Formalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine Teacher Training

Decree of the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China

No. 52

The Measures for the Assessment and Examination of the Qualifications of Physicians for Teacher-Transmission of Traditional Medicine and Those with Genuine Expertise in Traditional Medicine were discussed and adopted at the Ministerial Meeting of the Ministry of Health on November 27, 2006, and are hereby promulgated to come into effect on February 1, 2007, with the following provisions.

Minister Gao Qiang

December 21, 2006

Methods for the Assessment and Examination of Physicians' Qualifications for Teacher-Transmitters of Traditional Medicine and Persons with Genuine Expertise

Chapter I: General Provisions

Article 1: In order to regulate the assessment and examination of physicians' qualifications for teacher-transmitters of traditional medicine and persons with genuine expertise, the Ministry of Health shall, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Practising Physicians, and the relevant provisions of the examination for physicians' qualifications, promulgate the Measures for the Assessment and Examination of Physicians' Qualifications. According to the provisions of Article 11 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Practice of Medicine and the relevant provisions of the qualification examination for medical practitioners, these measures are formulated.

Second to learn traditional medicine in the way of teacher training or after many years of clinical practice of traditional medicine, medical expertise, do not have the medical professional qualifications of the person to participate in the examination for the qualification of medical practitioners, the application of this approach.

Article 3 The examination is the qualification evaluation and recognition of the traditional medicine teachers and people with confirmed expertise applying to take the qualification examination for physicians, which is divided into the traditional medicine teachers' examination (hereinafter referred to as the teachers' examination) and the assessment of confirmed expertise in traditional medicine (hereinafter referred to as the assessment of confirmed expertise).

Fourth, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine is responsible for the supervision and management of the national traditional medicine teacher training personnel and confirmed expertise in the examination of medical qualifications.

Article 5 The "traditional medicine" referred to in these measures refers to Chinese medicine and minority medicine.

Chapter II of the examination

Article VI of the examination by the provincial administration of traditional Chinese medicine specific organization and implementation.

Seventh, the teacher shall have a high school education or equivalent, and continuous study with the teacher for three years.

Article VIII of the teacher shall have the following conditions at the same time:

(a) with Chinese medicine category of Chinese medicine or ethnomedicine practitioner qualification;

(b) engaged in Chinese medicine or ethnomedicine clinical work for more than 15 years, or with Chinese medicine or ethnomedicine deputy director of professional and technical position qualifications;

(c) Have rich clinical experience and unique technical expertise;

(4) Comply with the law, abide by professional ethics, and have a good reputation;

(5) Adhere to clinical practice in medical institutions, and be able to complete teaching tasks.

Article IX of the teacher shall sign with the instructor by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine unified model of the teacher relationship contract.

The contract shall be notarized by a notary public at or above the county level, and the time of study with the teacher shall be calculated from the date of notarization.

Article X. Instructors shall not take more than two teachers at the same time.

Article XI of the teacher training personnel with the teacher to learn the form, content, by the provincial Chinese medicine management department to develop.

Article XII of the examination shall include professional ethics and business level, focusing on the basic knowledge and basic skills of traditional medicine, academic experience, technical expertise inheritance; way to include a comprehensive written test and clinical practice skills assessment.

Specific assessment content, standards and methods developed by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Article XIII Apply to participate in the examination of the teacher, fill in the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine unified model of the "traditional medicine teacher assessment application form", and approved by its instructor to practice health administrative departments, traditional Chinese medicine management department review and approval to the provincial traditional Chinese medicine management department to apply for.

Article 14 The following materials shall be submitted for the application for the examination of the master:

(1) application form for the examination of the master of traditional medicine;

(2) proof of identity;

(3) two-inch half-body photographs of two inches of the front without a crown;

(4) proof of academic qualifications or academic ability;

(5) physician's qualifications for the instructor, Physician's license, professional and technical position qualification certificate, or approved his practice of health administrative departments, Chinese medicine management department issued by the clinical work in traditional Chinese medicine, ethnomedicine for more than 15 years;

(6) notarized contract of the relationship between the teacher;

(7) Provincial and above, other materials required by the administration of traditional Chinese medicine.

Article 15 The provincial-level administration of traditional Chinese medicine shall examine the materials submitted by the applicant for the examination of the master, and if the conditions of the examination are met, issue a permit; if the conditions of the examination are not met, explain the reasons to the applicant for the examination of the master within 15 working days after accepting the application.

Article XVI of the master assessment once a year, the specific time to be determined by the provincial administration of traditional Chinese medicine, three months before the start of the assessment work in the jurisdiction of the announcement.

Article XVII of the master assessment by the provincial administration of traditional Chinese medicine issued by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine unified model of the "traditional medicine teacher certificate".

The third chapter of expertise assessment

Article 18 of the expertise assessment by the municipal health administrative departments, traditional Chinese medicine management department to organize and implement.

Article 19 An applicant for the assessment of expertise shall have the following conditions:

(1) have been engaged in the clinical practice of traditional medicine for more than five years in accordance with the law;

(2) have mastered the unique, safe and effective traditional medicine diagnostic and treatment techniques.

Article 20 The content of the assessment of expertise shall include professional ethics and business level, focusing on the basic knowledge of traditional medicine and mastery of unique diagnostic and treatment techniques and basic clinical operations; the mode of assessment shall include a comprehensive written examination and practical clinical skills assessment.

Specific assessment content, standards and methods developed by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Article 21 of the application for expertise in the assessment of the person, fill out the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine by the unified style of the "traditional Chinese medicine expertise assessment application form", and by the county-level health administrative department of the examination and approval of the municipal health administrative departments, traditional Chinese medicine management department to apply for.

Article 22 The following materials shall be submitted for the application for assessment of confirmed specialization:

(1) Application form for assessment of confirmed specialization in traditional medicine;

(2) proof of one's identity;

(3) two two-inch half-body photographs of the front side, free of crown;

(4) proof of years of clinical practice of traditional medicine from the health administrative department of the county where the applicant is located;

(5) proof of years of clinical practice of traditional medicine issued by the county where the applicant is located. Traditional medicine clinical practice years of material;

(E) two or more licensed physicians to prove that their mastery of unique, safe and effective traditional medicine diagnostic and treatment techniques of material;

(F) municipal health administrative departments, traditional Chinese medicine management department required to provide other materials.

Article 23 The examination of expertise is conducted once a year, the specific time is determined by the municipal health administrative departments, traditional Chinese medicine management department, three months before the start of the assessment work in the jurisdiction of the announcement.

Article 24 Qualified persons shall be issued by the health administrative department responsible for organizing the examination and the traditional Chinese medicine administration with the unified style of "Certificate of Expertise in Traditional Medicine" issued by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and shall be reported to the provincial administration of traditional Chinese medicine for record.

Chapter IV qualification examination

Article 25 of the teacher and expertise in the personnel qualification examination is to evaluate the applicant for medical qualification whether the professional knowledge and skills required to practice the examination, is a part of the national qualification examination.

Article 26: The qualification examination for teachers and certified specialists is divided into a practical skills test and a comprehensive written test, and only those who have passed the practical skills test can take the comprehensive written test.

The specific content of the examination and program developed by the Ministry of Health physician qualification examination committee.

Article 27: After obtaining the "traditional medicine teacher certificate" or "certificate of expertise in traditional medicine," under the guidance of a licensed physician, in the granting of the "certificate of traditional medicine teacher certificate" or "certificate of expertise in traditional medicine," the province (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government) of the health care institutions within the probationary period of one year and pass the examination, may apply to participate in the license examination for assistant physicians. Assistant physician qualification examination.

Article 28: After obtaining the certificate of practicing assistant physician, those who have been engaged in traditional medicine in medical institutions for five years may apply for the qualification examination for practicing physicians.

Article 29 Teacher-training and confirmed expertise personnel applying to take the physician qualification examination shall register at the prescribed examination office and submit the following materials:

(1) two two-inch half-body photographs of the front without a crown;

(2) proof of one's identity;

(3) Certificate of Teacher-training in Traditional Medicine or Certificate of Confirmed Specialization in Traditional Medicine Medical Practice

(d) the probationary period issued by the probationary institution assessment certificate;

(e) physician assistant declared practitioner qualification examination, but also need to be submitted at the same time to the physician assistant qualification certificate and a copy of the certificate of physician practice;

(f) the application of the other materials needed to apply for the examination.

Other application procedures are in accordance with the relevant provisions of the physician qualification examination.

Article 30 The organization, management and implementation of the physician qualification examination of the teacher and confirmed expertise, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the physician qualification examination.

Article 31 The qualifying line for the qualification examination for teachers and persons with confirmed specialties shall be determined by the Physician Qualification Examination Committee of the Ministry of Health.

Those who pass the examination shall be awarded the Physician Qualification Certificate uniformly printed by the Ministry of Health.

Chapter V Penalties

Article 32 If a person applying for the Examination for Teacher's Qualification and the Examination for Confirmed Expertise has any of the following circumstances in applying for or participating in the examination, he shall be disqualified from participating in the examination in the current year, and if it constitutes a crime, he shall be held criminally liable in accordance with the law:

(1) Falsely declaring his name, age, qualifications, length of service, ethnicity, household registration, school registration, and falsifying certificates, proofs or records in order to gain qualification to apply for the examination;

(ii) disrupting the order of the examination during the examination;

(iii) offering bribes to the examiners;

(iv) threatening or blatantly insulting or slandering the examiners;

(v) engaging in other serious acts of malpractice.

Article 33 If the staff of the administrative department of health or the management department of traditional Chinese medicine violates the relevant provisions of these Measures by issuing false certificates, providing false files, making false statements, neglecting their duties, abusing their powers, or committing malpractice for personal gain during the examination, which does not constitute a crime, they shall be given administrative sanctions according to the law; and if the crime constitutes a crime, they shall be held criminally liable according to the law.

Article 34 In case of violation or indiscipline in the course of the examination for medical practitioners, punishment shall be imposed in accordance with the relevant provisions on the handling of violations in the examination for medical practitioners.

Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions

Article 35 The clinical practice of traditional medicine referred to in these Measures refers to the medical activities of traditional medicine engaged in by persons who have obtained a valid qualification for practicing medicine, or the medical internship activities of traditional medicine engaged in by persons who have not obtained a valid qualification for practicing medicine, but are engaged in under the guidance of licensed physicians of traditional Chinese medicine and ethnomedicine.

Article 36 These Measures shall be interpreted by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Article 37 These Measures shall come into force on February 1, 2007, and the Interim Measures for the Assessment and Examination of Physician Qualifications for Traditional Medicine Teachers and Persons with Genuine Expertise issued on July 23, 1999 shall be repealed simultaneously.

These Measures shall come into force on February 1, 2007.