4-Year Course in Tibetan Medicine Now Accepting Applications for the
Fall, 2009 Semester

The American branch of the International Shang Shung Institute,
located in Conway, MA, 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 =


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