Survey on acupuncture training in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and South Korea.

我们通过检查和比较针灸在广泛应用于各种医疗条件的国家的针灸培训，阐明了医学针灸的未来前景，包括美国（US）、英国（UK）、德国（GER）、中国（CHN）和韩国（KOR）。我们为每个国家招募了一名当地居住的研究合作者，并通过查阅官方文件和学术论文进行研究。在CHN和KOR，正在开设一门全面的六年大学课程，以培训针灸治疗的医务人员。在美国，为期三年的专业研究生课程是针灸师培训的主要形式。尽管在英国和德国没有相关立法。由于每个国家的政治和文化差异，针灸培训各不相同。然而，它被认为是可能的许多国家实施高质量的针灸培训，首先参考针灸培训系统在中国和韩国。

We elucidated the future outlook of medical acupuncture by examining and comparing acupuncture training in countries where acupuncture is widely used for a range of medical conditions, including the United States(US), the United Kingdom(UK), Germany(GER), China(CHN), and South Korea(KOR). We recruited one locally residing research collaborator for each country and conducted our research by looking at official documents and academic papers. In CHN and KOR, a comprehensive, six-year university course was being offered to train medical practitioners of acupuncture therapy. In US, a three-year, specialized postgraduate course was the main form of training for acupuncturists. Although there is no legislation in the UK and GER. Due to political and cultural differences in each country, acupuncture training varied. However, it is considered possible for many countries to implement high quality acupuncture training by first referring to the acupuncture training systems in CHN and KOR.