T/WFCMS SCM8-2011 International Standardized Classification Criteria for Professional Titles of Traditional Chinese Medicine Physicians
T/WFCMS SCM8-2011 International Standardized Classification Criteria for Professional Titles of Traditional Chinese Medicine Physicians
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Scope
Scope: It stipulates the specific requirements for the length of practice, professional knowledge, and clinical skills for all levels of technical titles for TCM physicians. Applicable to the evaluation of technical titles and qualifications (levels) of international TCM physicians (including acupuncture, orthopedics, and massage, etc.); Main technical content: With the increasingly rapid internationalization of TCM, TCM is developing rapidly in various countries. Currently, it has spread to more than 160 countries and regions, forming a sizeable team of TCM professionals across multiple disciplines, mainly composed of TCM physicians. To adapt to the development trend and requirements of TCM internationalization, promote the standardized management of TCM physicians, improve the academic status and overall quality of the international TCM physician community, safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, increase social recognition, and ensure the quality and safety of TCM medical care, the "International TCM Physician Professional Technical Title Grading Standards" (hereinafter referred to as the "Grading Standards") have been formulated. The formulation of the Grading Standards referenced the physician management regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, and other institutions or countries, China's "Practicing Physician Law", "Evaluation Criteria for Professional and Technical Qualifications in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Medicine, and Ethnic Medicine", "Provisional Measures for the Physician Qualification Examination", and the "Implementation Rules (Trial) for the International TCM Physician Qualification (Level) Examination" of the World Federation of Societies of Chinese Medicine, among others. It also gathered opinions from experts from more than 20 countries. The formulation of the Grading Standards not only emphasizes coordination with the physician management laws and regulations o