Classical Formulas
CLASSICAL FORMULAS
SCHEDULE: September 1, 2026 – March 29, 2027
Monthly Breakdown:
September 2026
Tuesdays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
October 2026
Tuesdays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
November 2026
Mondays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
December 2026
Mondays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
No classes on December 21 and 28.
January 2027
Mondays & Tuesdays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
February 2027
Mondays & Tuesdays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
No class on February 15.
March 2027
Mondays & Tuesdays from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
COURSE LENGTH: 160 Hours
DELIVERY: Online
Cost for September 2026: $1920 or $274.28 per month
Cost for AIM Alumni and AIM Students: $1600 (Monthly payment plan available, email info@aim-academy.ca for details!)
PREREQUISITES: Herbs I & II or Materia Medica
Course Description: This online course presents the major categories of Chinese herbal formulas and modification of formulas employed clinically. Differentiation of the types and modifications of formulas adapted clinically and employed clinically in traditional Chinese herbal therapy will be studied in detail.
NOTE: This course is also offered as part of the TCM Practitioner Diploma Program
Enroll Now by emailing info@aim-academy.ca or by calling 416-323-1818 ext.202
Instructors:
Richard Kwan, BSc, R. TCMP, R. Ac
Richard completed the 4-year Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) program at the Toronto School of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TSTCM). He lectured extensively at TSTCM and Eight Branches Academy of Eastern Medicine in the theory of TCM, Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. He is also very passionate about his volunteer work with street youth and people with AIDS.
Richard has a strong commitment to Tai Chi and Qi Gong, which he has practiced for over 15 years. For the promotion of health and the prevention of disease, he teaches Tai Chi at the downtown YMCA and in the Beaches.
Richard is the Senior Advisor of TCM & Acupuncture at AIM Academy. He also teaches Fundamentals of TCM, Acupuncture Technique and is a clinic supervisor.
In 2008, he started Simple Cures - a Chinese Medicine centre and has been in private practice in The Beaches and Vaughan. Richard believes that a simple lifestyle promotes better health; he strives to empower his patients to become more proactive with their own healthcare.
Elena Dobrovetsky, M. Sc, R. TCMP, R. Ac
Elena started her medical education in Medical school in the Soviet Union.
She completed a Master’s degree in biomedical chemistry from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
She worked as a scientist at University of Toronto in the biomedical drug discovery field. Her research in the field of protein crystallization resulted in multiple publications in scientific journals. While working with the smallest parts of the human body – proteins, Elena had always been interested in the bigger picture: how smallest particles communicate with each other and work together to make our amazing organism function as ONE big unit.
Because of this search for a more holistic approach to medicine Elena entered AIM Academy in 2016.
Elena has graduated from both the Acupuncture Therapy diploma program and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine diploma program. She feels grateful and excited helping people maintain a healthy, pain free and happy life.