Starting a career in TCM and acupuncture is exciting, but we know the early years can also come with a long list of expenses and challenges. That’s why ATCMA is making membership even more accessible for students and new practitioners. Because being part of your professional association and supporting the future of our profession shouldn’t be another financial burden.
Being part of ATCMA means being part of something bigger than your individual practice.
Your membership helps support advocacy for TCM and acupuncture in BC, professional resources, regulatory updates, education, and a stronger voice for our profession. Members also have access to valuable discounts on supplies, insurance, courses — including courses offered free to members — and even travel and personal purchases.
But we also know that starting out is tough.
That’s why ATCMA is making it even easier for students and new practitioners to be part of the association.
Student Discount on Our Discounted Rate!
Students: Get 50% Off Student Membership
Until midnight October 16, 2026, students can receive 50% off our already deeply discounted Student Membership rate.
Use the discount code STUDENT2026
That means:
Regular Student Membership: $30
Special offer: just $15
If you’re currently a student, this is a great opportunity to join ATCMA, connect with your professional community, stay informed, and start benefiting from membership while you’re still in school.
A quick note for current student members
As part of keeping our membership records up to date, ATCMA will be checking in with all current Student Members to confirm their student status.
NEW First Year in Practice Discount!
If you are no longer a student, you’ll need to transition to a Practitioner Membership.
And if you’ve recently graduated — congratulations! Just Starting Your Practice? We’ve Got You.
We know the first year of practice can be financially challenging.
You may be dealing with things specific to starting out your practice, such as student loans, licensing and examination costs, new equipment and supplies, and the challenge of building a patient base from the ground up.
There are a lot of expenses, often before you’ve even had the opportunity to establish a steady practice.
ATCMA wants to help make that transition a little easier.
If you are in your first year of practice in BC, contact us to receive a discount code for $100 off your Practitioner Membership.
We want new practitioners to be able to access ATCMA’s support, resources, community, and advocacy of TCM without membership being another financial barrier.
Why Does Your ATCMA Membership Matter?
There are plenty of tangible benefits to membership.
Depending on the offers available, members can save on:
- Professional supplies
- Professional and clinic insurance
- Courses and continuing education
- Free educational opportunities offered by ATCMA
- Travel
- Personal purchases and other member benefits
You also receive access to professional resources, updates, and informational support to help you navigate changes to regulations, requirements, and the evolving healthcare environment in BC.
But there is one benefit that is more important than all the discounts combined: Advocacy.
ATCMA is working every day to represent TCM practitioners and acupuncturists in BC.
We are advocating for the profession’s future, working toward appropriate scope of practice, reducing barriers to public access to TCM services, engaging with government and regulatory bodies, and working to ensure that the voice of TCM professionals is heard.
And we know that there is still work to do.
If you are 100% satisfied with how TCM is represented in BC…
If you are completely satisfied with our current scope of practice while other healthcare professions continue to expand…
If you believe TCM and acupuncture are fully integrated and utilized to their potential within BC healthcare…
If you think our profession has no need for a stronger voice…
Then perhaps advocacy doesn't feel essential.
But if you believe there is more we can do, membership matters.
Your Membership Makes Advocacy Possible
An association can only be as strong as the profession behind it.
Members provide ATCMA with both the numbers and the financial resources needed to do this work.
Membership demonstrates that TCM professionals across BC care about the future of our profession and want a strong, unified voice representing them.
Your membership helps ATCMA sit at the table, have conversations, develop resources, respond to regulatory changes, communicate with decision-makers, advocate for the profession, and pursue opportunities that benefit TCM practitioners and the patients we serve.
We can't do this work without you.
So whether you’re still sitting in the classroom, preparing for your exams, or taking those exciting — and sometimes overwhelming — first steps into practice, we want you with us.
Join ATCMA. Support your profession. Help shape its future.
Students: Get 50% off Student Membership — just $15 until October 16, 2026. Use the discount code STUDENT2026
First-year BC practitioners: Email info@atcma.org for your $100 Practitioner Membership discount code.
And for everyone else, thank you for being part of the ATCMA community. Your membership doesn't just support you — it supports the future of TCM and acupuncture in BC.
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