Variant of CIP 2011- STEM groupings

• b - Non-STEM
• 51.33 - Alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems

51.3301 - Acupuncture and oriental medicine

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of acupuncture, a Chinese system of health care and healing based on the use of pulse diagnosis, acupuncture point selection, and needle insertion, as well as herbs and other Asian treatment modalities. These programs include courses in basic Western medical sciences, Asian philosophy, Chinese medical anatomy and physiology, Chinese herbs, diagnostic techniques, patient observation and communication, acupuncture points and point selection, acupuncture techniques, acupuncture treatment of disease, pain management, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • acupuncture
  • acupuncture and oriental medicine
  • acupuncturist
  • Oriental medicine

• Exclusion(s)

  • alternative medicine(51.3300)
  • Chinese traditional medicine(51.3302)