Acupuncture in South Korea

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Learn proper electro-acupuncture techniques.

Course Overview

The Acupuncture CE course in South Korea consists of Sessions 3-5 of the Small Animal Veterinary Acupuncture course, an ideal option for many students to pursue their Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist diploma after attending the first two sessions of any acupuncture CE course offered by the Chi Institute.

This CE course is comprised of online lectures, as well as hands-on wet labs and lectures on-site in South Korea. The online and on-site lectures, presentation slides, labs, class handouts and final exam are in English.

Main Speakers and Instructors

Min Su Kim, DVM, CVA
Sakyeng Shin, DVM, MS, CVA, CVCH, CVT, CVFT

Location and Accommodation

Session 2: Orakai Songdo Park Hotel, 151, Techno Park-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea, 22004. Tel +82-32-210-7000
Session 4 and 5 Lab address: VIP Animal Medical Center, 73, Dongsomun-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-2-953-0075
www.vipah.co.kr
Suggested lodging options for Session 4 and 5:
- Best Western Arirang Hill Dongdaemun Hotel
  Address: 11, Arirang-ro 2-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 02829
  Tel: +82-2-925-7000
  Website: https://www.bestwestern.co.kr
- Hotel The ARTIST
  Address: 126, Dongsomun-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 02845
  Tel: +82-2-921-9901
  Website: http://www.theartist.kr
  E-mail: hoteltheartist@gmail.com

CVA Certification

Students of the Small Animal Acupuncture course are eligible for the Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist certification endorsed by the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. The CVA certification requirements are as follows:

Complete all five sessions of the course.
Pass three online quizzes (administered online after sessions 1-3) with scores above 75%.
Pass final written exam in the final on-site session with a score above 75%.
Pass the clinical acupoints exam in the final on-site session with a score above 75%.
Submit one veterinary acupuncture case report to be approved.
Complete 30-hours of advanced TCVM course training or internship with a certified veterinary acupuncturist. More information on completing the internship requirement can be found here.

Please note that the Chi Institute cannot issue any certification to DVM students until their DVM has been obtained.