The Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides CCAM education, research and services in selected CCAM therapies. The Centre offers Bachelor of Science with Honours Degree programmes in Chiropractic and Chinese Medicine, both of which meet regional and many international standards and requirements for licensure.
The Centre also offers a Master’s Degree programme in acupuncture that has been designed for healthcare professionals who want to broaden their scope of practice.
Programmes Offered
Message from the Director
A/ Prof Ranjit De Alwis
Director, Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
MBBS (Ceylon), MSc Occupational Med (Lond),
D Ind Health (London & Eng), MD Comm Med (Colombo),
FCCP (Sri Lanka)
“The Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CCAM) oversees the training of Chiropractic and Chinese Medicine practitioners in a rigorous setting that involves countless hours of hands-on practical experience throughout the programmes, including clinical internships at IMU Healthcare Centres during the fourth year of study. The Centre’s faculty are committed to delivering high quality teaching and learning to generate graduate professionals who exhibit the best qualities of a competent and caring healthcare provider. The Centre provides regional leadership in health education in the CCAM professions alongside the other academic healthcare disciplines at IMU. The Centre also oversees research on CCAM therapies, as well as the delivery of service to members of the community.”
View from Our Community
Too Chow Moi
Patient
Chinese Medicine is not new to me. I was impressed with the acupuncture treatment received at IMU Chinese Medicine Centre (ICMC). After few sessions of acupuncture, my condition has improved significantly. I had been suffering for lower limbs oedema for years. Both the lecturer and students carried out their duty professionally. I will not hesitate to introduce my friends to IMU Healthcare.
Noor Shuhada Yop Ahmad
Student, MSc in Acupuncture
I’m practicing doctor and I’ve always had an interest to learn acupuncture. IMU has opened up an avenue for western evidence-based medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine to assimilate with each other. This is a great learning opportunity, and I’m proud to be among its pioneering batch of students.
Liu Chian Yong
Student, MSc in Acupuncture
Learning traditional Chinese Medicine is an eye-opener. The knowledge gained is beyond what I have expected. Integration of acupuncture to conventional treatment will benefit patients the most.
Goh Chin Loen
Student, MSc in Acupuncture
Memorable course. Proud to be first cohort of MSc in Acupuncture students in IMU, leading me to have the ability in performing acupuncture as a pain treatment for the benefit of patients.
Wong Pui Mun
Alumna, Chinese Medicine
Choosing IMU to pursue my dream of becoming a Chinese Medicine practitioner was one of the best decisions in my life. IMU Chinese Medicine programme did not only imparting the knowledge to students but it also trained students’ thinking ability. Apart from attending lectures, this course provided PBL sessions and supervised clinical practices. During my studies at IMU, I looked forward to PBL sessions as they were more interesting and we could learn from others through discussions. Knowledge without practice is useless, thus we have supervised clinical practice in the fourth year which allows us to apply our knowledge clinically. It has helped to improve our critical thinking and clinical skills, rather than learning everything by rote. IMU’s method of teaching has certainly trained us to become a competent Chinese medicine practitioner.
Get to Know Faculty Members of the Centre
The academic community of IMU pursues and achieves excellence in a wide range of research activities. Our faculty members are highly qualified and experienced in different disciplines.
