Are there TCM programs taught in Chinese?

Wanting to study Traditional Chinese Medicine in the language it was actually written in is a completely natural pull — and yes, Chinese-language options exist, though they're not universal across TCM schools, so it's worth knowing exactly where to look.

At Five Branches University, two program families are offered bilingually (English/Chinese) at the San Jose campus:

For the Chinese-language track specifically, Five Branches' DAcHM catalog (checked 07/2026) notes applicants may qualify by having Chinese as a primary language, prior education/degrees completed in Chinese, or by passing the school's own language/writing assessment — so it's not limited only to native speakers.

Five Branches isn't the only option, either. University of East-West Medicine, for example, publishes that all of its programs (MAcCHM, DAcCHM, and the completion track) are offered in both English and Mandarin — that's per that school's own catalog, checked 07/2026, so it's worth a look too if you're comparing.

A couple of things worth knowing as you weigh this:

• Course structure doesn't disappear in translation — schools with a Chinese track still teach the same core curriculum (TCM theory, herbology, clinical training), just delivered in Chinese.
• Licensure exams are a separate question from classroom language — in California, the CALE licensing exam is offered in Mandarin, Korean, and English, so studying in Chinese doesn't box you out of licensure here (though most other states license through the national exam body, which tests in English only).

Is it the classroom instruction you're picturing in Chinese, or are you also thinking ahead to which state you'd want to get licensed in?