Course Blueprint

  • Complete 6 Hours of Online Coursework

    Utilizing several teaching styles for diverse learners, you'll work through a mixture of video lectures and review presentation materials, completing quizzes through our online learning platform prior to attending the in-person weekend.

  • Attend 20 hrs of In-Person Instruction over One Two-Day Weekend

    To complete the full course, you'll attend one in-person weekend session where you'll engage in hands-on instruction and demonstration in a dynamic learning environment.

  • Who Can Take This Course?

    This program is specifically for doctors, doctoral/professional students, and other licensed health care professionals interested in learning acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) adjunctive therapies.

Course curriculum

    1. PLEASE READ: Need to Know Information

    2. Learning to Navigate the Course Platform - Tutorial Video

    1. Video Lesson: Cupping (1hr 1min)

    2. Quiz: Module 3 - Cupping

    3. Video Lesson: MSK Acupuncture Introduction (1hr 39min)

    4. Quiz: Module 3 - Adjunctive Patterns in MSK

    5. Video Lesson: Moxa (57min)

    6. Quiz: Module 3 - Moxa

    7. Video Lesson: Auriculotherapy and EA Part 1 (1hr 15min)

    8. Video Auriculotherapy Battlefield Acupuncture (28min)

    9. Quiz: Module 3 - Auriculotherapy

    10. Video Lesson: Electroacupuncture Part 1 (22min)

    11. Quiz: Module 3 - Electroacupuncture

About this course

  • $655.00
  • 13 lessons
  • 6 hours of video content

Registration Options

All pricing includes attendance at the live, hands-on weekend training.

Enroll in the Full 100hr Program and Save

Complete all 4 Hybrid Course Modules to Quality to take the NBCE Acupuncture Board Exam. Enroll in the full Program Below to get Started. All options below include enrollment in all 4 online learning modules PLUS attendance at all four live hands-on course weekends. See Course Calendar below for dates and details.

  • $2,550.00

    $2,550.00Chiropractic Acupuncture 100hr Certification Program

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Course Instructors

Kris Tohtz, DC, LAc, DABCA, CACCP, Cert MDT, IFMCP

Instructor

Dr. Kris Tohtz graduated magna cum laude from the National University of Health Sciences in April 2001. While attending chiropractic school, she also began working toward a Diplomate in Acupuncture and in August 2009 received her Diplomate in Acupuncture from the American Chiropractic Association’s. After attending two supervised medical internships in Beijing and Hangzhou, China, she found advanced studies to be warranted and obtained her Master of Science in Acupuncture (MsAc) through the National University of Health Sciences graduating summa cum laude in August 2014. She has completed an advanced certification in Pregnancy and Pediatric care through the International Chiropractic Pediatric and is a trained post-partum doula. She also successfully completed training to become a practitioner in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. She teaches continuing education to healthcare practitioners of all types on the topics of acupuncture, dry needling, pregnancy, nutrition, and pediatric care. She has also earned a certification through the prestigious Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). She has served the ACA Acupuncture Council in all positions over 10 years and is presently helping the ACA Pediatric Council coordinate their Diplomate program. Dr. Tohtz has been a clinician for over 20 years and is the owner and lead clinician at Serenity Family Wellness, a managing partner at Fusion Care, LLC and is the Acupuncture Clinician though the Veteran Administration at Post St. Lucie, Florida. In her free time, she loves hiking, gardening, cooking and spending time with her husband and dog.

Katie Kreis, DC, DABCA

Instructor

Dr. Kreis received her bachelor’s degree in 2008 from Elon University in Exercise Sport Science. She went on to earn her chiropractic degree from New York Chiropractic College in 2011, completing a clinical rotation in the Miami Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital. During her rotation with the Miami VA, she completed acupuncture course work through the University of Miami, subsequently being certified in acupuncture. Since her time in Miami, she has completed additional course work and now holds a Diplomate in Acupuncture thought the American Chiropractic Association’s Board of Chiropractic Acupuncture (DABCA). She has practiced in Florida since 2011 in multiple clinical settings and is currently a staff chiropractor at the West Palm Beach Veterans Administration Hospital, where she also supervises senior chiropractic medical students. When she is not in the clinic treating patients, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, is an exercise and nutrition enthusiast, and loves to read.

Upcoming Live Course Sessions

To complete the full 100hr program, you must attend all 4 live sessions (Modules 1 - 4) and complete accompanying online coursework



2025 Live Sessions:


Module 1:
Introduction to Acupuncture
January 24-26, 2025

Friday: 5:00PM - 9:00PM
Saturday: 8:00AM - 7:00PM
Sunday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM


Module 2:
Meridians II and Tongue Diagnosis
February 21-23, 2025

Friday: 5:00PM - 9:00PM
Saturday: 8:00AM - 7:00PM
Sunday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM


Module 3:
Auriculotherapy and Adjunctive Therapies
March 15-16, 2025

Saturday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM
Sunday: 8:00AM - 6:00PM


Module 4:
Point Selection Principals and Patterns
April 12-13, 2025

Saturday: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Sunday: 8:00AM - 2:00PM

All 4 In-Person Sessions are Hosted at:

Fairfield Inn and Suites West Palm Beach

Fairfield Inn and Suites West Palm Beach
2045 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, FL 33411