Your tuition covers 5 days of training at China Medical University in Taichung: daily clinical rounds as well as an immersive training in the acupuncture style of Taiwan's Master Tung.
In addition to your first class clinical TCM training, you will visit the most iconic and culturally significant sites in and around Taipei and Taichung.
You will also explore tea plantations, medicinal herbal gardens, and ancient temples.
Participants must have completed OM Theory 3, or have the equivalent of 2 years of TCM training.
This price includes:
Airport & ground transfer
Accommodations & some breakfasts
Sightseeing excursions
Tuition to China Medical University
This price does not include:
Airfare, most meals, nor airport transfer if you travel independently of the majority of the group
Sami Rank, L.Ac. received a degree in TCM from Yo San University, and her BA from USC. She has been practicing for 20 years, and is on faculty at PIHMA College in Phoenix, AZ where she is a professor and clinic supervisor.
This trip is run by 3 Treasures Acupuncture and Sami Rank, L.Ac. There is no affiliation with PIHMA College.
April 18-30, 2025
$2325 professional L.Ac. (30 CEUs pending)
$2025 TCM student
$1225 Non-TCM companion
Non-refundable deposit of $750 due (updated) December 11, 2024. Deposits will only be refunded if the trip is cancelled due to low enrollment.
Payment in full due April 1, 2025.
Expect an approximate budget of $3500-4000, (including registration fees, food, tours, and airfare).
ITINERARY (somewhat subject to change):
Friday April 18: arrive Taipei, van to Taichung (aprx 2 hr), check into hotel
Saturday take it easy, explore Taichung
Sunday Sun Moon Lake
M-F CMU training, free time evenings
Saturday free morning for last sights,
12:30 depart for Taipei; check into hotel
Sunday Explore Taipei!
Monday: 9 AM TOUR depart for: National Institute of Chinese Medicine herbarium, herbal garden near Yangming Shen, Wuji Tianyuan Temple to catch the last of the cherry blossoms
Tuesday Temple dedicated to the God of Medicine, explore Herbal & tea stores
Wednesday April 30 depart for home