Online Lecture with
Dr. Eric Karchmer, PhD, LAc
6:00-9:00 ET / 3:00-6:00 PT
June 7, 2023

3 NCCAOM CEs pending
$25 Registration

Among acupuncturists in the US, a key point of orientation is the distinction between TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) and classical Chinese medicine. Different institutions and practitioners claim affiliation to one or another, and there can be significant tension between the two camps. This distinction does not exist in China. Instead, practitioners are united around the methodology of “pattern discrimination and treatment determination” (bian zheng lun zhi), even though it can be interpreted in many ways. This course will deepen practitioners’ understanding of the methodology of “pattern discrimination and treatment determination,” by examining its history and development. We will give special attention to its role in the development of the national textbooks for colleges of Chinese medicine in China. We will conclude the course by returning to the TCM – classical Chinese medicine distinction to consider other ways of understanding the relationship of acupuncture in the US to the Chinese medicine profession in China.

Note: This course will be based on selected chapters (primarily Ch. 3 & 4) from the lecturer’s book, Prescriptions for Virtuosity: The Postcolonial Struggle of Chinese Medicine.

Eric Karchmer, PhD, LAc, Instructor
Eric Karchmer is a doctor of Chinese medicine and a medical anthropologist. He received his medical training from the Beijing University of Chinese medicine, which also formed the basis on his anthropological investigations. His book manuscript, Prescriptions for Virtuosity: The Postcolonial Struggle of Chinese Medicine, examines how doctors of Chinese medicine have responded to the postcolonial power inequalities that have shaped contemporary Chinese society. In his new research project, he is exploring how Taiwanese families and their doctors of Chinese medicine are turning to traditional healing strategies to confront the dangers and uncertainties of modern society, particularly in the care of children. Eric maintains an active clinical practice in Boone, NC, and also serves as a visiting assistant professor at China Medical University in Taichung, Taiwan.

Learn more by contacting Jen Resnick, CE Director at Jung Tao School at CE@jungtao.edu.

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