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Entry Requirements

As detailed in the Articles of Association of the ATCM, Ordinary Members (I; II; III; IV) and Overseas members must:

  1. be practitioners of TCM; and
  2. attend and pass the admission interview; and
  3. possess qualifications of a university or college or institution of TCM in one or more aspects of TCM such as Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture, Tuina and so on; or
  4. be qualified in western medicine but have received training in TCM to a standard acceptable to the Association; or
  5. possess qualifications and experience in TCM or any aspects thereof to a standard acceptable to the Association.

The ATCM Council has specified the above standards into three criteria for admission of membership. The applicants can be admitted as Full Members of ATCM only if they are:

  1. currently practising TCM (more than one aspect) in the UK.
  2. possess qualifications of at least 4 years full time training from China’s university/college of TCM, or university/college of modern medicine with TCM training acceptable to ATCM, or equivalent training in the UK or other countries.
  3. attend and pass the admission interview.

For Associate membership:

  1. be practitioners of TCM; and
  2. attend and pass the admission interview; and
  3. the length of training on one aspect of TCM is required to at least 3 years (full time) with practising experience for more than one year.

For Student membership:

Only for those current students of TCMAB Accredited Courses (Please click here to check the listed accredited courses).

 

Membership Application Procedures

Applying for Ordinary Members, Association Members and Overseas Members:

In order to be a member of ATCM, the applicant need to complete the Application Form and return it to ATCM office by email (preferable) or post, along with copies of valid ID and TCM relevant qualifications/certificates (if you submit the application through post, then please enclose a cheque payment of £60.00, which is payable to ATCM. The £60 application fee payment is non-refundable).

Once the ATCM office has received the application and the application fee, the applicant will be advised of a date and time for an admission interview, which will last approximately 30 minutes. The interview will take place over WhatsApp or phone. Meanwhile, before the interview date, you will be asked to complete a paper test within one hour, which will be sent using email. Graduates and students of the ATCMAB accredited courses are exempted from the admission interview & paper test.

If the applicant passes our admission interview and paper test, an offer letter will be sent along with the registration pack (registration form, block insurance form, instructions for payments and etc.) by email. Once you complete all the registration steps in the offer letter, you will be registered within a week, and a membership certificate will be issued to you shortly.

Please note all practicing members must be covered by professional and public liability insurance for practicing Chinese medicine and acupuncture.

 

Applying for Student Members:

You are required to follow the steps below to submit your application:

  1. Download and complete the Application Form for Student members from the sidebar of this page.
  2. Return your completed form to the ATCM office by email (info@atcm.co.uk) with the photocopies of your valid ID and student card (or letters to prove that you are a student of the TCMAB accredited course if a student card is not available). 

We will review your applicaiton once we receive it. If you meet the requirements for ATCM student membership, you will receive an offer letter with student registration documents via email within 5 working days. At this point, applicants are required to pay their student membership subscription fee (Check our price list for the fees).

 

Procedures for Re-Joining Application:

The procedures for re-joining the Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture UK (ATCM) were proposed and approved by the ATCM council in 2007. The procedures were revised and approved in October 2022. The details of the procedure are listed as follows:

  1. Members, who failed to renew their membership and left the association for a period of LESS than six months, are eligible to re-join the association without the need to complete an application form. But they need to pay a full membership fee for the year. Membership will be counted continually.
  2. Members, who failed to renew their membership and left the association for a period of MORE than six months but LESS than five years, need to complete an application form and pay £30.00 application fee to re-join the association. Membership will be counted from the date of re-joining the association.
  3. Members, who failed to renew their membership and left the association for longer than five years, will be treated as new application. The applicant needs to complete an application form, pay £60 application fee, and attend an interview. The applicant does not need a written exam if the office still holds the record of qualification of this applicant. Membership will be counted from the date of re-joining the association.

 

Please go to the right sidebar to download the relevant form for your application