Herb Course Offered in Columbia MD

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Colleagues:

 

If anyone is interested in taking an indepth, one-year herb course, and you can

be in Columbia MD on Monday nights, this is a great course. I have been to a

lot of herb workshops and have never seen anyone explain it as clearly as Steve

Kaufman.

 

I am attaching his information below. You can contact him directly at:

 

drtcm or at his phone number below:

 

Course Information:

 

Announcing a herbal course. This will be the fourth time that

I have taught this course. For those of you who know me, I intend for this

course to be comprehensive and to teach it in a manner that will integrate herbs

and formulas, so that within a short period of time you will be able to start

formulating for your patients. This is a serious undertaking; if you have any

doubts about your desire to study and learn Chinese herbs I suggest you not

entertain this course. On the other hand if you do have a desire to learn, then

this will suit your needs and your budget. It is by popular demand that this

class will again be repeated. The dynamics of the course have not changed and

the following is a synopsis of what the course will be like.

 

The class will cover approximately 300 herbs and 120 formulas.

 

114 hours total: approximately 77 hours herbs and 37 hours formulas. Herbs and

formulas will be taught with both Pinyin and pharmacological names.

 

You will learn how to select herbs and formulas based on their properties and

their classifications. How to appropriately dose, how to measure, how to modify

your formulas and how to train your patients is also included. Herbs will be

taught via the methods of pattern discrimination, pharmacological actions and

symptomatic actions.

 

Lectures would be 3 hours each week for 38 weeks (there will be time off

between sections to reduce burnout and allow for vacations). Classes will be

Mondays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm and held in Columbia, Md.

 

There will be a minimum amount of homework, mostly the amount of time and

effort you put into your studying will be commensurate with how much you will

get from this course. Everyone receives credit for attendance and everyone

passes.

 

Within this framework, you will be encouraged to bring in cases for discussion

in class, and some case study may be required. We will not have a ‘clinic’,

however, as we progress you may bring patients to class as a case study.

 

We also will not have a ‘raw’ herbal pharmacy. I will teach this class thru

the use of concentrates (powders, granules). Note: though you will learn how to

use granules, it is directly translatable into raw herbs.

 

The required books will be Materia Medica - Bensky/Clavey/Stoger and Formulas

and Strategies - Bensky/Barolet. I will introduce you to other materia medica

that you may wish to get to enlarge your libraries.

 

 

There is a 17 person maximum.

 

Dates: Start time is scheduled for Monday, September 8.

 

The fee is $1700.00 and will be due by start of class. An early non-refundable

payment of $250.00 is required to hold you place in class.

 

You may not be allowed to sit for the NCCAOM herbal exam after completing this

class. The NCCAOM will only accept students who have completed a course from an

accredited school.

 

You will receive PDA’s (previously known as CEU’s) credits for Maryland and

NCCAOM.

 

Location will be in Columbia, Md. I will e-mail driving directions to all

enrollees.

 

If you are interested in this class or have questions or concerns, reply via

e-mail or telephone 443-334-1998. Mailing address is: Steven Kaufman

 

2

Reservoir Circle

 

Suite 201

 

Pikesville, Md. 21208

 

 

 

Steven Kaufman, Dipl. Ac. & C.H., L.Ac.

 

Drtcm