Ricky Bochem has been working as an acupuncturist and herbalist in the Netherlands since 2017.
After completing his acupuncture studies in 2010 at Qing Bai in the Netherlands, he followed his heart and continued to develop his passion for Chinese medicine in the country of origin.
In Beijing, he completed the five-year bachelor’s degree in Integration Medicine at BUCM (Beijing University of Chinese Medicine). During his training there, his interests were mainly in the field of oncology, dermatology and acupuncture and did an internship at the Dong Fang hospital.
He is currently following a three-year MSc study in mindfulness at the University of Aberdeen Scotland. Ricky has been teaching at Shenzhou Open University of TCM since 2021.