NCCAOM Acupuncture study guide

The NCCAOM Acupuncture Certification Examination - historically administered under the NCBAHM name - is a national board examination that a candidate must pass to earn Diplomate status in acupuncture and, in most states, to qualify for licensure. It is built for graduates of ACAOM-accredited acupuncture programs who have completed more than 2,000 hours of education and clinical training and who have already completed the CCAOM clean needle technique course, a prerequisite for certification. The examination assesses the knowledge and judgment expected of a safe entry-level practitioner across four content areas: foundations of Oriental medicine, acupuncture and point location, biomedical clinical sciences, and safety, clean needle technique and professional practice. Biomedical competence is reinforced by a separate requirement of 450 hours of biomedical clinical science education and a separate biomedicine examination, so candidates should not treat the acupuncture material as the whole job. The NCCAOM Acupuncture study guide has 4 sections and about 1,868 words.