After the students of acupuncture (limited to 30 people) finished a two year basic course and seven years of professional training (skill practice and technical book reading) under a Hari hakase, they took the final and commissioning exam held by their Hari Hakase and those who passed it started acupuncture treatment as acupuncturists.
針生（定員30名）は、針博士の下で基礎教養2年及び専門教育7年（実技及び専門書の講読）を受けた後、針博士による卒業・任官試験を受けて合格したものが針師として針治療の実務にあたる。