How do you leave your mark on the ever-growing western TCM world? How do you distinguish yourself from the so many other acupuncturists that seem to know every technique and Asian healing approach under the sun? In the late 90's I was one of the few lucky people to have been benefited from the collaboration between Middlesex University and the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. So lucky that upon graduation, I received a dual degree: a Degree in Medicine from the Beijing TCM University, and a Bachelor's of Science from Middlesex. This enabled me to have access in both the Chinese medical world, and also the western TCM world. However, that's only part of the point. Back in those days, the TCM literature available to us westerners was so limited, that it only filled a couple of shelves in the basement of the Dillons Bookshop (later Waterstones) on Gower Street. Those who had access to the Wellcome Institute Library on the nearby Euston Rd, could access a larger col
Ioannis Solos's journey in the world of medicine