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Article: Interview with Dr. Zhaoming Chen.(Interview)
- Article from:
- Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association
- Article date:
- September 22, 2009
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Can you tell me about your educational background and how you became involved with general medicine?
I completed a six-year medical program in China. The main difference between U.S. and Chinese programs is that in China you also study Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). I did one year of didactic traditional medicine courses and clerkships rotating in the department of TCM, including acupuncture. Students of this discipline have exposure to complementary alternative medicine and traditional alternative medicine.
After I graduated this six-year program, I attended a TCM school, where I enrolled in both acupuncture and ...