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Acupuncture Practitioner Prometric Exam

The Acupuncture Practitioner Prometric exam is the licensing paper traditional, complementary and integrative medicine practitioners sit for the Acupuncture Practitioner professional title, listed by the DHA under code PAC6092. It is a practitioner-grade licence within its own regulated scope of practice.

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Exam summary, coverage areas and references

Duration
2 hrs
Questions
100
Exam Code
PAC6092
Exam Fee
USD 180
about AED 661
Pass Score
60%

Exam Coverage

  • Foundations of Oriental Medicine
  • Acupuncture and Point Location
  • Biomedicine
  • Diagnosis and Assessment
  • Treatment Techniques
  • Safety and Ethics
  • Clinical Practice
Reference Texts (5)
  1. 1. 750 Questions and Answers about Acupuncture: Exam Preparation and Study Guide" by Fred Jennes
  2. 2. A Manual of Acupuncture" by Peter Deadman, Mazin Al-Khafaji, and Kevin Baker.
  3. 3. The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine" by Ted Kaptchuk.
  4. 4. Acupuncture Points Handbook: A Patient's Guide to the Locations and Functions of over 400 Acupuncture Points" by Deborah Bleecker.
  5. 5. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion" by Cheng Xinnong TCIM Category TCIM Category

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About the Acupuncture Practitioner Prometric Exam (PAC6092)

The Acupuncture Practitioner Prometric exam is the licensing paper traditional, complementary and integrative medicine practitioners sit for the Acupuncture Practitioner professional title, listed by the DHA under code PAC6092. It is a practitioner-grade licence within its own regulated scope of practice.

PAC6092 is set across 7 blueprint areas: foundations of oriental medicine, acupuncture and point location, biomedicine, diagnosis and assessment, treatment techniques, safety and ethics and clinical practice. Questions are written from 5 named reference texts, listed in the guidelines above.

Our PAC6092 bank holds 3,500 explained questions, about 35 times the length of the real sitting.

General guides: Prometric exam guide, Dataflow verification guide and pass marks by authority.

Acupuncture Practitioner exam: frequently asked questions

What is the exam code for the Acupuncture Practitioner Prometric exam?

PAC6092 is the DHA code for the Acupuncture Practitioner paper in the TCIM listing.

How many questions are in the Acupuncture Practitioner exam and how long is it?

100 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours, about 1.2 minutes per question.

What is the pass mark for the Acupuncture Practitioner Prometric exam?

60% under the DHA guideline for PAC6092, which is 60 of 100 questions answered correctly.

How much is the PAC6092 exam fee?

The DHA guideline lists USD 180 (about AED 661) for the PAC6092 sitting.

What topics does the Acupuncture Practitioner exam cover?

The official blueprint splits the paper across 7 areas: Foundations of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture and Point Location, Biomedicine, Diagnosis and Assessment, Treatment Techniques, Safety and Ethics and Clinical Practice.

Which authorities accept the Acupuncture Practitioner Prometric exam?

DHA, MOHAP, SCFHS, QCHP, NHRA and OMSB license traditional, complementary and integrative medicine practitioners through Prometric-delivered papers; DOH uses Pearson VUE.

How should I prepare for PAC6092?

Start with Foundations of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture and Point Location, then work through the 3,500 explained MCQs chapter by chapter and sit the timed mocks until you clear 60% with margin.

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