School of Tibetan Medicine
Program Overview
The mission of the International Shang Shung Institute is to deepen the knowledge and understanding of Tibetan cultural traditions in order to contribute to their survival and preservation. To this end, the American Branch of the International Shang Shung Institute is pleased to present the first English language, four-year training in Tibetan medicine in the West to offer the same curriculum as traditional medical schools in Tibet and India.
The curriculum is based on the Gyud Zhi, the four primary Tibetan Healing Science Texts, which are used in all traditional schools of Tibetan Medicine. Regular class lectures cover the texts’ main topics, including general healthcare, woman’s health, pediatrics, toxicology, injuries, provocations, geriatrics, and fertility. Diagnostic methods of consultation, pulse reading, and urine analysis, as well as treatment methods including diet, lifestyle, herbal preparations, and external therapies are taught in both theoretical lectures and practical labs. Supplementary topics include Tibetan language, Astrology, Kunye Therapy, Ethics and History of Tibetan Culture and Medical Practice. Prominent Tibetan physicians lead this unique curriculum.
At the Shang Shung Institute’s School of Tibetan Medicine, students immerse themselves in the fascinating study of Tibet’s ancient healing arts. Students enjoy small classes led by distinguished Tibetan physicians of renowned medical lineage. This rare opportunity to study the full scope of Tibetan Medical practice offers students the possibility of becoming one of the first Tibetan doctors trained in the West.
Traditional 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 heath care indigenous to the Tibetan people, and as such it integrates the core Buddhist principles of altruism, karma, and ethics. Over thousands of years this native Tibetan science synthesized with accumulated 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.
Shang Shung institute School of Tibetan Medicine P.O. Box 278 Conway, MA 01341 secretary@shangshung.org P: 413-369-4928 F: 413-369-4473
