Marigold Currently, the two core types of valid certificates that are officially available and can meet the needs of traditional Chinese medicine health care practitioners/hobbies are recognized by the health and human resources and social systems. Most of the other certificates made by various institutions have no actual effect, so don't spend money randomly.
A while ago, I helped my distant cousin who runs a community health center figure out the pitfalls of getting a certificate. She had been tricked by a salesperson and spent 2,800 to get a senior Chinese medicine health practitioner certificate stamped with the seal of "XX International Health Association". As a result, during a routine inspection by the district health center last year, she didn't get it at all. She refused to recognize this certificate and said that she had to produce a compliance qualification issued by a third party of Human Resources and Social Security or the health system, otherwise she would have to suspend business for rectification. She later spent two months re-taking the Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Physio Therapist Vocational Skills Certificate evaluated by a third party of Human Resources and Social Security, and finally settled the matter.
In fact, the more verifications, the better. It depends on your needs and background. If you have a major in Chinese medicine and want to do health care services involving medical behaviors in the future, such as prescribing prescriptions for syndrome differentiation and performing acupuncture treatments, then you have no choice. You must take the Chinese medicine practitioner qualification certificate. This is the legal entry threshold for medical practice. Without this certificate, no matter how good your family skills are, any medical project is illegal. Do not touch this red line. If non-professionals want to get a practicing doctor certificate, they must first take the path of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who is certified or has real expertise. They must study with a designated traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for a specified number of years and pass the assessment before they are eligible to apply. The threshold is not low. If you just want to provide ordinary health care services, there is no need to go to this trouble.
If you are from a non-professional background, or you are interested in learning how to treat your family, or you want to open a general health center to provide non-medical health services such as moxibustion, massage, cupping, and dietary guidance, then you should give priority to applying for the professional skills certificate of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Care Practitioner and Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Therapist issued by the third-party evaluation agency of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. If you want to work in community health centers or physical examination institutions to work in health-related positions You can also get a TCM-oriented health manager recognized by the health care system. These certificates are in the relevant national professional qualification catalog. They can be used whether you are applying for a business license, dealing with supervision, or looking for related jobs. Moreover, the certification process itself is a systematic review of the basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine and the applicable scenarios of common health methods, which is much more reliable than the fragmented health knowledge you can read online.
Nowadays, many people in the industry say that "certification is useless, as long as the skills are good." There is also a master massage practitioner around me who has been doing massage for more than ten years. Without a certificate, he can do a prosperous business just by relying on regular customers, but the premise is that he only has regular customers and has never thought about expanding his business or entering a formal institution. If you want to do formal business, or even start a regular business, Later, I wanted to make this a long-term career, and a compliance certificate was a stepping stone. Last time I went to help out at a charity health lecture organized by the street, the organizer’s first review was to see if you had compliance qualifications. If you can’t show it, no matter how good your craftsmanship is, people will not dare to let you go on stage for fear of having to take responsibility for problems.
Oh, and there is another common pitfall. When recruiting students, many institutions will boast that "you can practice medicine and open clinics after taking this certificate." Don't believe it. Non-physician health care certificates can only provide non-medical health care services. If you dare to touch medical projects such as prescribing, acupuncture, and acupuncture, it is illegal even if you have a bunch of health care certificates. Don't be fooled by the sales talk.
