Summary

• Most states require national board certification for TCM practitioners.
  
  
• Practitioners can become eligible for the national board certification offered by the Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) after completion of at least 3-years full-time schooling.
  
  
• Most states allow conventional medical doctors and chiropractors to practice acupuncture without little or no formal training.
  
  

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