PD Completer Track Curriculum
The PD (Professional Doctor) Completer Track curriculum at Colorado Chinese Medicine University provides detailed coursework for trimester completion tracks designed for students advancing their doctoral-level training in acupuncture and acupuncture with Chinese herbal medicine. This page outlines the courses, instructional hours, and academic credits required for each track.
Doctor of Acupuncture Trimester Completion Track
The Doctor of Acupuncture Trimester Completion Track curriculum consists of six courses totaling 330 instructional hours and 17 academic credits. This track reinforces advanced acupuncture practice, integrative diagnosis, professional development, and clinical training.
Course List and Credits
•TCM410 – Advanced Acupuncture Treatment of Disease 2 (online) 90 hrs 6 credits
•BIO440 – Advanced Integrative Biomed TCM Diagnosis (hybrid online and onsite) 30 hrs 2 credits
•INTG445 – Integrative Collaborative Medicine 1 (online) 15 hrs 1 credit
•MISC455 – Professional Development IPD (online) 15 hrs 1 credit
•MISC465 – Research Literacy and Evidence Informed Practice (EIP) (online) 30 hrs 2 credits
•CLI470 – Professional Doctorate Integrative Acupuncture Clinic (onsite) 150 hrs 5 credits
•Totals 330 hrs 17 credits
•Note the DAc focuses on learning advanced acupuncture for treatment of Ob Gyn, Reproductive health, treatment of MSK pain, head injury and stroke recovery are the center pieces of the treatment of disease and integrative clinic training.
Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine Trimester Completion Track
The DAcCHM Trimester Completion Track includes courses that extend advanced internal medicine treatment concepts and integrative clinic training for students completing both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine doctoral pathways.
Course List and Credits
•TCM425 – Advanced CHM Internal Medicine Treatment of Disease (online) 90 hrs 6 credits
•BIO440 – Advanced Integrative Biomed TCM Diagnosis (hybrid online and onsite) 30 hrs 2 credits
•INTG445 – Integrative Collaborative Medicine 1 (online) 15 hrs 1 credit
•MISC455 – Professional Development IPD (online) 15 hrs 1 credit
•MISC465 – Research Literacy and Evidence Informed Practice (EIP) (online) 30 hrs 2 credits
•CLI470 – Professional Doctorate Integrative CHM Internal Med Clinic (onsite) 150 hrs 5 credits
•Totals 330 hrs 17 credits
•Note that the DAcCHM continues a focus on Chinese Herbal Medicine/Internal Medicine as the focus of the treatment of disease and in the integrative clinic.
