All Members of The Association are bound by the Association’s Code of Professional Conduct and Code of Practice and must hold a university, college or other equal recognized professional qualification in Chinese medicine. The different categories of qualifications are designated on appropriately worded certificates issued by the Association.
All members who are currently practising TCM must be covered by professional and public liability insurance for TCM practice and this requirement is compulsory. ATCM has a Professional Block Insurance Scheme with Balens Specialist Insurance Consultants, which covers professional indemnity (malpractice), public liability and product liability.
For the purpose of insurance, ATCM is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Balens Limited, Bridge House, Portland Road, Malvern, WR14 2JR, who are authorised and regulated by The Financial Conduct Authority.
ATCM have three different types of members for the purpose of practice, and honour. These Types are:
Practicing Members: Ordinary Members; Associate Members; Overseas Members
Practicing Under Supervision Members: Student Members
Honorary Members: Fellow Members; Honorary Members
Practicing Members
Ordinary Member – Full Member (FM)
If a member’s registration number prefixed with “FM”, that indicate that this member is qualified to practice Chinese acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and Tuina – Chinese therapeutic massage.
Ordinary Member -Category I (CA)
If a member’s registration number prefixed with “CA”, this indicate that this member is qualified to practise Chinese acupuncture and Tuina – Chinese therapeutic massage.
Ordinary Member -Category II (CB)
If a member’s registration number prefixed with “CB”, that means that this member is qualified to practise Chinese acupuncture only.
Ordinary Member -Category III (CC)
If a member’s registration number prefixed with “CC”, that means that this member is qualified to practise Chinese acupuncture, Tuina – Chinese therapeutic massage and Chinese patent herbal medicine.
Ordinary Member -Category IV (CD)
If a member’s registration number prefixed with “CD”, that means that this member is qualified to practise Chinese herbal medicine.
All Ordinary Members have the right of votes
Associate Members
Associate Members must have received training in one or more aspects (such as tuina – Chinese therapeutic massage, cupping) of TCM to a standard acceptable to the Council of the Association. Their membership registration number prefixed with “AT”.
Associate Members have no right of vote.
Overseas Members
Members who practice outside United Kingdom. Their membership registration number prefixed with “OS”.
Overseas Members have no right of vote.
Practive under Supervision Members
Student Members
Student members are students of TCM. Student member is entitled to practice TCM under the supervision from accredited training institutes. Their membership registration number prefixed with “SM”.
Student members have no right of vote.
Honorary Members
Dr Xiaoping Zhai (Honoured in 2004)
Dr Xiao-Ping Zhai is the founder of The Zhai Clinic and is a specialist in reproductive medicine. She graduated in China and is qualified in both Western and Chinese medicine. She draws on both disciplines to treat patients in the most appropriate way.
She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Association of traditional Chinese medicine and Acupuncture UK and a member of the British Fertility Society. Dr Zhai is committed to promoting further research into the role of TCM in reproductive medicine and her work has attracted widespread journalistic interest. She contributes to professional journals and has been featured on radio, television and in national newspapers and magazines. She was one of the founders of ATCM.
Dr Bing Chung Chan (Honoured in 2006)
Dr Chan graduated from Guangzhou University of TCM at 1966 and qualified as a doctor of Chinese medicine since then. He practised Chinese medicine in Hong Kong until 1986; then he moved to the UK and practising in London since 1987. Dr Chan is one of the founders of ATCM and Fellow member of ATCM. He served as council members as the Treasurer for 12 years. He had been a member of programme development committee at Middlesex University.
Dr Shou Ming Zhong (Honoured in 2017)
Dr Shouming Zhong is the initiator and founder of ATCM(UK). Graduated in 1965 from China Pharmaceutical University, he became a pharmacist and worked in various sectors of pharmaceutical sciences before becoming a lecturer in Guiyang Medical College in 1975. Dr Zhong obtained his PhD in the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow in 1983 and later became a Professor in China Pharmaceutical University. In 1998 he was employed by UNIDO as an expert group leader stationed in Guatemala. After being invited as a Visiting Professor to the University of Strathclyde for 2 years, he joint TCM herbal medicine industry in Oxford, UK in 1992 and worked as Research Director, Director of New Products, Director of R & D, Company Board Director and Company Secretary, respectively, until 2008. It was in 1994 when he invited some TCM Practitioners mainly from China working in the UK to meet in London and created ATCM (UK).
With over 30 published papers/articles and various invited keynote speeches or presentations in international conferences, Dr Zhong also holds 12 GB or international patents, all of which were granted.
The Fellow of ATCM is set up for praising and confirming members who devoted remarkable contributions to ATCM. More details of Fellow members can be found on Rules for the Fellow of ATCM.
Kun Shan BU |
卜昆山 |
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Engin CAN |
张恩勤 |
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Bing Chung CHAN |
陈炳忠 |
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Min CHANG |
常珉 |
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Min Ling CHEN |
陈敏灵 |
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Wei Xiong CHEN |
陈伟雄 |
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Ming Zhao CHENG |
程铭钊 |
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Xiao Lan DENG |
邓小兰 |
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Shu Jun DUAN |
段姝均 |
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Guang Xi FAN |
范光熙 |
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Qing Hao Fan |
范庆浩 |
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Ze Xin GUO |
郭泽新 |
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Yong Gang HAN |
韩勇刚 |
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Yu HAN |
韩煜 |
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Li HE |
何莉 |
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Xuan HE |
何绚 |
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Xiao Tie HUANG |
黄晓铁 |
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Dan JIANG |
江丹 |
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Song Xuan KE |
柯松轩 |
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Wen Qing LI |
李文卿 |
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Yong Zhi LI |
李永芝 |
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Bin LIU |
刘斌 |
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Da Rong Liu |
刘大荣 |
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Hui An LIU |
刘会安 |
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Xia LIU |
刘霞 |
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Alexander Brian Mearns |
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Hui NIE |
聂卉 |
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Li Yi QI |
戚丽宜 |
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Meng Zhu QIAN |
钱梦珠 |
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Hui Jun SHEN |
沈惠军 |
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Wen Rui SU |
苏文瑞 |
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Guo Bin WANG |
王国冰 |
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Jia Rui WANG |
王家瑞 |
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Li Bo WANG |
王立波 |
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Ruibin WANG |
王瑞斌 |
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Yan Jing WANG |
王燕京 |
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Cheng Hong WU |
吴承红 |
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Ji Dong WU |
吴继东 |
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Jun Hong XIA |
夏均宏 |
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David XIU |
修运强 |
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Ying XU |
徐盈 |
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Biao YANG |
杨彪 |
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Qin Jian YANG |
杨勤建 |
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Guidong YE |
叶桂东 |
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Li Ren YUAN |
袁立人 |
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Su Ya YUAN |
袁苏雅 |
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Xiao Ping ZHAI |
翟小萍 |
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Chao ZHANG |
张超 |
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Dan Feng ZHANG |
张丹凤 |
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Guo Wen ZHAO |
赵国文 |
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Li Qin ZHAO |
赵丽琴 |
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Ping Ping ZHAO |
赵平平 |
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Bai Fang ZHU |
祝柏芳 |
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Julie Hongying ZHU |
朱红影 |
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Yi ZHU |
朱毅 |
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