Institution name

Academy of Chinese Culture And Health Sciences

Contact address for international enquiries

1601 Clay Street
OAKLAND 94612

Venue / office name

Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences (ACCHS)

Address

1601 Clay Street
OAKLAND
California
94612

Venue description

The Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences was established in 1982 by Master Wei Tsuei. At the time, Master Tsuei operated the Taoist Center, a non-profit organization focused on educating the masses in Taiji, Qigong, and meditation, as well as TCM. Even though the majority of the Western world did not accept acupuncture and TCM as a prominent, viable form of health care, Master Tsuei and the first Academy directors knew that introducing organized TCM to the Western world would be the first step towards realizing health care integration and bridging the cultural gap between the East and West. Thus, the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences was founded as a private, non-profit institute for the training and advancement of traditional Chinese medicine within the context of Chinese culture. As an accomplished practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, Taiji Quan, and Taiji meditation, Master Tsuei paved the way for the first official Oakland TCM program. The Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences became the second institution of TCM in the United States. Over the years, the Academy has matriculated 553 graduates...the passing rate for the California Licensing Exam always reaches 85% or so, and the National Certification Exam is often 100%, which proves the preparedness, competence, and excellence of the graduates. The program enables the students to lay a solid medical foundation with strong medical ethics. Currently, the Academy is approved by the California Bureau for Private Post secondary and Vocational Education as a degree-granting institution, and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Today, it is a bona fide institution of higher learning, recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education, and the integration of TCM within the Western medical modality has become a reality.

Telephone number

+1 510 763 7787

Is accommodation available at this venue?

No