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Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist
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Overview
The Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist Internship prepares students to practice Ayurveda at an advanced level with a focus on disease management and holistic healing. Through a hybrid format of online and in-person learning, interns gain hands-on experience in consultation, diagnostics, panchakarma design, and herbal formulation. Students complete patient visits, case studies, and public education while receiving direct mentorship from faculty, ensuring they graduate with the skills and confidence to serve as professional Ayurvedic specialists.
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Scope of Training
The intern is trained for a scope of practice that focuses on Clinical Ayurvedic Medicine and disease management. Interns will utilize the tools of Ayurveda to support the healing process, including panchakarma and herbal formulas. Interns in this program are taught to design panchakarma programs and herbal formulas specific to the needs of their patients.
Prerequisites
Principles of Ayurvedic Medicine Program
Ayurvedic Health Counselor Internship
Clinical Ayurvedic Medicine
Format
Classes and Curriculum: This program begins with an intensive that is part online and part in-person. Following the intensive, there are additional clinical management classes as described below.
Hours
Required total 757 Hours for this internship program.
Classes and Curriculum
This program begins with an intensive that is part online and part in-person. Following the intensive, there are additional clinical management classes as described below.
Online Intensive Classes
This is a 5-day intensive covering the following curriculum.
Introduction
This one-day class introduces the basic rules and etiquette of an internship.
Documentation & Consultation
This one-and-a-half-day class trains students in performing a clinical evaluation and professional documentation.
Online Diagnostics
This two-day class begins training students in taking blood pressure, performing an abdominal exam, and taking the elemental pulse.
Herbal Formulation Review
This half-day class provides students with a deep review of all concepts related to creating herbal formulations.
In-Person Intensive
This is a 7.5-day intensive that covers the following curriculum.
Diagnostics
Students will practice how to perform abdominal exams and take blood pressures.
Pulse Diagnosis
Students will advance their pulse diagnosis skills, learning to perceive the elemental pulses and begin their exploration of the intuitive pulse.
Making Herbal Medicines Workshop
Students will work in a laboratory setting and learn to prepare a wide variety of herbal preparations, including churna, salves, and medicated oils.
Classes During Internship
The total hours involved in classes during your internship is 60 hours.
During your internship, you will attend nine 3-hour case studies, allowing for check-in, questions, and case presentations. In addition, there are special classes in the following subject matter
Panchakarma Case Management (6 hours)
Cancer Management (12 hours)
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (6 hours)
Yoga of Success (6 hours)
Classes and Curriculum
Case Presentations
During each clinical module, interns present real cases to their classmates. A discussion of the case is facilitated by our faculty. Interns and faculty provide input into case management to enhance the learning experience of the intern.
Advanced Herbal Medicine Training
This exceptional course was developed by the California College of Ayurveda to help assure that the graduate is capable and competent to go into practice. All interns design complex herbal formulations. Interns working onsite prepare all herbal formulations under the direction of the Director of the Herb Department. The formulas designed by off-site interns are prepared by our staff in our herbal dispensary. All Interns will perform additional herbal projects to meet the requirements of the course.
Final Exam
Students in the Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist internship must pass an examination upon completion of the course to graduate. The exam is comprehensive of the curriculum taught during the internship. A passing grade is 75%.
Advanced Study
Interns will study the Management of Cancer and the Management of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. Interns will also explore the principles of becoming successful in practice after graduation.
Requirements
Interns must complete a minimum of 60 one-on-one patient visits. Interns are also required to complete 5 public talks or promotional programs in their communities during the internship. Interns are responsible for attracting the patients and/or audience needed to complete these requirements.
Students may choose to do their internships in the college’s community clinic or may perform their internships off site in their own communities through our Field Internship Program.
Field Internships
Students can choose to conduct their internship on campus at CCA or in the field in their own communities. Each field intern is supervised by a field intern supervisor who oversees individual cases, monitors progress, and assures completion of all required hours and reporting. Case discussions and reviews are scheduled in person or by video/ telephone. Field interns will perform several projects working with herbs to complete the internship’s herbal preparation training, which onsite interns perform by working in the herb department on campus. Field interns may incur additional expenses for postage, phone calls, faxes, herb shipping, etc.
Time Commitment
Students who cannot complete their course within the required six-month period may apply for up to two three-month extensions for a fee of $400 each. (Additional extensions may be considered after a meeting with Academics.) For more information about the expectations of internship, please see the internship disclosure form available from the College and included in C.A.S.-Part 2 course enrollment materials.
Stipends
The CAS internship is considered advanced practitioner training. As such, onsite interns receive a stipend of $50.00 for each required one-on-one visit during their internship. Interns who complete their entire internship successfully will have earned a total of at least $3,000.00. Off-site interns can receive the equivalent or greater inpatient fees after remitting the required minimum fee to the school for each one-on-one visit. A fee of $45 per initial visit and $25 per follow-up visit with each patient will be returned to CCA.
Students are required to complete a minimum of 60 patient visit consultations.
Scholarships and Financial Assistance available to those who qualify.
Speak with an Admissions Advisor for details.
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