Programs
THE HERBAL CLINICIAN PROGRAM
Herbal medicine courses at Herbal Medics Academy are designed to give the maximum amount of information, hands-on experience and even clinical scenarios, in the shortest amount of time.
The concept is that we want to teach you the most necessary and crucial elements in regards to a materia medica (your personal list of herbs that you learn to use), preparations (tinctures, salves, syrups, etc.), a structure that is western-physiology based in order to create your own herbal formulas, medicinal plant identification and growing, ethical wildcrafting, diagnosis (assessment), creating a home or neighborhood clinic in a post-disaster setting, creating a treatment plan, and much more.
To this end, our botanical medicine classes have a core set of classes, and elective modules.
2019 Course Schedule: Quick Links
Understanding Herbal Constituents and Plant Chemistry – September 10th – October 1st, 2018.
5-Day Skills for Herbalists – On-site hands on portion on one subject per day on common module topics (40 onsite hours), 10/22 – 10/26, 2018, San Antonio, TX.
Herbal Medicine for Professionals – February 18th – May 13th, 2019.
Clinical Nutrition 1 – May 7th – June 18th, 2019.
Formulating & Formulas – Botanical Medicine – June 3rd – June 24th, 2019.
The 12 Herbs of Summer – An Exploration Course – June 4th – August 27th, 2o19.
Herbal Medicine for Professionals – August 26th – November 18th, 2019.
Botanical Medicine for Special Needs Children – September 18th, 2019.
Intermediate Level (440 Class/Clinic Hours + Case Studies and Thesis)
Pathophysiology Module Dates: (ONLINE) – presenting physiology, anatomy, pathophysiology and herbs from the standpoint of an herbalist. These modules are completely online. (Each module is 16 class hours for a total of 192 class hours)
Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose & Throat for Herbalists – February 4th – March 4th, 2019.
Infection & Wound Management Online – March 4 – 25th, 2019.
The Immune System for Herbalists – May 5th – June 3rd, 2019.
Infection & Inflammation for Herbalists – August 5th – September 2nd, 2019.
The Digestive System for Herbalists – November 4th – December 2nd, 2019.
Clinical Case Studies
Clinical Case Management for Herbalists – June 2018, 9 week course begins June 5 – July 31st.
Individual Case Study Round Table Discussions
These are discussed in group, online/conference call round table discussions. Round Table discussions are conducted regularly and take place in the evenings for 1 – 2 hours.
12 total class hours.
Each Round Table class will be limited to 8 participants.
Clinical Exposure Work (ON-SITE) 2018
HMA offers a variety of methods to gather documented clinical hours working with clients within the community. Each clinical exposure intensive week gives a minimum of 40+ hours working with under-served populations and the logistics of running a mobile clinic, from start to completion, including follow-up care for clients.
These clinical exposure weeks are typically a minimum of five days and are hosted around the country and internationally.
HMA also hosts monthly community herbal clinics for ongoing clinical hours, tele-clinics and individually assigned case studies.
Our clinical program has over 450+ of clinical hours.
2018/2019
#1: Detroit, July 14-15th, 2018
#2: Navajo Nation in Arizona, September 16 – 21st, 2018
#3: San Antonio, TX, April 24th – 28th, 2019
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Intermediate Common (Herbalist Skills) Modules (ONLINE AND ONSITE)
ONSITE 5-day intensive – 5-Day Skills for Herbalists – hands on portion on one subject per day on the above topics (40 onsite hours), 10/22 – 10/26, 2018, San Antonio, TX.
Clinical Assessment Skills (12 online hours), July 11 – August 4th, 2018
Horticulture/Gardening and Harvesting, Constituent Theory (12 online hours): TBA
Intermediate Herbal Remote and Post Disaster Medicine (16 hours online): TBA
