Jing Fang Apprenticeship Schedule
Schedule
The Jing Fang Apprenticeship schedule is made up of 30 clinical days per year. On average it takes two years to complete the Apprenticeship. The clinical days run on Mondays from 11am to 6pm, in three terms of ten sessions. We run additional clinical days, before and after term time, to provide for catch up.
A typical day would involve seeing patients from 11.00am to 2.30pm, with discussion from 3.30-6.00pm. Usually we see four to six patients during the morning session. Times may vary slightly depending on the content of each day.
One clinic in four takes place on Zoom, and on those occasions the clinic runs on Monday from 9.00am-1.30pm, with the discussion on Tuesday from 11.00am-1.30pm.
2022-23 schedule
- 5th September (extra #1)
- 12th September
- 19th September
- 26th September
- 3rd October
- 10th & 11th October – Zoom
- 17th October
- 24th October (no lesson – Half Term)
- 31st October
- 7th November
- 14th November
- 21st November
- 28th & 29th November – Zoom
- 5th December
- 12th December (extra #2)
- 19th December (no lesson, Christmas)
- 26th December (no lesson, Christmas)
- 2nd January 2023 (no lesson, New Year)
- 9th January
- 16th January
- 23rd & 24th January – Zoom
- 30th January
- 6th February
- 13th February (no lesson, Half Term)
- 20th February
- 27th February
- 6th & 7th March – Zoom
- 13th March
- 20th March
- 27th March
- 4th April (no lesson, Easter)
- 10th April (no lesson, Easter)
- 17th April
- 24th & 25th April – Zoom
- 1st May (no lesson, Bank Holiday)
- 8th May
- 15th May
- 22nd May
- 29th May (no lesson, Bank Holiday)
- 5th June – incl graduation
- 12th & 13th June – Zoom
- 19th June (extra #3)
- 26th June (extra #4)
- 4th July (extra #5)
- 17th July (extra #6)
- 24th July (extra #7) (TBC)
2023-24 schedule
- 4th September (extra #1)
- 11th September
- 18th September
- 25th September
- 2nd & 3rd October – Zoom
- 9th October
- 16th October
- 23rd October (no lesson – Half Term)
- 30th October
- 6th November
- 13th & 14th November – Zoom
- 20th November
- 27th November
- 4th December
- 11th December (extra #2)
- 18th December (extra #3)
- 25th December (no lesson, Christmas)
- 1st January 2023 (no lesson, New Year)
- 8th January
- 15th & 16th January – Zoom
- 22nd January
- 29th January
- 5th February
- 12th February (no lesson, Half Term)
- 19th February
- 26th & 27th February – Zoom
- 4th March
- 11th March
- 18th March
- 25th March
- 1st April (no lesson, Easter)
- 8th April (no lesson, Easter)
- 15th April
- 22nd & 23rd April – Zoom
- 29th April
- 6th May (no lesson, Bank Holiday)
- 13th May
- 20th May
- 27th May (no lesson, Bank Holiday)
- 3rd June
- 10th June – incl graduation
- 17th June (extra #4) – Zoom
- 24th June (extra #5)
- 1st July (extra #6)
- 15th July (extra #7)
- 22nd July (extra #8) (TBC)
Testimonials from patients, students and graduates.
It has been the most remarkable and fulfilling educational experience I have ever had, because the learning is done through observing real patients and seeing how Frances diagnoses and treats them. Every week I’m there, I learn something new whether it is about herbs or formulas or syndromes. And being at the clinic is always hugely interesting. Doing Frances’s course and learning the Jing Fang pattern diagnosis has changed the way I treat my own patients as an acupuncturist.
Dr Feng, you have turned my world upside-down with this wonderful Jing Fang system… reading your case histories is inspirational.
The Jing Fang introductory lectures are extremely useful. The information is explained in a very clear and structured manner, with case studies that illustrate all the different formula patterns. The audio is a bonus. These lectures provide a very solid base that complement the practical side of the apprenticeship and help consolidate your learning.
It is such a privilege to be studying the Jing Fang Apprenticeship with Frances Turner, and I cannot wait to incorporate this incredible system into my practice to help patients.
Your depth of knowledge, as well as your warmth and willingness to share it, have made the last two years the most important and enjoyable of my career to date.
It has been the most remarkable and fulfilling educational experience I have ever had.
I have been very lucky to meet Frances Turner and study the Jing Fang tradition you have shared all over the world. It’s a truly wonderful medicine, which I absolutely love to continue learning and practicing. So many have benefited from these teachings.
It has been the single most helpful thing I’ve done for my health – it’s been life changing.
Jing fang has given me a way of understanding herbal medicine that is both profound and effective. For that I am eternally grateful!
Thank you for bringing Jing Fang into my life, it has done miracles for my health…I feel so privileged to have discovered this lineage.
Frances does a wonderful job of teaching Jing Fang to us in England, online and in person. It has transformed my herbal practice into being more effective, with quicker results, and being more curative.
It has been rewarding and challenging to use this medicine. Every patient is a teacher!