About WFAS

 

The World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS), internationally recognized as a foremost academic organization for traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture, is an international nongovernmental organization headquartered in Beijing, China with official relations with the World Health Organization. Its creation was jointly proposed by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the China Association for Science and Technology, and the State Science and Technology Commission of the People’s Republic of China in 1984 and approved by the State Council in 1987. The founding of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies 30 years ago is a testimony both of the world’s recognition of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture and the sophistication of the acupuncture and its associated medicinal practices.

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Our partnership with WFAS

 

In September 2012, while in Beijing, China, WCMAAC signed an agreement with WFAS and became its first examination centre in Canada. The first offering of our jointly run certificate program started on January 27, 2013 and the first examination was conducted from February 20–22, 2013; students successfully obtaining their certificates were able to apply for registration under the TCM Act by April 1.

The second WFAS-proctored examination has been scheduled to take place in Toronto from November 22–24, 2013. Successful candidates in this examination will be able to apply for Grandparented Registration before the final deadline of April, 2014.