There are several institutes which offer Alternative medicine courses which include Holistic Health Program courses. These institutes include American Institute of Holistic Theology, New York College of Health Professionals and Spa Tech Institute, etc. There are also Chinese medicine training available at United States and Canada. Interested students may find various Oriental and acupuncture medicine schools that provide a range of Chinese medicine training programs. Such institutes have a set of requirement to be fulfilled like having formal education training at a university etc. it is always better to check the requirements of the institutes before applying. There are also extensive courses available in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Chinese medicine course includes a very extensive range of study about herbal medicines, Asian bodywork therapies, meridian therapy etc. Students who would like to practice massage therapies and would like to become certified massage therapists have to qualify the national certification exam of the alternative medicine course.