(2) FACULTY OF INTEGRATED TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 2.01 MISSION OF STATEMENT It is designed and dedicated to provide the integrated traditional medical education (ITME) to the officially/traditionally qualified practitioners of traditional medicine healing with an opportunity to enhance their academic growth (knowledge and skills) to certificate, diploma, degree and doctorate levels in order to provide the quality service to the patients and helps the community to lead a long productive life.
2.02 BACK GROUNS
Traditional medicine is in existence and practice in one or the other form since the origin of life on the earth. It has its various name and synonyms as –Indigenous, Unorthodox, Ethno, Fringe, Folk, Unofficial, Traditional and Healing in different part of the world. It involves a number of systems of treatment and healing based on many factors as - traditions, cultures, and customs and believes. None of the system is completely isolated; majority are integrated with drug and drugless modalities of treatment and healing.
2.03 AIMS OF THE COURSE
1. To integrate the existing traditional medicine with modern principles, diagnostics and therapeutics aspects.
2. To enrich the traditional medicine with adequate scientific backgrounds.
3. To make traditional medicine more assessable to the common men.
2.04 CLASSIFICATION OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE: There are more than 1200 types of traditional medicine and healings practiced allover the world. For practical purposes and proper implementation, the WAIM has grouped them in two major groups.
A. Drug Therapy
B. Drugless Therapy
2.04 A. DIVISION OF DRUG THERAPY: Any traditional therapy/healing achieved by using the drug/medicament is called drug therapy. Some of the most popular drug therapy amongst the traditional medicine are:
-Indian System of Medicine as -Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM),
-Oriental Medicine,
- Herbal Medicine ,
Other traditional medicine available in the world can be incorporated in the system for development of its course curriculum based on the WAIM modules.
2.05 ELIGIBILITY TO ADMISSION: The candidate seeking admission in the faculty of integrated traditional medicine must have passed the bachelor / graduate degree as BAMS,BUMS,BSMS,BHMS or any equivalent medical graduation in any approved traditional medical system of their country.
2.06 SYSTEMS INVOLVED: Most of the countries of the world have their own system of treatment and or healing known as traditional medicine (TM). Some of the countries have acquired the traditional medicine (TM) from other countries. In some countries, their traditional medicine is stronger even than the official system. It has been observed that the traditional medical systems are also not being practiced in isolation .They are doing one or the other way integration. In most of the countries, TM is practiced as Complementary /Alternative Medicine (CAM). WAIM has felt the need to systematize the integration. India has rich heritage of a group of traditional medicine and healing known as Indian system of medicine (ISM).The Government of India has put all such system in a department known as AYUSH. In integration of traditional medicine; we have taken in account the model of Indian system of medicine. The following drug and drugless systems are involved in integrated traditional medicine.
A. Drug Therapy: Ayurveda / Unani / Siddha / Homeopathy. B. Drugless Therapy: Yoga and Naturopathy / AUM Therapy.
In preparation of the course curriculum, we have given emphasis to make the system more in accordance to the conventional medicine for scientific understanding and further its implementation especially in its principles, diagnostics and therapeutic aspects.
2.07 SUBJECTS FOR POSTGRADUATION
WAIM offers postgraduate courses in Integrated Traditional Medicine(ITM) and its specialties. The courses are of Certificate (C.I.TM-Specialty), Diploma (D.I.TM- Specialty), Degree (M.D.TM- Specialty) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) levels. The number of seats for Indian and foreign candidates in one calendar year is mentioned in the forthcoming table.
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Subjects
Certificate
Nos. of Seats
Diploma
Nos. of Seats
Degree
Nos. of Seats
1
Basic Principles of Inte. Trad. Medicine
-
-
-
-
M.D.
20
2
Principles of Integrated Traditional Diagnostics (Traditional Pathology)
-
-
D.I.P. (TM)
40
M.D.
20
3
Therapeutics of Integrated Traditional Medicine
C.I.T. (TM).
60
D.I.T. (TM).
40
M.D.
20
4
Applied Traditional Medicine & Specialties
C.I.A. (TM).
60
D.I.A. (TM).
60
M.D.
60
Total Nos. of Seats
-
160
-
140
-
120
NOTE: Based on the above model, integrated courses in other Traditional Medicine could be developed on demand of the particular Nation.
2.08 COURSE CURRICULUM
Like the faculty of Integrated Medicine, the course curriculum has two aspects: (I) Theoretical Aspects
(II) Practical Aspects. (I)Theoetical Aspects: The theoretical aspects covers three major basic components of involved systems of treatment/healing in integration i.e. principles, diagnostic and therapeutics aspects. The grass course modules and sub-modules are same for certificate, diploma and degree courses. Based on the components, the course Modules have grouped in three major modules:
(A). Basic Principles of Integrated TM: It involves following sub - modules:
Basic Sciences of Integrated Medicine History and Philosophy of Integrated Medicine Integrated Principles of Traditional Medicine
(B). Diagnostic Principles of Integrated TM: It involves following sub - modules:
Concept of Integrated Traditional Health Principles of Integrated Traditional Pathology Integrated Traditional Diagnostics
(C). Therapeutic Principles of Integrated TM: It involves following sub - modules:
Principles of Integrated Traditional Therapy Integrated Holistic Medicine Applied Integrated Traditional Medicine Search and Research in Integrated Traditional Medicine
(II) Practical Aspects: After admission to the postgraduate courses (diploma, degree and doctorate), the candidates are assigned to write a project/thesis which one has to submit three and six months (depending on diploma and degree) prior to the final examination. Thus, the practical examination consists of three components:
A. Clinical examination
B. Project/Thesis
C. Viva-voce
Project/Thesis: The candidate undergoing postgraduate diploma/degree/doctorate are strictly instructed to prepare the project/thesis as guided by the head office, failure to adhere to the guidelines is liable to reject the project/thesis. The project for the postgraduate diploma should not exceed more than 50 pages while the thesis for postgraduate degree /doctorate should not exceed more than 100 pages except in rare conditions with permission of WAIM
2.04 B. DIVISION OF DRUGLESS THERAPY
2.09 MISSION OF STATEMENT
It is designed and dedicated to provide the integrated drugless therapy/healing education to the officially and or traditionally qualified and or trained practitioners of drugless system with an opportunity to enhance their academic growth (knowledge and skills) to certificate, diploma and degree levels in order to provide the quality drugless therapy/ healing services to the sufferers and properly guide the community to lead a long holistic life.
2.10 BACK GROUNS
Traditional drugless therapy/healing is in existence and practice in one or the other form since the origin of life. It definitely gives relief to the sufferings but can not be bound in present scientific boundaries as most of the traditional therapies/healings are based on traditions, cultures, believe and customs. All the therapy/ healing systems fall in one or the other way in three groups i.e.-
i. Physical Therapy/Healing.
ii. Natural Therapy/Healing.
iii. Spiritual Therapy/Healing.
iV. Allied Health Science.
2.11 ELIGIBILITY TO ADMISSION
The candidate seeking admission in the faculty of integrated drugless therapy/healing must have the basic certificate of passing out the desired therapy/healing/ traditional training under the defined therapist/healer.
2.12 SYSTEMS INVOLVED
While considering the teaching, training and healing with drugless system, WAIM identified the commonly practiced methods/systems/techniques and placed in following four groups.
(I) Physical Therapy/Healing: It includes –Yoga and Meditation, Acupuncture, Acupressure, and Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Osteopathy and Cranio-sacral therapy. (II) Natural Therapy/Healing: It includes - Science and Philosophy of Nature Cure, Natural Healing (Food and Nutrition, Magneto therapy, Hydrotherapy, Reflexology), Aroma therapy. and Environmental Sciences. (III) Spiritual Therapy/Healing: It includes - Yoga, Meditations, AUM Therapy, Astrology, Holistic Healing Techniques (Chakral Healing, Auric Healing, Mantral Healing and Cosmic Healing), Musical Healing,Hypnotherapy and Principles of Sai Health Mission. (IV) Allied Health Sciences: It includes-General Human Sciences, Life Sciences, Bio - Technology, Applied Physics, Anthropology, Public Health, Applied Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy or any other subject approved by WAIM.
NOTE: The candidates under going higher studies must select at least one from each group.
2.13 SUBJECTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
WAIM offers diploma, degree and doctorate in integrated traditional therapy/healing /Allied Sciences as – Diploma (D.I. Specialty), Degree(M.D. Specialty) and Doctorate (Ph.D. Specialty).The nos. of seat for Indian and foreign candidates in one calendar year are mentioned in the table
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Subjects
Diploma
Nos. of Seats
Degree (Specialty)
Nos. of Seats
1
Integrated Holistic Human Body
D.I.H.B.
50
M.D.
50
2
Integrated Principles of Therapy
D.I.P.T.
50
M.D.
50
3
Integrated Holistic Diagnosis
D.I.H.D.
50
M.D.
50
4
Applied Integrated Therapy
D.A.I.T.
100
M.D.
100
Total Nos. of Seats
-
250
-
250
NOTE: Based on the above model, other Integrated Drugless Therapy/Healing could be incorporated in the system and course curriculum could be developed.
2.14 COURSE CURRICULUM
The course curriculum of drugless therapy/healing has two aspects.
(I) Theoretical Aspects.
(II) Practical Aspects.
(I)Theoretical Aspects: The detailed theoretical aspects drugless TM will be communicated to the candidate after getting enrolled in the particular faculty. All the subject matters will be dealt in following four modules.
Module I: Integrated Holistic Human Body Module II: Integrated Principles of Therapy Module III: Integrated Holistic Diagnosis Module IV: Applied Integrated Therapy
(II)Practical Aspects: It covers the following three aspects:
A. Discussion on Patients (Observational Findings)
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Basic Sciences of Integrated Medicine