Yaqi Duan
Acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner
Yaqi’s journey to Chinese medicine played a big part in helping her become the practitioner she is today: highly skilled and driven by clinical excellence, with a grounded understanding of what it means to navigate health challenges. Astute, with an eye for detail, when Yaqi works with a patient she takes the time to deeply understand the health issues facing the person in the room with her.
Her first career was in urban planning, after an extensive education at one of Australia’s most prestigious schools, the University of Melbourne, until her own health set her on a different path. Facing personal health challenges that conventional approaches weren't fully answering, she went searching for care that looked at the whole person rather than one symptom at a time. There she found Chinese medicine. This inspired her to change her career trajectory completely.
Yaqi’s personal story is important, because Yaqi has been in the patient role in the treatment room. Her personal experiences have informed her style of practice: she knows what it's like to want real answers, to want someone to really get to the bottom of things. She appreciates the cumulative nature of Chinese medicine, and she knows from personal experience that real healing takes time.
How well Yaqi did in her studies of Chinese medicine offer an insight into the way she shows up as a practitioner: focussed, determined with a keen intellect. Her presence in the treatment room is soft and grounded. She is exactly the person you want supporting your health.
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Qualifications and experience
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Graduated with distinction from RMIT University, with double degrees in the Bachelor of Health Science and the Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine)
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Bachelor's and Master's degrees in urban planning, University of Melbourne
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Two years of clinical training at the RMIT Health Clinic, progressing from observing student to student practitioner providing independent patient care under supervision, across patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine dispensing
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Six-month clinical internship at Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, a major public tertiary hospital in China
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Further clinical training in the Acupuncture Department at Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Master Tung's Acupuncture Training
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AHPRA Registered Acupuncturist
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AHPRA Registered Chinese Herbal Medicine Practitioner
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AHPRA Registered Herbal Dispenser
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ANTA Member
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FCMA Member
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Mandarin and English Languages
What it's like to see Yaqi
Yaqi is a listener first. She's careful, methodical and focussed on supporting her patients in making meaningful change. She takes the time to understand exactly what is going on for her patient before deciding on a pathway, her treatment plans are clear and directional, always moving towards the desired health outcome.
Her particular clinical interests are pain management, chronic and autoimmune conditions, dermatology and women’s health. She supports her patients with precise care, steeped in a deep understanding of Chinese medicine and acupuncture.