Western medicine doctor

Duties and responsibilities: western medical acupuncture is a therapeutic modality involving the insertion of fine needles; it is an adaption of Chinese acupuncture using current knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, and the principles of evidence based medicine. While western medical acupuncture has evolved from Chinese acupuncture. Its practitioners no longer adhere to concepts such as yinl yang and circulation of qi and regard acupuncture as part of conventional medicine rather than a complete “alternative medical system”. It acts mainly by stimulating the nervous system.

Salary: $30, 00- $150,000

Education requirements: practitioners of western medical acupuncture tend to pay less attention than classical acupuncturists to choosing one point over another, though they generally choose classical points as the best places to stimulate the nervous system. The design and interpretation of clinical studies is constrained by lack of knowledge of the appropriate dosage of acupuncture, and likelihood that any form of needling used as a usual control procedure in “placebo controlled” studies may be active.

i wouldnt like to be this because its something i wont be interested, and i think the studying is good.