Certification with the ABAA
Our mission is to promote excellence in the field of Animal Acupuncture by setting the highest standards for licensed acupuncturists.
In order to fulfill this mission, the American Board of Animal Acupuncture (ABAA) has established standards of competency and safety in the use of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for the treatment and benefit of animals. Board Certification by the ABAA authenticates an acupuncturist’s knowledge and skill to practice the specialty of Animal Acupuncture. Certification by the ABAA designates the acupuncturist as a Diplomate of Animal Acupuncture and allows the acupuncturist to use the designation FABAA, that is, Fellow of the American Board of Animal Acupuncture.
The ABAA recognizes the need for a certification in order to insure that practitioners who are treating animals with acupuncture and Oriental Medicine are doing so with advanced knowledge and experience. The ABAA also recognizes that Animal Acupuncture is and has been the domain of practitioners of Acupuncture long before western veterinary medicine was developed.
The ABAA is a non-profit certification organization. It awards certification in animal acupuncture. It does not award licenses to practice acupuncture or other forms of oriental medicine. In the United States, licensure laws vary among the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and United States territories and possessions. It is very important to use the correct terminology when referring to your ABAA certification – Fellow American Board of Animal Acupuncture [FABAA] or any license to practice issued to you by a United States jurisdiction. Certification, a form of self-regulation, is a voluntary program by a private nonprofit organization to evaluate practitioners in a particular profession or field. Certification is granted for the duration of your current licensure, but must be maintained with appropriate CEUS.
ABAA Certified Programs:
National Academy of Animal Acupuncture