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ATCM Membership
ATCM have three different types of members for the purpose of practice, and honour.
All Members of The Association are bound by the Association's Code of Professional Conduct and Code of Practice and must hold a university, college or other equal recognized professional qualification in Chinese medicine. The different categories of qualifications are designated on appropriately worded certificates issued by the Association.
Practice Members
Ordinary Member (FN/FR)
If a member's certificate prefixed with "FN" or "FR", that indicate that this member is qualified to practice Chinese acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and Tuina - Chinese therapeutic massage.
Ordinary Member -Category I (AN /AR)
Ordinary Member - Category I member's certificate prefixed with "AN" or "AR", or * ( one star) after their name on Directory of Members, this indicate that this member is qualified to practise Chinese acupuncture and Tuina - Chinese therapeutic massage.
Ordinary Member -Category II (AN /AR)
Ordinary Member - Category II member's certificate prefixed with "AN" or "AR", or ** ( two stars) after their name on Directory of Members, that means that this member is qualified to practise Chinese acupuncture only.
Ordinary Member -Category III (AN /AR)
Ordinary Member - Category III member's certificate prefixed with "AN" or "AR", or *** ( three stars) after their name on Directory of Members, that means that this member is qualified to practise Chinese acupuncture and Tuina - Chinese therapeutic massage and Chinese patent herbal medicine.
All Ordinary Members have the right of votes
Associate Members
Associate Members must have received training in one or more aspects (such as tuina - Chinese therapeutic massage, cupping) of TCM to a standard acceptable to the Council of the Association.
Student Member
Student members are students of TCM. Student member is entitled to practice TCM under the supervision from accredited training institutes.
Associate Members and Student Members have no right of vote.
Honoury Members
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Dr Xiaoping Zhai (Honoured on 2004)
Dr Xiao-Ping Zhai is the founder of The Zhai Clinic and is a specialist in reproductive medicine. She graduated in China and is qualified in both Western and Chinese medicine. She draws on both disciplines to treat patients in the most appropriate way.
She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Association
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of traditional Chinese medicine (UK) and a member of the British Fertility Society. Dr Zhai is committed to promoting further research into the role of TCM in reproductive medicine and her work has attracted widespread journalistic interest. She contributes to professional journals and has been featured on radio, television and in national newspapers and magazines. She was one of the founders of ATCM.
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Dr Bing Chung Chan (Honoured on 2006)
Dr Chan graduated from Guangzhou University of TCM at 1966 and qualified as a doctor of Chinese medicine since then. He practised Chinese medicine in Hong Kong until 1986; then he moved to the UK and practising in London since 1987. Dr Chan is one of the founders of ATCM and Fellow member of ATCM. He served as council members as the Treasurer for 12 years. He had been a member of programme development committee at Middlesex University.
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Fellow Members:
The Fellow of ATCM is set up for praising and confirming members who devoted remarkable contributions to ATCM. More details of Fellow members can be found on Rules for the Fellow of ATCM.
Overseas Members
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