Close of Late Enrollment: May 10, 2012.
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Four-Year Program Online Course Description
Each semester of the four-year online curriculum focuses on the core theoretical studies, based on the topics of the Four Tantras, as well as Tibetan language studies. Students in the Shang Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine can expect to receive training presented in English, and that covers all the major topics presented in traditional Tibetan Medical study. Students who are enrolled in the four-year, online theoretical program are eligible to participate in the onsite intensive practical training. Practical intensives are scheduled periodically each year over ten day periods. For those students who complete the first eight semesters of online theoretical training, and all of the practical intensives, an optional internship at the Northeast Traditional Tibetan Hospital in Qinghai, China will be available at the conclusion of their studies.
The Tibetan Medicine Online Program offers eight consecutive semesters. There are no electives or part/time study options in the program, and students are expected to participate in all aspects covering each semester’s topics.
All topics, number of hours per topic, and sequence of course topics are subject to change due to the needs of each particular class and faculty. Additionally, some summer lab courses may be required for an additional charge, based on the availability of visiting professors.
Academic Director
Menpa (Dr.) Phuntsog Wangmo received her advanced degree from the Lhasa University School of Traditional Medicine in 1988 where she also served a two-year residency after completing her five-year training program (1983-1990). During that time she studied with the Khenpos Troru Tsenam and Gyaltsen, two of Tibet’s foremost doctors who are credited with the revival of Tibetan Medicine within Tibet under the Chinese. Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo had the exceptional opportunity of extensive clinical training under Khenpo Troru Tsenam for four years. Thereafter, she dedicated many years of work as a doctor in Eastern Tibet where she collaborated and directed the implementation of A.S.I.A. the non-profit organization founded by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu. Since that time, she has worked on behalf of A.S.I.A. setting up hospitals and training centers in the remote regions of Sichuan Province and Chamdo Prefecture.
From 1996-present, she has been the A.S.I.A. project coordinator in Tibet for the development of Gamthog Hospital in collaboration with expatriate personnel as well as the overall health coordinator and practitioner of traditional Tibetan medicine supervising health activities through out the surrounding region of Chamdo Prefecture. Prior to 1996, she was on the faculty of Shang Shung Institute in Italy where she gave numerous seminars and conference presentations on Tibetan medicine. Dr. Wangmo remains in residence at the Shang Shung Institute in America where she is the director of the Institute’s Traditional Tibetan Medicine Program.
Tibetan Medicine Program Online Outline by Semester
First Semester
Core Foundation Studies
- Tibetan Medical History
- Tibetan Medicine Root Tantra
- Tibetan Anatomy & Physiology
- Ethical Conduct of a Tibetan Doctor
Complementary Studies
- Tibetan Language Studies I
Second Semester
Core Foundation Studies
- Etiology of Illness and Causes of Diseases
- Methods of Treatment
- Preventative Medicine
- Diagnostics I
Complementary Studies
- Tibetan Language Studies II
Third Semester
Core Foundation Studies
- External Therapies
- Diagnostics II
Complementary Studies
- Tibetan Language Studies III
Fourth Semester
Core Foundation Studies
- Expurgation
- Tibetan Pharmacology
- Three Nyepas (Humors).
. Complementary Studies
- Tibetan Language Studies IV
Fifth Semester
Core Foundation Studies
- Treating Illnesses of the Torso
- Heat disorders.
Complementary Studies
- Tibetan Language Studies V
Sixth Semester
Core Foundation Studies
- Common Diseases
- Wounds
- Tibetan Pediatrics
- Illnesses of the Upper Body
Complementary Studies
- Tibetan Language Studies VI
Seventh Semester
Core Foundation Studies
- Provocative Diseases
- Poison or Toxic Diseases
- Conclusion of the Tantras
- Tibetan Gynecology
Complementary Studies
- Tibetan Language Studies VII
Eighth Semester
Core Foundation Studies
- Tibetan Pathology
Complementary Studies
- Tibetan Language Studies VIII
*OPTIONAL Final Internship: Optional four-month internship at the Northeast Traditional Tibetan Hospital in Qinghai, China
Tuition & Fees
• Tuition $1,650.00 USD per semester*
• $425.00 USD is due upon acceptance into the program and will be applied toward the first semester’s tuition
• $50.00 USD material fee (per semester).
