Physician of Chinese Medicine, PhD
Acupuncture & Herbs   
 

Dr Shelley L. Beer has come from a background rich in life experiences, before choosing to specialise in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her orthodox training has involved a Bachelor's Degree from Monash University in Botany, and a Graduate Diploma in Women's Health and Ph D from the University of Melbourne. Shelley has 20 years experience in clinical practice, including concurrent teaching Chinese Medicine at Victoria University for 16 of those, and has a deep commitment to this ancient medical system

Upon graduation of fours years training in Chinese medicine, she undertook an internship in China at Dongzhimen Hospital of the Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in 1989. There she worked in the Acupuncture Department and the Gynaecology Department using Internal (Herbal) Medicine. She has since completed a further 4 hospital internships over the past 20 years - Lanzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Beijing.

In December 2000, she was appointed to the inaugural Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria and continues to serve in this capacity. She has recently concluded 16 years as a Lecturer in Traditional Chinese Medicine , including having founded the first dedicated Chinese Herbal Medicine degree in an Australian university.