The training sessions offered by this organisation cover a time period of two years. Within this period there are 13, two-day weekend courses. 6 further weekends are devoted to practical training in small groups. At the end of the first year there is an exam and after another six months, final examination takes place. The German Medical Council is planning the introduction of this particular title for doctors who have received appropriate training.
Most organisations already offer the relevant training courses.
The lecturers are usually doctors who haven been practising acupuncture for many years and who are well experienced in teaching this subject. Some of them are the authors of recognised standard works on acupuncture. Along with the courses offered by various organisations, it is now possible to study acupuncture in Germany, at the University Witten-Herdecke. Below is an example of the curriculum of the course. The curriculum of the course corresponds to the agreed, but not yet finalised regulations of the German Medical Council.