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2008 - 2009 WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAMINATIONS Deadline to register for both written and oral exams are one month ahead of exam date. Please register for both the written and oral exams when you send in your registration form. This helps us in planning and scheduling the exams. Important Note: The AFCI written examination is held at scheduled times and in pre-determined locations. There are absolutely no exceptions made for writing at alternate times or locations.
WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS: will be held simultaneously on the following days:
* the following cities, beginning at 12:00 noon Eastern Time:
ORAL EXAMINATION: Candidates who have successfully completed the written examination will be eligible to sit the Oral Examination. Please register for both the written and oral exam when you send in your registration form. DATES OF THE ORAL EXAMS ARE:
ELIGIBILITY: Members in good standing with their licensing bodies, who are paid up members of AFCI and have completed Level 1, Parts 1, 2A and 3A of the AFCI curriculum. For those who have not completed their training through AFCI, submit documentation with a minimum of 150 credit hours from another approved training program, approved by the AFCI Education Committee. An assessment will be made on an individual basis. AFCI Exam Policy: Candidates who have passed both the written and oral portions of the examination are awarded the Certificate of the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute and are entitled to use the designation "CAFCI" after their names. AFCI Policy re Written Exam: Passing mark is 75%. Failure of the written exam twice will disqualify the candidate from writing the exam a third time. A refund cheque for the Oral portion will be sent to unsuccessful candidates of the written exam. AFCI Policy re Oral Exam: Eligibility requires passing the written exam with 75%. Passing mark for the oral exam is 75%. Failure of the oral portion of the exam may be followed by one more attempt at the oral (after at least three months waiting period) without repeating the written exam. Failure of the oral on the third attempt (following success on the written exam a second time) disqualifies the candidate permanently. Please Note - Oral Exams: If an oral exam is scheduled where there are no courses taking place, a minimum of 13 students must be registered for the exam or it will be cancelled, unless those who have registered are willing to pay the extra costs involved to cover the administrative expenses, travelling, hotel costs and fees for the examiners. Privately run oral exams can be scheduled through your Chapters, if there are 13 students and the students are willing to pay a higher fee to cover expenses. Contact your Chapter President, who will make these special arrangements with the AFCI office. Cancellation Policy: Cancellation refund is subject to a $25.00 charge. Illness: A student who becomes ill and is therefore unable to attend all or part of a course is required to forward a note from his/her physician within 48 hours following the course in which he/she was registered. Transfer: Should a student be unable to attend and wish to transfer to an upcoming exam there is no transfer fee providing it is a first-time transfer. Notice must be given in writing to AFCI at least 3 days prior to the exam. However, for each and any subsequent transfer, there will be an administrative fee of $25.00. Transfers are only applicable within a two-year time span. Membership Fees must be paid up, before taking the exams. No Show at the Written Exam or Oral Exam - no refund. GUIDELINES FOR ACUPUNCTURE EXAMINATION OBJECTIVES:
FORMAT 1. WRITTEN EXAMINATION
2. ORAL EXAMINATION:
Note: There is an automatic failure of the oral examination if the candidate demonstrates a needle direction which would be fatal to the patient; a direction or depth of needle penetration which would perforate an organ; or if the shaft of the needle is contaminated prior to insertion.
AFCI Handouts, Level 1, Parts 1, 2A and 3A Acupuncture Textbook & Atlas - Stux & Pomeranz Atlas of Chinese Acupuncture - Meridians and Collaterals - Henri Solinas Acupuncture - A Comprehensive Text - J. O'Connor & D. Beasley Illustrations of Acupuncture Points - Medicine & Health Publications Co. Gray's Anatomy Correlative Neuro-Anatomy & Functional Neurology - J. G. Chusid Clinical TENS - Manheimer, Lampe - F.A. Davis Co., Philadelphia The Web that has no Weaver - Kaptchuk Anatomical Atlas of Chinese Acupuncture Points - Shandong Science of Technology Press A Manual of Neuro-Anatomical Acupuncture
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