Does rTMS therapy require medical licensing? In my research project, besides sound and light therapies, I would like to experiment with rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) on volunteers. I wonder if this requires medical licensing?
It depends on the country, but, for most of them (incl. USA and EU), you don't need a medical license to perform biomedical research, including human experiments with TMS. However, you will need legal approval, such as certified research environment, ethics/IRB permission, etc. Also, one should delineate research and clinical trials, which are governed by a special set of rules and, most often, require medical environment.