From podiatrist to acupuncturist
12 of the 33 essential skills of a acupuncturist are already essential for a podiatrist — about 36% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 21
- would be new
- 36%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a acupuncturist
What a acupuncturist does
Acupuncturists make use of thin needles and insert them into acupuncture points in the body in order to restore the imbalances of the human body and overall good health. Acupuncturists focus on energy meridians to treat various conditions.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- apply context specific clinical competences
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- follow clinical guidelines
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- interact with healthcare users
- manage healthcare users' data
- sterilization techniques
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a acupuncturist and not for a podiatrist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- acupuncture methods
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent
- advise on mental health
- apply acupuncture
- biomedicine
- complementary and alternative medicine
- develop therapeutic relationships
- empathise with the healthcare user
- follow-up on healthcare users' treatment
- health care legislation
- identify customer's needs
- listen actively
- maintain work area cleanliness
- observe healthcare users
- obtain healthcare user's medical status information
- pathologies treated by acupuncture
- provide health education
- select acupuncture points
- traditional Chinese medicine
- undertake healthcare examination
- work in multidisciplinary health teams
Other moves from podiatrist
2 roles- physiotherapist14 skills in common
- specialist chiropractor13 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a acupuncturist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.