The Traditional Chinese Medical College of Hawaii is an institution dedicated to providing both state of the art training for our students and first class clinical care for our patients. We combine a modern integration of Oriental and Western medical courses with thorough clinical training. Our students learn not only to relieve symptoms, but help to bring patients into a mind/body balance that aids in the restoration of health. TCMCH students become healers in the truest sense of the word, not just practitioners.

The TCMCH program is intensive, and it is rigorous. Our dedicated staff provides the students with a strong foundation in Chinese herbal medicine together with acupuncture, dietary therapy, and energy healing. They become complementary physicians, learning the clinical methods, theories, and historical and philosophical roots of both Oriental and Western Medicine. Our graduates are able to provide suggestions for more natural, less invasive courses of treatment, which can either work with or replace western medical care for conditions ranging from arthritis and high blood pressure to cancer and HIV. Such care can be instrumental in reducing dependence on western pharmaceuticals - a good way to lessen the incidence of undesirable side effects of medicine.

All facets of Oriental Medicine are taught in our core program, and that program is supplemented with electives that range from Japanese Acupuncture to Healing Touch and Indigenous Medicine. Our students' clinical experience spans three full years, beginning with simple observation and progressing toward supervised and then independent treatment. As their patient responsibilities increase, student interns develop the clinical skills and judgment that lead to professional success. TCMCH graduates are fully prepared to assume a professional Oriental medical practice and to interact effectively with their Western medical colleagues. If you have chosen a life of service and wish to become a healer, or if you are simply looking for exceptional medical care for yourself or loved ones, TCMCH can provide you with the superior education and medical care you demand. At TCMCH students receive superb preparation; their patients receive the benefit. We invite you to join us.