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August 2010 - In this issue:
Viewing US
Homeopathic Education Through an International Lens
 AMCH
attended the
The Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis (LIGA)
conference in May of this year and had a booth there. I
presented a lecture on the status of Homeoapthic
education in the US.
LIGA is the largest homeopathic organization in the
world today and its purpose is “ . . . the development
and securing of Homeopathy worldwide . . . the creation
of a link . . . between societies and persons who are
interested in homeopathy.”
Feedback at the conference was very positive about the
new initiatives at AMCH in creating its doctoral
program. Many compared this effort to similar doctoral
programs elsewhere in the world. In addition, there was
significant positive feedback about the recent efforts
of the Council on Homeopathic Education to revise and
update the national homeopathic educational standards.
The North American Network of Homeopathic Educators is
also working to improve faculty training and to set up
national homeopathic research standards. There was
much excitement that the US was moving to bring
homeopathic education to a stronger and more
professional level.
In the international community, there is a general
perception that the US is a world leader. US policies
have significant impact on the world politically,
strategically and symbolically. Positive changes in
healthcare policy in the US have significant effects on
healthcare policy worldwide.
Concerns have been expressed for decades that US
homeopathic education does not meet the same standards
and quality of homeopathic education found elsewhere in
the world. For the US to be more included within the
world homeopathic community, it must raise itself to
similar standards of education and practice. The
homeopathic educational standards conference in Toronto
this Fall is an important step in this direction.
Homeopathic education in the United States is changing
and growing.
Change is inevitable and the homeopathic profession
needs to keep growing and become more part of the world
homeopathic community. Only in this way can
homeopathic medicine take its rightful place as one of
the leading health care modalities of the future.
Todd Rowe MD, MD(H), CCH, DHt
President AMCH
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EDUCATIONAL
Opportunities
Doctoral Program in Homeopathy
AMCH is now accepting applications for its full time
doctoral program in homeopathy, which begins in February
2011. This is a four-year full-time training in
homeopathic medicine and will provide a doctoral level
of training. We plan to have our graduates eventually
licensed as doctors through the Arizona Board of
Homeopathic Examiners. The program is available both
online and campus based. AMCH offers weekly
informational sessions with the program director, Dr
Todd Rowe, both on campus and telephonically, on
Thursdays at noon. Call 602-347-7950 to schedule your
appointment.
Homeopathic Practitioner Certificate Program
This program is newly revised to coincide with our new
doctoral program. It is an 1104-hour program that meets
weekly for three years. Licensed and accredited, it
fully prepares students for national homeopathic
certification. Online and campus options are available.
AMCH offers weekly informational sessions with the
program director, Dr Todd Rowe, both on campus and
telephonically, on Thursdays at noon. Call 602-347-7950
to schedule your appointment.
AMCH/PIHMA Joint Program
AMCH is partnering with the Phoenix Institute of Herbal
Medicine and Acupuncture to offer a combined program in
Oriental Medicine and Homeopathic Medicine. For AMCH:
Contact the
registrar@AMCofH.org
or call
602-347-7950.
For PIHMA: Contact the registrar at
contactus@pihma.edu
or call
602-274-1885.
Preceptorship Programs
AMCH offers preceptorship programs for medical students
and residents. These range from weekend based to full
month clerkship. Contact the registrar at
preceptorships@amcofh.org
or call
602-347-7950.
Acute Care & First Aid
AMCH offers a 40-hour introductory course that is
designed to teach acute care and first aid prescribing
for the public. This class meets one Saturday per month
for six months. Let us know if you would be interested
in teaching this program in your area. Contact the
registrar@AMCofH.org
or call
602-347-7950.
Introductory Distance Learning Programs
We have two distance learning programs that we offer
nationally. These are 40 hour and 50 hour introductory
courses that are designed to teach first aid and acute
prescribing. They are CD/DVD based and accompanied by an
extensive syllabus. Contact Lesley Hesselmann at
distancelearning@amcofh.org
or
602-347-7950
for more information.
Green Medicine Distance Learning Program
We are beginning a new Distance Learning Program in
Green Medicine. This program teaches how to create a
sustainable green medicine practice. This program is
offered in affiliation with Teleosis Institute. The
program is 35 hours and spans two months. It includes
on-line training and chat room discussion. Contact
Lesley Hesselmann at
distancelearning@amcofh.org
or
602-347-7950
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In the News
1. Newsletter Format has Changed
The AMCH Letter has now changed to an online format.
This change reflects an overall commitment on the part
of AMCH to become more green. It will also permit
greater interactivity on the part of the recipients. We
welcome your comments or suggestions to improve the
letter.
2. AMCH Prepares to Launch New Doctoral Program
AMCH is on track to launch its first doctoral program in
February 2011 (www.amcofh.org/Programs/DH_home.html).
We are now accepting applications for this program.
Prerequisites are a bachelors level of education and
coursework in physics, chemistry, biology and
psychology.
The program is available in both live online and campus
based formats. Advanced standing is available to
students with prior homeopathic or medical programs.
Dual programs in either oriental medicine or research
are also available. This is a four year full time
program that spans 4280 clock hours. We currently have
60 faculty who are teaching in this program.
This program is licensed through the Arizona State Board
for Private Postsecondary Education.
3. New AMCH Certificate Program
AMCH has revised and updated its homeopathic
practitioner certificate program (www.amcofh.org/Programs/HMPT_home.html).
We are now accepting applications for this program. The
program length has expanded from 900 to 1100 total clock
hours. The curriculum expansion represents increases in
homeopathic philosophy, homeopathic pharmacy, marketing
and business training. The course schedule has been
changed to meeting one to two days per week. The new
program director is Ben Ta’ati (www.amcofh.org/About_Us/Biographies/FacultyBio_Taati.html).
We currently have 25 faculty who are teaching in this
program. This program is accredited by the Council on
Homeopathic Education and licensed through the Arizona
State Board for Private Postsecondary Education.
AMCH plans on starting its 7th class in
February 2011. This program will be available both on
campus and in a live online format. Prerequisites for
the program are an Associate’s Degree.
4. AMCH Hires Recruitment Firm
AMCH has contracted with SRUSA to help provide student
recruitment (www.mysrusa.com).
With the advent of its new doctoral program, AMCH is
targeting younger potential students that are recent
graduates. We will be focusing on educating college
guidance counselors about potential careers in
homeopathic education as well as targeting veterans who
are eligible for complete tuition reimbursement.
5. AMCH Partners with Arizona State University
AMCH has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Arizona State University (ASU) and the Phoenix Institute
of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture (PIHMA). This MOU
outlines a commitment to establishing a combined
research program with ASU. This program would involve
an additional two years at ASU in research following
completion of the AMCH doctoral program.
In addition, the agreement covers the potential
formation of an Integrative Medicine Program combining
resources at ASU, AMCH and PIHMA. Lastly, there are
provisions for the formation of a homeopathic and
oriental medicine clinic.
6. AMCH Partners with the Southwest Institute of the
Healing Arts
AMCH has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
the Southwest Institute of the Healing Arts (SWIHA) (www.swiha.edu).
This MOU includes the teaching of a campus based
homeopathic acute care class at SWIHA. In addition
there are provisions for the formation on an online
acute care program as well as an online homeopathic
medical assistant program. The campus based acute care
program is already in operation. The homeopathic acute
care online program is scheduled to start by the
beginning of next year.
7. New Honorary Board Members
AMCH has added three new members to its Honorary Board (www.amcofh.org/documents/honorary-board-members.pdf):
Sunil Anand MD, Divya Chabra and Massimo Mangialavori
MD. We wish to express gratitude for their willingness
to give their names in support of our organization.
Sunil Anand MD is a leading Classical
Homoeopathic Practitioner and Teacher now based in Pune,
India. He has practiced homoeopathy for the past 20
years and is specially recognized for his cures in
pediatric cases. His approach and simplicity makes him
an internationally acclaimed teacher. His seminars and
workshops have been widely attended both on India and
abroad. His Recent Workshop for the Students & Doctors
from South Africa was well received. Associated with the
C.M.P. Homoeopathic Medical College Mumbai &
Presently an honorary visiting professor in D.S
Homoeopathic Medical College Pune.
Divya Chhabra was born in Pune, India on May 17,
1967. She has been practicing classical homoeopathy in
Mumbai, India, for the past ten years. Dr. Chhabra
graduated from Smt. Chandaben Mohanbhai Patel
Homoeopathic Medical College, Mumbai, in 1989, and began
her practice in 1992. Dr. Chhabra has been teaching in
India and abroad for the last seven years and has
lectured in various parts of the world such as
Switzerland, Germany, Austria, England, Ireland,
Belgium, Holland, Greece, the Slovakia Republic,
Australia, New Zealand, the U.S. and Canada. She has
conducted provings of several remedies including
Magnesia sulphurica, Thea, Citrus, Lac Felinum, Lac
Rhesus, Tungsten, Lac Defloratum, Lac Humanum, Eagle,
and Bat. She has also conducted a potency proving with
two well-proven polycrest remedies, Calcarea carbonicum
and Natrum muriaticum, in potencies from 30 to 50 M.
Her work has helped further our understanding of more
accurately selecting potencies. Dr. Chhabra is well
known for her brilliant style of case taking in which
she follows the thread of every important symptom
beautifully to reach the core feeling state of the
individual. She has been artfully employing a technique
called "free association" in her case taking method that
enables one to reach through the subconscious level of
dreams to the deep seated core delusion which manifests
as the symptoms of imbalance and illness Presently, she
is working on three books, including one on her provings,
another on her experience in practice including free
association, use of potencies, etc., and, most recently,
a book on her advances in the understanding of the
materia medica of the periodic table of the elements.
Massimo Mangialavori was born in the city of
Naples, Italy on Nov. 30, 1958, growing up first in
Milan, and then from 1966 in Modena, where he has lived
and worked ever since. Mangialavori qualified as a
doctor in 1984, and then specialized in Food Sciences at
the University of Modena, under Professor Nino
Battistini, gaining his diploma in 1987. His thesis was
on the effects of fasting in human beings. He studied
medical anthropology from the beginning of his
university career, and out of this grew an interest in
traditional forms of medicine. This in turn led him to
dedicate himself entirely to classical homeopathy, which
he has been practicing since 1985 He attended some
courses in homeopathy in Italy, as well as various
seminars throughout Europe, but remained rather
dissatisfied. Only after meeting Dr Giovanni Marotta of
Roma, and the years of study and reflection that they
spent together, did he continue his work with
enthusiasm. He then developed a personal methodology for
the study and application of homeopathy. For the past
few years, Dr. Mangialavori has been sharing this with
various groups of colleagues, both in Italy and abroad.
In 1991 he began to teach, thanks to invitations from
Dr. Hans Zwemke of Berlin, and from colleagues in the
Dutch Homeopathic Society, chiefly Dr Cees Baas and Dr
Fernand Debats.
8. North American Network of Homeopathic Educators
Conference
The North American Network of Homeopathic Educators (NANHE)
recently held their annual conference at the American
Medical College of Homeopathy (www.homeopathyeducation.org).
24 participants met both on campus and online for a
three day weekend. Topics included teacher training,
discussion of CHE Standards, Acute Care Clinics, Core
curriculum for medical sciences, Clinical competencies,
Politics, Online and distance learning education and
Research in homeopathic education.
As an outgrowth of the conference, NANHE made a
commitment to improving homeopathic teacher training in
the United States. In addition, NANHE will be
participating in the revision of the standards for
homeopathic education document revisions and conference
this fall. Lastly, NANHE made a commitment to the
creation of national standards for homeopathic proving
research.
9. Expansion of American Museum of Homeopathy and AMCH
Library
Recent donations to the American Museum of Homeopathy
have allowed AMCH to better to display its collections.
AMCH is ready to accept donations of historical
homeopathic artifacts. Contact
museum@AMCofH.org if you are interested in making a
donation.
The AMCH Library continues to receive donations of
homeopathic books. Recent bookcase acquisitions have
permitted AMCH to better display all of its library
holdings. Contact
library@AMCofH.org if you are interested in making a
donation.
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AMCH Thanks Members of the AMCH Institutional Review
Board
AMCH would like to extend a grateful thank you to the
members of the AMCH Institutional Review Board (www.amcofh.org/Research/IRB.html).
The mission of the AMCH Institutional Review Board is to
Protect the Rights and Welfare of the Human Research
Subject. These individuals have been working diligently
to support AMCH’s research efforts. These currently
include:
Joie Rowles, PhD, CCH (Chair),
Dan Peitzmeyer, Bonnie Phelps PhD,
Brigit Ciccarello,
Orville Weyrich ND and Tina Quirk.
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