<p>I was just wondering if there were schools at China that would offer a mandarin speaking student who conveys a great interest in the field of medicine to study traditional chinese medicine over the course of a summer.</p>
<p>Is there some kind of program for undergrad students who don't want a full four years of training, but still want to study traditional chinese medicine anyway?</p>
<p>The Pitzer abroad program has a semester program that has a TCM option, which includes lectures and an internship either in research or in a clinic; that's what I'm applying for, for spring 09.
I haven't heard of any summer programs though, sorry.</p>
<p>Actually - I lied.
There's an SIT - Kunming program that focuses on TCM.
I think there's a language component, and the rest is TCM practices.</p>
<p>Kunming is an awesome city; I spent this past summer there. It's not too hot, or cold, and Yunnan is a lovely province. The locals generally don't speak English so you end up having Chinese language practice, but they also are for the most part quite friendly.
Yunda - the biggest university - has a nice "foreigner street" with western cafes, but the local food is cheap and, if you choose well, very good.</p>