California is currently the last state which allows apprenticeship as a route to taking the state board exam.
The California Acupuncture Board has recently moved to abolish this option. Next, legislation will be authored and voted on and California will join the national norm. Apprenticeship has long carried Chinese Medicine into the future and is itself an important part of the heritage.
If you were considering entering the Tutorial Program, NOW is the time.
If you are concerned with the time honored apprenticeship model remaining an option, stay tuned to this thread for updates on what we can do to make our concerns known and other relevant actions that we can take as concerned members of the Chinese Medical community.

California Acupuncture Board Tutorial Program;
www.acupuncture.ca.gov/ed_pro...l.shtml

Pine Street Chinese Benevolent Association:
www.pinest.org/