Table 3 Qualifications of registered practitioners and designated bodies in Malaysia (recited and edited) [24, 25]
Recognized Practice Area | Subarea/Subfield | Qualification | Existence of Capacity Building Modulea | Designated Practitioner Bodies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditional Malay Medicine | Malay herbs | Not available | O | Federation of Traditional Malay Medicine Practitioners Associations of Malaysia |
Malay massage | Level 4 (diploma): Therapeutic Massage and Care Advanced Diploma in Malay Massage from the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Polytechnic (2010–2012) | |||
Malay cupping | Level 3 (certificate): Wind Cupping Therapy | |||
Postnatal care | Level 4 (diploma): Mama Care Post-Natal | |||
Traditional Chinese Medicine | Chinese herbs | a) Bachelor’s Degree in TCM or equivalent; or b) Bachelor’s Degree in Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina or equivalent; or c) Diploma in TCM, graduation from one of 15 listed local TCM colleges | O | Malaysian Chinese Medical Association Federation of Chinese Physicians and Medicine Dealers Associations of Malay Federation of Chinese Physicians and Acupuncturists Associations of Malaysia |
Acupuncture and Moxibustion | ||||
Chinese cupping | ||||
Tuina | ||||
Traditional Indian Medicineb | Ayurveda | Bachelor’s Degree in Ayurveda or equivalent | O | Malaysian Association of Traditional Indian Medicine |
Siddha | Bachelor’s Degree in Siddha or equivalent | O | ||
Unani | Bachelor’s Degree in Unani or equivalent | X | ||
Yoga and naturopathy | Bachelor’s Degree in Yoga and Naturopathy or equivalent | X | ||
Homeopathy | - | Bachelor’s Degree in Homeopathy or equivalent | O | Malaysian Medical Homeopathic Council |
Chiropractic | - | Bachelor’s Degree in Chiropractic or equivalent | X | Federation of Complementary and Natural Medical Association, Malaysia |
Osteopathyb | - | Bachelor’s Degree in Osteopathy or equivalent | X | |
Islamic Medical Practiceb | - | Level 4 (diploma): Ruqyah Healing | X | Malaysian Islamic Medical, Medical and Welfare Association |