May 30, 2011 – The Department of Acupuncture at Collège de Rosemont is celebrating its 25e founding anniversary. And to mark the event, a cocktail reception was organized on May 27th.
The Collègue de Rosemont is the only college establishment to offer training in integrated alternative medicine. Since 2002, it is also the only program accredited by the Ordre des acupuncteurs du Québec.1. This means that the vast majority of acupuncturists in the province have gone through the Montreal college.
and Zoé Lamothe from the Department of Acupuncture
and Léon René de Cotret from PasseportSanté.net.
“Year in and year out, we welcome around fifty new students per year. They come from different professional backgrounds. Most already have professional training or experience, for example in nursing science or massage therapy. Some also come from secondary school, ”explains Pascal Manny, teacher at the Department, which has a dozen.
“I would say the common denominator is the passion they have for what they do. And it is necessary, because it is a demanding program. In fact, the challenge for students is twofold. They must learn the common bases of Chinese medicine with the specifics of acupuncture and, at the same time, become familiar with the bases of biomedicine (anatomy, physiology, pathology), since it is in these parameters that will be carried out their work. The goal, when they finish their training, is for them to be independent and ready to practice, ”explains Pascal Manny.
Also, a great place is given to the practice during the 3 years that the training lasts. In addition to the clinic-school, students participate in internships offered in various settings, notably at the Lasalle Hospital (obstetrics), the Dollard-Cormier Institute, the Villa Medica rehabilitation hospital, etc.
In addition, optional internships in China are also organized at the end of the training. “For the students, it’s an opportunity to see professionals who have years of experience at work. It also reassures them about their training since they see that what they have learned are these same techniques, ”observes the teacher.
He also points out that since the founding of the department, acupuncture has gained popularity and recognition, both with the public and with health professionals. “More and more studies are looking at the benefits associated with acupuncture. The next step would perhaps be to be able to do more research here, in Quebec, and see acupuncture make its place at the university, ”says Pascal Manny.
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Chinese medicine 101 Written by 3 teachers from the Collège de Rosemont – Pascal Manny, Nancy Deschênes and Zoé Lamothe – and by Léon René de Cotret, journalist at PasseportSanté.net (see photo above), the Chinese Medicine 101 section of PasseportSanté.net is an overview of Modern Traditional Chinese Medicine, from the perspective of acupuncture. For more information: Chinese Medicine 101. |
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1. In Quebec, acupuncture has been an officially recognized profession since 1985. Thus, to practice, it is mandatory to have successfully completed the 3-year training offered by the Collège de Rosemont. Since 2002, the Ordre’s exams have been abolished and the successful completion of the College’s training is sufficient to register with the Ordre des Acupuncteurs du Québec.
