"TCM Practitioners Board, under Ministry of Health, to become registered and licensed TCM Physician. This course is a 5-year full time program for total of 5000 course hours including theory and clinical lessons. The course syllabus was approved and accredited by Singapore TCM Practitioners Board." "The Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine was established in 1953 as the Chinese Physician Training College (renamed in 1976) by the Singapore Chinese Physicians’ Association. Since then, the college has grown to be a well-established Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) institution in the region. These graduates are currently practicing TCM in various parts of Singapore, providing TCM treatment and healthcare to the public, contributing significantly to TCM development in the country."