AT AM Preventative Medicine 30 2
303-9AT Auricular Medicine/AM Gynaecology 60 4
401-10AT Auricular Medicine/AM Dermatology 30 2
401-11AT Auricular Medicine/AM Paediatrics 30 2
Total 420 28
Program Auxiliaries
101-1PA Chinese Medical Terminology 40 3
101-2PA Medical Qi Gong 30 2
103-3PA Medical Tai Ji 30 2
203-7PA Chinese Diet Therapy 30 2
301-8PA Business Management 30 2
301-9PA Ethics and Legal issues 30 2
302-10PA Communication and Counselling skills 30 2
402-11PA First Aid & CPR 16 1
Total 236 16
Clinical Observation Courses
102-1CO Clinical Observation 30 2
103-2CO Clinical Observation 30 2
Total 60 4
Clinical Assistance Courses
201-1CA Clinical Assistance 30 2
202-2CA Clinical Assistance 30 2
203-3CA Clinical Assistance 30 2
301-4CA Clinical Assistance 30 2
Total 120 8
Clinical Practice Courses
302-1CP Clinical Practice 60 4
303-2CP Clinical Practice 60 4
401-3CP Clinical Practice 60 4
402-4CP Clinical Practice 60 4
403-5CP Practicum in China or On-site 188 13
Total 428 29