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Registered Acupuncturist
Bootcamp
Full Pan-Canadian Exam Preparation
Formerly LIFT Education Academy
Streamline your studies and pass your exams, the first time around!
Need to know
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Who is this course for?
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Acupuncture students looking to pass their Pan-Canadian exams with confidence.
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Course length (start & watch when you want)
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17+ hours of self-paced step-by-step board exam preparation videos.
17+ hours of additional written Pan-Canadian Exam study materials (quizzes & exams)
45 lessons, 26 quizzes and exams and 2,000+ practice questions + answers.
10 hours of bonus Bootcamp exam preparation videos (Bootcamp 1 from LIFT) -
Extras
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Instructor moderated discussion boards — have all your questions answered.
10-months access and free extensions until your board exams are behind you.
A detailed 4-month study schedule.
Optional printed guidebooks hand-tailored to your online lessons (one-time enrollment discount included)
The Now What? Parts 1-3 online courses for FREE [valued at $343 CAD, and 19.5 CEU/PDAs] (must be claimed within 2 months of passing your exams).
Bundle discount pricing on select Bootcamps and courses.
PLUS a 40% off discount code for your first Acupuncture/TCM CEU online courses with PRCO (live workshops not included). This code will be valid for one year after you pass your exams, and must be claimed within 2 months of passing your exams. -
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Your path to success
This program will fully prepare you for both your written and clinical case study exams. Follow along with our self-paced videos and detailed study schedules, study for your exams using our proven Bootcamps formula, and join thousands of students that have passed the first time around.
Full Pan-Canadian Exam Preparation
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Study ScheduleCalm
Match our day-by-day 4-month study schedule with your own life schedule and ensure you've covered everything before exam day.
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Watch VideosEase
Watch your self-paced review videos online and follow along in your printed guidebooks. We mostly focus on key concepts over pure memorization and make the clinical comparisons as relatable as possible to help cement the knowledge in your memory.
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QuizClarity
Find clarity in exactly where you need to focus your studies by going through over 2,000 exam questions. We also have answer explanations and video answer keys. Identify your weaker areas and turn them into your strengths.
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ReviewConfidence
Review and recap your prior studies before you start your new study session of the day. Then, through our proven Bootcamp formula, you will step into your board exams with confidence!
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Pass!
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- 3 sample mini-lessons
- a detailed one-week sample study schedule
- a full table of contents preview for each guidebook
Pass your exams, the first time around!
Let us organize your studies for you and calmly prepare for your exam with ease, clarity, and confidence.
Enroll todayLesson plan
Section I: Welcome & Exam Overview
- Bootcamp introduction: 5 course-taking tips
- Understanding your exams
- Occupational Competencies General Overview
- Points Chart / Brain Dump Study Chart
Section II: Foundations
- Pre-Study Mock Exam
- History of Chinese Medicine
- Yin and Yang: Correspondences, Principles & Four Laws
- 5-Elements: Main Correspondences
- 5-Elements: Sequences
- 5-Elements: Mother, Son, Father, and Natural Points
- 5-Elements: Points & Techniques
- 5-Elements: Comparing to Zang Fu
- Qi: Functions, Dysfunctions & How It’s Made
- Blood: Functions, Dysfunctions & How It’s Made
- Body Fluids: Functions, Organs, & Transformation and Transportation
- Qi, Blood, & Body Fluids: Relationships
- Essence: Functions, Dysfunctions, and How It’s Made
- Jingqishen: The Three Treasures
- Yin Organ Relationships: The Key to Successful Case Studies
- Zang-Fu Organ Pairs: Interior-Exterior Related Pairs
- Zang-Fu Organs: Interrelationship
- Etiology: The Cause of Disease
- Principles of Treatment & Yang Shen
- Quiz: TCM Foundations
Section III: Diagnosis
- 4 Pillars of Chinese Medicine
- 8 Principle Diagnosis: Informing & Directing a Treatment
- Tongue Diagnosis: Introduction
- Tongue Diagnosis: Comparisons
- Tongue Diagnosis: Individual Tongues
- Pulse Diagnosis: Floating
- Pulse Diagnosis: Deep
- Pulse Diagnosis: Rapid
- Pulse Diagnosis: Slow
- Pulse Diagnosis: Abnormal Forms
- Pulse Diagnosis: Force
- Quiz: Tongue & Pulse
- 6 Stages, 4 Levels & Triple Energizer Diagnosis
- Cardinal Symptoms of Zang-Fu Diagnosis: One Word can Make a Difference
- Channel Diagnosis: Dysfunctions of the Channels
- Quiz: Jing Luo Case Studies
- Extraordinary Vessels: Functions & Clinical Applications
- Ben & Biao: Treatment Strategies
- Quiz: Ben & Biao Case Study
- Quiz: TCM Diagnosis
Section IV: Acupuncture Points, Channels & Techniques
- Creating Acupoint Prescriptions: The Selection of Acupoints
- Quiz: Acupuncture Point Flashcards
- Quiz: Acupuncture Points & Meridians
- Acupuncture Techniques & Modalities: Needle Manipulations & Adjunctive Therapies
- Auricular Acupuncture: A Microsystem
- Quiz: Auricular Acupuncture
- Scalp Acupuncture
- Quiz: Scalp Acupuncture
- Quiz: Acupuncture Techniques
Section V: Jurisprudence & Safety
- Clinical Safety: Clean Hands, Clean Field, Clean Needle
- Quiz: Jurisprudence
Section VI: Clinical Case Studies
- How to Break a Multiple Choice Case Down Quickly: 8 Principle Breakdowns
- 4-Step Point Prescription Building
- Quiz: 15 Practice Cases with 45 Multiple Choice Questions and Video Answer Keys
- Quiz: Case Studies
Section VII: Practice Examinations — Multiple Choice
- Practice Exam: If you can pass this exam, you can pass your board exam #1
- Practice Exam: If you can pass this exam, you can pass your board exam #2
- Practice Exam: If you can pass this exam, you can pass your board exam #3
- Practice Exam: If you can pass this exam, you can pass your board exam #4
- Practice Exam: If you can pass this exam, you can pass your board exam #5
Section VIII: Practice Examinations — Clinical Case Studies
- Practice Exam: Clinical Case Studies #1
- Practice Exam: Clinical Case Studies #2
- Practice Exam: Clinical Case Studies #3
- Practice Exam: Clinical Case Studies #4
- Practice Exam: Clinical Case Studies #5
- Practice Exam: Clinical Case Studies #6
- Practice Exam: Clinical Case Studies #7
Enroll Today
Registered Acupuncturist Bootcamp
Pan-Canadian Exam Preparation
Includes:
- Acupuncture Bootcamp | 17+ hours of video
- Clinical Case Studies | 20+ unique case studies
- TCM Quizzes & Exams Bootcamp | 17+ hours of Pan-Canadian Exam review | 2,000+ multiple choice & case study questions
- Bonus Bootcamp 1 from LIFT | 10+ hours of video
- Acupuncture Print Guidebook purchase option (one-time enrollment discount included)
- FREE renewals until your exams are behind you!
$397 CAD
Acupuncture Guidebook
Learn more
$40 CAD
Recommended Add-ons
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Biomedical Bootcamp
Learn ways to remember common Western Medical conditions, red flags for referral, TCM Illnesses with patterns, acupuncture points, formulas, and Pharmacology.
Learn more
$90|
Add the printbook
Learn more
$60 |
Modalities & Points Bootcamp
(AB & NL only)
Memorize each of your practical exam stations by watching your instructor teach them first slowly, and then to the exact time of the exam. By the end, you will be able to do your stations in your sleep!
Learn more
$49|
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10-month accessto materials
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Free extensions until your
exams are behind you -
100% secure
checkout
Meet your instructors
Two expert instructors and Acupuncturists have come together to bring you the highest quality online board exam prep course available. Let us organize your studies for you.
Kenton’s passion for Chinese culture began at age of 14 when he began training in Kung-Fu – martial arts still being a sincere interest to this day. In 2007, he graduated from the Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a diploma in Acupuncture and diploma in TCM. Kenton holds the license of Registered Acupuncturist in both Alberta and Nova Scotia, Canada. He serves on the board of the Nova Scotia Association of Acupuncturists as president and digital communications liaison.
Kenton has taught for two Chinese medicine colleges, was a guest lecturer at Acadia University, and has been requested for seminars by acupuncture associations and Naturopathic Doctor conferences across Canada. Through social media, podcasts, and online courses, Kenton has reached students and practitioners from around the world – helping them prepare for provincial or state examinations, and gain more confidence in the skills they went to school for.
He believes everyone should feel confident in their knowledge of the foundations of Chinese medicine.
Gillian Marsollier has been a Registered Acupuncturist in British Columbia since 2001, and an instructor of acupuncture for more than 15 years. After completing a 4-year Masters Program in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, she began her teaching career in Newfoundland. There she wrote the bulk of the curriculum for a 3-year acupuncture program and served as the Acupuncture Program Director. Gillian was then transferred to Halifax, where she successfully gained approval by the Board of Education in Nova Scotia for an acupuncture program. In addition to teaching, she practiced at a very successful multi-faceted alternative treatment centre while residing on the East Coast. In 2008 Gillian went to Nepal to teach acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine modalities at a medical facility. They are still using the modalities to this day to treat the locals from the Himalayan hills. For the last 5 years, Gillian has been pursuing the media side of acupuncture and natural healing through the creation of LIFT Education Academy. Through this online education platform, she has created many popular courses including bootcamps that have become the national gold standard for preparation for TCM registration exams.
What do you get with the program?
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45+ self-paced step-by-step tutorials, a full Pan-Canadian exam review totalling 17+ hours of video lessons, an additional 17+ hours of quizzes and exam material not included in the standalone Acupuncture Bootcamp, plus a full FREE bonus course from LIFT with 10+ additional hours of exam review video lessons
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Full instructor moderated discussion boards so you can ask your questions anytime.
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Optional 253-page printed guidebook. Follow along with your video lessons and take it with you for easy on-the-go reference.
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An invitation to a private Facebook group so you can connect with your Bootcamp community.
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10-month access + free renewals until your exams are behind you. Start as early as you like (we even recommend in your 2nd year of college) as we will extend your Bootcamps for you until your exams are PASSED!
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Original LIFT Bootcamp 1 online course with sign-up, for a limited time only.
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Pass Bonus: A 40% OFF discount code for your first PRCO continuing education courses. Offer valid for 1 year after passing your exam (must be claimed within 2 months of passing)!
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Pass Bonus: Once you have passed your exams and you have sent in your proof of passing, you will receive 3 BONUS courses worth 19.5 CEU/PDAs that will guide you through the beginning of your clinical practice - how to get the job, set up for the job, and be with your patient (a $349 CAD value).
This immersive self-paced online Bootcamp is always open for enrollment.
Study with us and pass your exams, the first time around.
Enroll todayBootcamp Companion Guide
Perfect for exam prep and in-clinic reference
Follow alongside your video courses with this beautiful Acupuncture Bootcamp guidebook containing the essential teachings for your board exams. Turn off your devices and learn without distraction, take notes, and carry your book with you for on-the-go reference. For extra support, an additional Biomedical Bootcamp guidebook is available to students who enroll in the Biomedical Bootcamp add-on.
*Please note that these guidebooks are print-on-demand and can take up to 4-5 weeks to arrive once ordered.
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Enroll Today
Registered Acupuncturist Bootcamp
Pan-Canadian Exam Preparation
Includes:
- Acupuncture Bootcamp | 17+ hours of video
- Clinical Case Studies | 20+ unique case studies
- TCM Quizzes & Exams Bootcamp | 17+ hours of Pan-Canadian Exam review | 2,000+ multiple choice & case study questions
- Bonus Bootcamp 1 from LIFT | 10+ hours of video
- Acupuncture Print Guidebook purchase option (one-time enrollment discount included)
- FREE renewals until your exams are behind you!
$397 CAD
Acupuncture Guidebook
Learn more
$40 CAD
Recommended Add-ons
Bundle & Save
Biomedical Bootcamp
Learn ways to remember common Western Medical conditions, red flags for referral, TCM Illnesses with patterns, acupuncture points, formulas, and Pharmacology.
Learn more
$90|
Add the printbook
Learn more
$60 |
Modalities & Points Bootcamp
(AB & NL only)
Memorize each of your practical exam stations by watching your instructor teach them first slowly, and then to the exact time of the exam. By the end, you will be able to do your stations in your sleep!
Learn more
$49|
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10-month accessto materials
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Free extensions until your
exams are behind you -
100% secure
checkout
Biomedical Bootcamp Companion Guide
Printed Guidebook
Follow alongside your video courses and expert instructors with this beautiful printed guidebook filled with the essential teachings you’ll need for your board exams. Turn off your devices and learn without distraction, take notes in the margins, and keep this book on a shelf nearby for easy reference. Please note that the herbal formulas in the TCM Illnesses section are only in the guidebook, and not in the videos. We highly recommend purchasing the guidebook with the course for the most detailed study!
Take a look inside
Acupuncture Bootcamp Companion Guide
Printed Guidebook
Follow alongside your video courses and expert instructors with this beautifully printed guidebook containing the essential teachings you’ll need for your board exams, or your key clinical insights, right in your hands. Turn off your devices and learn without distraction, take notes, and carry your books with you for on-the-go reference.
Take a look inside
Bootcamp Companion Guide
Perfect for exam prep and in-clinic reference
Follow alongside your video courses with this beautiful Acupuncture Bootcamp guidebook containing the essential teachings for your board exams. Turn off your devices and learn without distraction, take notes, and carry your book with you for on-the-go reference. For extra support, an additional Biomedical Bootcamp guidebook is available to students who enroll in the Biomedical Bootcamp add-on.
*Please note that these guidebooks are print-on-demand and can take up to 4-5 weeks to arrive once ordered.
Take a look inside
FAQ
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How long do I have access for?
You will have access to your course videos for 10 months.
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What if I need more time?
If your exams are still ahead of you, then you can email us at any time for free video access extensions. We want to be able to accommodate students who start studying at all different times.
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When should I start my study?
Students can start at all different times depending on their life and school schedules. Regardless of how students study (some students need a long and slow study, while some need more of a cramming type of study) we HIGHLY recommend that you consider starting your study in your 2nd year of college. We have 100% pass rates for students that start then, as it is truly a massive study! Either way, please be sure to start at least 4 months before your R.Ac. exam so that you can follow the study schedule as closely as possible and be sure that you get everything in before your exam.
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Do I need to be graduating college before I take the Bootcamps?
No! In fact, we encourage students in their 2nd year to get started as it is truly a massive study. We have a 100% pass rate with students who start early, so do consider it as you own your Bootcamps until your exams are behind you!
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Do I need to be writing a board exam in order to take the Bootcamps?
You don't! MANY practitioners take the Bootcamps to refresh their knowledge. Being a strong practitioner is all about a strong grasp of your foundational knowledge. We encourage practitioners to join the Bootcamps to increase their clinical confidence.
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Do I have access to the instructors if I have questions?
Absolutely! We have both a virtual classroom option where you can ask your questions to the instructor and have them answered live, OR, you can always post your question on the discussion boards to receive your answer at any time.
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Do I need to purchase the printed guidebooks?
This isn't a necessity, but we highly recommend it. Not only are they incredibly comprehensive and perfect to follow along with your videos and take notes in, but you will also use these for many years in your clinical practice! Please note that if you are adding on Biomedical Bootcamp and are taking the RTCMP or RTCMH, then we highly recommend that you purchase the Biomedical Bootcamp guidebook along with your course as the herbal formulas are only in the guidebook (not on video).
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Are the TCM Illnesses included in this Bootcamp?
No. The TCM Illnesses are included in Biomedical Bootcamp for 2 reasons: 1. They are part of the Biomedicine section in your Pan-Canadian handbook. 2. They are taught alongside Biomedicine using cross comparisons and so that you can see diseases + TCM internal medicine together. Please join Biomedical Bootcamp + purchase the Biomedical Bootcamp guidebook if you would like a thorough review of the TCM Illnesses as well.
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Will I receive a certificate upon completion?
After successfully finishing all video lessons, quizzes, and tests with a minimum score of 70% on each quiz or test, the system will automatically issue a certificate of completion. Please be aware that any quiz or test scores falling below 70% will result in the system marking that specific unit as incomplete. This passing grade requirement mirrors the Pan-Canadian standard for a successful outcome.
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What our students are saying…
“I took the RAc Bootcamp 2 months before the Pan Canadian exam and really enjoyed the entire process. The course was rich and the teachers were very entertaining and knowledgeable. I passed the first attempt and was the first to leave the room in under 1 hour thanks to the RAc Bootcamp. I really recommend this program because I did choose other programs in the past and they weren’t as good as this one. Thank you!”
“Quality felt great. The books are good quality, easy to follow, straightforward—very pretty too, they have a nice feel and design. The layout and progression of review had a nice flow that was easy to follow. The quizzes and exams were most useful to me, and the points that were emphasized felt relevant and important to focus on. I also loved the video answers to the case studies, these were awesome.”
“Very impressed with the course and I’m thankful that it provided me with a focused and goal-oriented study heading towards boards. The way the course is set up you can track how much progress you’ve made as you work your way through the assignments and videos – it helped lead my weekly and daily study goals.”
“I made the right decision getting into this bootcamp/course. It’s very informative and made the TCM theory easier to understand. I am forever grateful, I aced my written Pan-Canadian Exam. Highly recommend!”
“Videos help with confidence when you feel hopeless despair. Organizing the course material was helpful. Quality of teachings: best ever. Excellent and much needed course.”
“I joined due to past students encouraging me to take these courses if I wanted to pass the exams the first time around. Very organized, thought out, and easy to navigate.”
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“I took the RAc Bootcamp 2 months before the Pan Canadian exam and really enjoyed the entire process. The course was rich and the teachers were very entertaining and knowledgeable. I passed the first attempt and was the first to leave the room in under 1 hour thanks to the RAc Bootcamp. I really recommend this program because I did choose other programs in the past and they weren’t as good as this one. Thank you!”
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“Quality felt great. The books are good quality, easy to follow, straightforward—very pretty too, they have a nice feel and design. The layout and progression of review had a nice flow that was easy to follow. The quizzes and exams were most useful to me, and the points that were emphasized felt relevant and important to focus on. I also loved the video answers to the case studies, these were awesome.”
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“Very impressed with the course and I’m thankful that it provided me with a focused and goal-oriented study heading towards boards. The way the course is set up you can track how much progress you’ve made as you work your way through the assignments and videos – it helped lead my weekly and daily study goals.”
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“I made the right decision getting into this bootcamp/course. It’s very informative and made the TCM theory easier to understand. I am forever grateful, I aced my written Pan-Canadian Exam. Highly recommend!”
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“Videos help with confidence when you feel hopeless despair. Organizing the course material was helpful. Quality of teachings: best ever. Excellent and much needed course.”
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“I joined due to past students encouraging me to take these courses if I wanted to pass the exams the first time around. Very organized, thought out, and easy to navigate.”