Course Curriculum
The Bachelor of Sowa Rigpa Medicine & Surgery degree program consists of:
4.5 years of academic studies
1 year of clinical internship
The first four and a half years are divided into nine semesters, offering a comprehensive training in theoretical and practical studies of the Gyud Zhi (Four Medical Tantras). This will be complimented by courses on essential aspects of modern medicine, as well as other subjects such as Buddhism, Tibetan language and astrology.
Upon successful completion of the academic portion of the program, students will complete a one year clinical internship, with the first six months in a Sowa Rigpa clinic inside Nepal. The second six months of the internship can be completed in Nepal or at a Sowa Rigpa clinic abroad.
Course Outline by Subject
1st semester
Paper 1: Sowa Rigpa History
Paper 2: Basic Concepts and Ethics
Paper 3: Tibetan Language I
Paper 4: Essentials of Buddhism
Paper 5: Astrology
2nd semester
Paper 1: Sorig Anatomy and Physiology
Paper 2: Diet and Lifestyle
Paper 3: Principles of Herbal Medicine and Pharmacology
Paper 4: Modern Anatomy and Physiology
Paper 5: Tibetan Language II
3st semester
Paper 1: Principles of Pathology
Paper 2: Diagnostic Skills and Methods
Paper 3: Treatment Methods
Paper 4: Materia Medica
Paper 5: Basic Western Medical Pathology
4th semester
Paper 1: Health Preservation, Rejuvenation, and Virilification
Paper 2: Compounding of Pacifying Medicine I
Paper 3: Mild External Therapies
Paper 4: Plant Biology and Conservation
Paper 5: Buddhist Approach to Health and Hygiene
5th semester
Paper 1: Compounding of Pacifying Medicine II
Paper 2: Harsh External and Evacuative Therapies
Paper 3: Diseases of the Three Humors & Internal Disorders
Paper 4: Heat Disorders I
Paper 5: Basic Clinical Skills – Allopathic Examination
6th semester
Paper 1: Heat Disorders II
Paper 2: Upper Body Disorders
Paper 3: Internal Organ Disorders
Paper 4: Hollow Organ Disorders
Paper 5: Public Health & Epidemiology
7th semester
Paper 1: Miscellaneous Disorders I
Paper 2: Miscellaneous Disorders II
Paper 3: Traumatology
Paper 4: Self-Manifested Lesions
Paper 5: Clinical Medicine
8th semester
Paper 1: Pediatrics and Toxicology
Paper 2: Genital and Gynecological Disorders
Paper 3: Psychology and Spirit Provocations
Paper 4: Health Counseling and Compassionate-Care
Paper 5: Clinical Medicine – Pediatrics, Gynecology, and Psychology
9th semester
Paper 1: Conclusion and Entrustment Chapters of the Four Tantras, Yuthok Nyingthig Teachings
Paper 2: Pestilential Diseases I
Paper 3: Pestilential Diseases II
Paper 4: Research Methodology and Sowa Rigpa
Paper 5: Elective Course
- FIRST YEAR
-
1st semester
Paper 1: Sowa Rigpa History
Paper 2: Basic Concepts and Ethics
Paper 3: Tibetan Language I
Paper 4: Essentials of Buddhism
Paper 5: Astrology
2nd semester
Paper 1: Sorig Anatomy and Physiology
Paper 2: Diet and Lifestyle
Paper 3: Principles of Herbal Medicine and Pharmacology
Paper 4: Modern Anatomy and Physiology
Paper 5: Tibetan Language II
- SECOND YEAR
-
3st semester
Paper 1: Principles of Pathology
Paper 2: Diagnostic Skills and Methods
Paper 3: Treatment Methods
Paper 4: Materia Medica
Paper 5: Basic Western Medical Pathology
4th semester
Paper 1: Health Preservation, Rejuvenation, and Virilification
Paper 2: Compounding of Pacifying Medicine I
Paper 3: Mild External Therapies
Paper 4: Plant Biology and Conservation
Paper 5: Buddhist Approach to Health and Hygiene
- THIRD YEAR
-
5th semester
Paper 1: Compounding of Pacifying Medicine II
Paper 2: Harsh External and Evacuative Therapies
Paper 3: Diseases of the Three Humors & Internal Disorders
Paper 4: Heat Disorders I
Paper 5: Basic Clinical Skills – Allopathic Examination
6th semester
Paper 1: Heat Disorders II
Paper 2: Upper Body Disorders
Paper 3: Internal Organ Disorders
Paper 4: Hollow Organ Disorders
Paper 5: Public Health & Epidemiology
- FOURTH YEAR
-
7th semester
Paper 1: Miscellaneous Disorders I
Paper 2: Miscellaneous Disorders II
Paper 3: Traumatology
Paper 4: Self-Manifested Lesions
Paper 5: Clinical Medicine
8th semester
Paper 1: Pediatrics and Toxicology
Paper 2: Genital and Gynecological Disorders
Paper 3: Psychology and Spirit Provocations
Paper 4: Health Counseling and Compassionate-Care
Paper 5: Clinical Medicine – Pediatrics, Gynecology, and Psychology
- FIFTH YEAR
-
9th semester
Paper 1: Conclusion and Entrustment Chapters of the Four Tantras, Yuthok Nyingthig Teachings
Paper 2: Pestilential Diseases I
Paper 3: Pestilential Diseases II
Paper 4: Research Methodology and Sowa Rigpa
Paper 5: Elective Course