Programs
Ayurvedic Practitioner - Certificate
(49 credits / 756 hrs + diploma hrs = 1,064 hrs total) This 21 month program (including 7 months Diploma Program) prepares the student for a career as an Ayurvedic Practitioner, integrating body/mind assessment, nutrition, herbal medicine and lifestyle counseling. Graduates of the Certificate Program may practice independently as Ayurvedic Practitioners under the California Health Freedom Act, join the staffs of some hospitals offering complementary modalities, or become licensed as massage therapists and work in upscale health resorts. The Certificate program offers onsite, supervised clinical internship in Ayurvedic Medicine as well as externships offsite.
Prerequisite: Diploma in Ayurveda including satisfaction of the Anatomy and Physiology requirement.*
Required Courses: AY109A and B, AY 201, AY 202, AY 203, AY 204, AY 304, AY 305, AY 306, AY 307, AY 308, AY 309, AY 310, AY 311, AY 312, AY 314, AY 316, AY400, and AY406.
* To fulfill the Anatomy and Physiology requirement, MMI accepts the following options: a college or junior college transcript showing satisfactory completion of an A&P course, AY109 (a weekend program offered by MMI annually), or documentation of satisfactory completion of the on-line course offered by Corexcel (www.corexcel.com/anatomy.physiology.online.htm).
2012 Academic Programs Calendar
DIPLOMA & CERTIFICATE
- Jan. 27-29
AY 101 – Intro. to Ayurveda
Instructor: Vasant D. Lad, B.A.M.S. - Feb. 24-26
AY 102 – Intro. to Pathophysiology & Diognosis I
Instructor: Ram Harsh Singh, Ph.D. - Mar. 16-18
AY 103 – Intro. to Ayurvedic Lifestyle Management
Instructor: Yashashree (Yash) Mannur, B.A.M.S., B.A. - Apr. 13-15
AY 104 – Yoga and Ayurveda for Health & Disease
Instructor: MMI Faculty - May 25-27
AY 106 – Ayurvedic Psychology
Instructor: Ram Harsh Singh, Ph.D. - Jun. 22-24
AY 107 – Ayurvedic Nutrition I
Instructor: Sarita Shrestha, M.D. Ayurveda, OB/GYN, B.A.M.S - Jul. 20-22
AY 108 – Ayurvedic Nutrition II
Instructor: Jay Apte, B.A.M.S., M.S. - Jul. 22
Diploma Graduation
CERTIFICATE Continues
- Oct. 5-7
AY 201 - Introduction to Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine I
Instructor: Vivek Shanbhag, N.D., M.D. (Ayurveda), B.A.M.S., C.Y.Ed. - Nov. 2-4
AY 202 - Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine II
Instructor: Vivek Shanbhag, N.D., M.D. (Ayurveda), B.A.M.S., C.Y.Ed. - Dec. 7-9
AY 204 - Ayurvedic Diagnosis II
Instructor: John Douillard, D.C.