Still Accepting Registrations for Fall 2025 Program
Since 1998, hundreds of physiotherapists have successfully completed the McMaster University Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program, as part of an elite group of over 3,900+ health care professionals from over 15 different countries.
This 300 hour University reviewed and approved Program consists of three on-line and three in-person live Units (Thurs-Fri-Sat-Sun) completed within three to four months, with a concurrent home study portion that includes key acupuncture articles from the medical literature.
The functional anatomy palpation, Anatomy Laboratory sessions, live patient demonstrations, functional assessment workshops, and daily needling workshops (over 300 supervised insertions) guarantee the successful integration of acupuncture into a physiotherapy practice, right upon completion of the Program.
The in-person sessions are in Burlington, but the Anatomy Labs are at McMaster in Hamilton.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR – Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco
Date(s): Fall 2025 – (MA054) (please note dates are subject to change)
Unit 1 – Online – August 4 – September 3, 2025
Unit 1 – In person – September 4-7, 2025 (Anatomy Lab Sat, Sept 6)
Unit 2 – Online – September 8 – October 1, 2025
Unit 2 – In Person (ALL day) – October 2-5, 2025 (Anatomy Lab Sat, Oct 4)
Unit 3 – Online – October 6 – November 5, 2025
Unit 3 – In Person (ALL day) – November 6-9, 2025
Cost:
Early Bird Fee until June 6, 2025: $6997.00
Students/First Year Grads: $5979.00 until July 4, 2025
Regular Fee: $7697.00
Featured
August 4, 12:00 AM to December 31, 12:00 AM, 2025
Students/First Year Grads: $5979.00; Early Bird by June 6, 2025: $6997.00; Regular Fee: $7697.00
Dr. Alejandro Elorriaga Claraco, Director; Dr. Angelica Fargas-Babjak, Chair; Dr. Adam Dunn, Lecturer; Dr. Mike Prebeg, Lecturer; Mrs. Heather MacKay, PT, Instructor, plus over 25 additional instructors
Hilton Garden Inn
985 Syscon Road, Hamilton/ Burlington, ON, L7L 5S3
Hamilton
Valerie Cannon - Administrative Co-Ordinator
mcmasteracupuncture@mcmaster.ca
(905) 521-2100 x75175