Department of Ayurveda

of

Open International University for Complementary Medicine

offers

Diploma Courses in Ayurveda

Clinical and therapeutic Programmes in Ayurveda for International Students

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Ayurveda

Ayurveda medicine developed between 8000 years ago in the Southern planes of the river Ganges in India. The origin of Ayurveda can be traced to the Vedas, which are the oldest available classics of the world. Vedas are the ancient scientific knowledge or science from India. The literal meaning of Ayurveda is a “science of Life”. The ancient concept of a “Body, Mind and Soul”,  is the base of the Ayurveda.

Ayurveda addresses healing, prevention and longevity.

Ayurveda is part of the new age movement towards the global integration of medicines. A new integrated natural medicines is now slowly emerging on the underpinning of the traditional medicines of the Orient. Ayurveda is the best focal point of synthesis of a Universal medicine for the 21st century. The Increasing incidence of Cancer, obesity hypercholesterolaemia, Osteoporosis and stress disorders are directly related to nutrition. Anti aging foods, anticancer foods and risk free natural foods are being sought. The risk free food is a realistic goal and will not be a scientific day dream. Sri Lanka is an island full of those green herbal foods and medicinal plants .Some of these herbal foods are unique in Sri Lanka.

Courses

1) Diploma in Ayurvedic Medicine

OIUCM provides 4weeks intensive clinical and therapeutic training programmes in

Ayurvedic Medicine leading to Diploma in .Ayurveda

Course Structure

Principals of Ayurveda, History and Philosophy

Principals in Ayurvedic diagnosis and treatment

Principals in Herbalism , study of medicinal plants and medicinal Fruits

Herbal Foods –Home Remedies, Herbal Wine, Herbal Tea, Herbal Pillows,

Herbal Beauty aid, Healing Flowers

Concept of Body, Mind and Soul - Yoga and Meditation

2) Clinical Internship programme

OIU offers a supervised community based internship program for overseas

students for 12 weeks. Each student intern is supervised by a clinical supervisor

who monitors the progress.

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Entry Requirements

Entry requirements are,

(1)Practitioners in Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, Nutrition or

other allied Health Sciences, Laboratory clinicians and therapist of any discipline

(2)Graduates of any discipline,

(3) Undergraduates of any discipline.

(4)High School students

(5) any motivated individual

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Diplomas

Internationaly accreidited Diploma in Ayurveda will be awarded by Open International University on completion of the appropriate study courses.

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Campus

All facilities for clinical training with free out patient clinic located in International College of Ayurveda. Over hundred patients per day seek free out patient

Ayurvedic medical treatment providing the clinical students the opportunity to develop diagnostic and treatment skills communication and patients handling care. The Institute is a well equipped with library and computer study and research facilities are available for students. Qualified and experienced Lecturers and Clinical Teachers will conduct lectures in their respective departments.

Ayurvedic Physicians and Consultants in respective fields carry out the Clinical Training in Ayurveda therapy

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Advisory Board of the International Ayurveda College

(1) Dr A.Jayasena MBBS.MS. FRCS(Edin). D.Sc (Complementary Medicine)

Professor of Head and Neck Medicine and Consultant Surgeon, Sri

Jayawardhanapura General Hospital, Sri Lanka.

(2) Prof. Githanjan Mendis MBBS MD FRCP. Phd

Professor of Neurology and Consultant in Sports medicine

(3) Prof Hemal Jayawardana MBBS LLB

Director of Institute of Ayurveda

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Contact:

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Prof Asoka Jayasena

MBBS MS FRCS DSc

Dean  International College of Ayurveda

Mail to:  daj@sltnet.lk

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