DMSfA er medlem af ICMART:

International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques

ICMART was founded 1983 in Vienna/Austria, registered in Brussels as a non-profit making umbrella organization compromising medical acupuncture societies worldwide. 
ICMART represents the only truly international medical acupuncture organization.

Main goal: Developing and standardizing acupuncture practiced by medical doctors to integrate it into modern medicine and modern healthcare.

Two approaches: scientific approach trough evidence-based medicine and traditional approach, both with respect to efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness – see Acupuncture Charter Berlin 2001.