School of Tibetan Medicine Now Accepting Applications

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4-Year Course in Tibetan Medicine Now Accepting Applications for the

Fall, 2009 Semester

 

The American branch of the International Shang Shung Institute is now

accepting applicants for the Fall, 2009 class of our four-year School

of Tibetan Medicine.

 

With a history going back over 2,500 years, traditional Tibetan

medicine is one of the oldest continuously practiced healing systems

on earth. Regarded as science, art, and philosophy, Tibetan medicine

is an ancient form of holistic health care indigenous to the Tibetan

people, which integrates the core Buddhist principles of altruism,

karma, and ethics. Over thousands of years, traditional Tibetan

medicine evolved and incorporated medical knowledge from China,

Persia, India, and Greece. Since this time it has been practiced

continuously throughout Tibet, the Himalayan regions, India,

Mongolia, and Siberia, as well as in the Western world wherever

Tibetans live in exile.

 

In the Fall of 2005, the American branch of the Shang Shung Institute

initiated the four-year program in Tibetan Medicine under the

direction of Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo. This program closely parallels the

training of a traditional Tibetan physician culminating in a

supervised internship and final exams.

 

Each semester of the four-year curriculum combines a tripartite

approach to the study of the Tibetan medical tradition that includes

foundation core studies based on the topics of the Four Tantras,

complimentary studies in Tibetan language and culture, and clinical

practicum. Students in the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan

medicine can expect to receive training that thoroughly covers all

the traditional topics, presented in English. For those students who

complete the first seven semesters onsite, an optional internship at

the Northeast Traditional Tibetan Hospital in Qinghai, China will be

available at the conclusion of their studies.

 

The Shang Shung program offers eight consecutive semesters, each

consisting of 300 total hours. Each week, students will participate

in 20 hours of classes. Among these 20 hours per week; 16 hours are

used for lecture, 2 hours for Tibetan language and culture studies,

and 2 hours for a clinical practicum. There are no electives or part/

time study options in the Tibetan Medicine four-year program and

students are expected to participate in all aspects covering each

semester’s topics. Classes meet for two and a half consecutive days

a week. This way, students have time during the week for study, work,

and time for other obligations.

 

More details, and an online application are available on our website

at www.shangshung.org. The secretary of the American branch of the

Shang Shung Institute can also be contacted at

secretary or by phone at +1 (413) 369-4928 =