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Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is one of the earliest TCM education institutions in Australia. The Institute offers a Diploma in traditional Chinese medicine covering Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Chinese Remedial Massage (Tui - Na) which is accredited by the NSW Vocational Education & Training Accreditation Board (VETAB) and nationally recognised, including the Australian Council for Private Education & Training (ACPET) and the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS). Currently, the Institute is in collaboration with universities to offering higher Traditional Chinese Medicine education, and continually aims to provide practical courses and training in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a
coherent health care system of clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment
based on Chinese medical theory and practice. It consists of Chinese herbal
medicine, Acupuncture, Tui-na (therapeutic massage), dietary therapy, and
various exercise therapies etc.
Traditional Chinese medicine is based on the ideologies of health and disease which were developed in China over thousands of years and codified in modern China. It is the result of clinical observations and experiences, which have been critically appraised, formulated and re-formulated time and again, over centuries of investigation by scholar physicians. Traditional Chinese Medicine is a system of thought and practice entrenched in the wide cultural matrix of theories including Yin-Yang and Five phase (Wu-Xing), the theory of Qi and Blood, the theories of Zang-Fu organs and Channels, flavours and natures of herbs, etc. It's outlook is founded on the axioms that the human body is an integrated entity of connected channels and organ systems, that health stems from physical and emotional equilibrium, and that illnesses only occurs when the body is unable to maintain its normal state of balance. Based on this outlook, its diagnostic system uses a unique perceptual code to classify illness according to the nature of underlying imbalance and treats them using a holistic approach. Traditional Chinese medicine is already established in China, Korea, Japan and much of South East Asia, where the majority of the world's population accepts it. In Western counties, TCM is gaining acceptance by the general public, governments and the medical profession. In Australia, various professional associations maintain the standards of the profession. These include the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association LTD (AACMA), the Australian Natural Therapies Association (ANTA), the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS), the NSW Association of Chinese Medicine (NSWACM) and the Australian Traditional Chinese Medicine Association (ATCMA). Most private health funds recognise TCM practictioners and provide rebates for the management.
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