Careers for qualified professionals in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are less varied than the career choices of other health science graduates. Many of the graduates go on to work in private practice, either setting up their own businesses or joining one of the many growing Chinese Medicine practices throughout Australia. Examples of careers chosen by TCM graduates include:

• clinical therapist and practitioners (acupuncture, Chinese massage, herbs etc)

• consultation TCM professionals

• nutritional and health consultants

• product development and medical research

• education and academia

• health industry, hospitals, rehabilitation, sports therapy

• therapy following illness

• rehabilitation and recovery from drug addiction, trauma etc