Post Graduate Diploma in Ayurveda (PGDA) for
Licensed Health Professionals

This training program is based on the guidelines of the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Department of Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), New Delhi, India (Reference Number: D.O. NO. 480 /Adviser (Ayurveda) / 2009, May 1st, 2009), and World Health Organization Benchmarks for Training in Ayurveda, and is presented by Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (AAPNA).

Overview: This 2000-hour Post Graduate Diploma in Ayurveda (PGDA) program is for licensed health professionals with a college degree. This program is intended to provide supplementary education to enable licensed health professional to become licensed Ayurveda Practitioners (when the licensing becomes available). A Post Graduate Diploma in Ayurveda (PGDA) would be awarded after successful completion of the course.

Pre-Requisites / Qualifications: An applicant must be a licensed health professional with a college degree and pre / co requisite of modern anatomy, physiology and pathology.

Basic training: This 2000-hour program will consist of 1500 hours of training (classroom / webinar theory and practical teaching) covering all subjects in Ayurveda plus 500 hours of supervised clinical internship training in a recognized Ayurvedic center / clinic.

A specimen for typical full time / part time Post Graduate Diploma in Ayurveda (PGDA) program for licensed health professionals:

Module 1: Components of fundamental principles of Ayurveda

Topics:
History of Ayurveda
Sanskrit
Padartha Vignyana (Ayurvedic philosophy)
Sharira (Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology)

Total Theory hours – 280
Total Practical hours – 50

Module 2: Para / Pre- clinical components of Ayurveda

Topics:
Rasa Shastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana (Pharmaceuticals in Ayurveda)
Dravya Guna (Materia Medica in Ayurveda)
Agada Tantra (Toxicology)
Vikriti Vignyana (Pathology)
Svasthavritta & Yoga (Personal and social hygiene including dietetics)
A brief introduction to Charaka Samhita (A classical text of Ayurveda)

Total Theory hours – 330
Total Practical hours - 200

Module 3: Clinical Components of Ayurveda

Topics:
Kaya Chikitsa (General Medicine including Panchakarma, Rasayana and Vajikarana)
Shalya Tantra (General surgery and parasurgical techniques)
Shalakya Tantra (Ear, Nose, Throat, Eye, and Dentistry)
Stri Roga & Prasuti Tantra (Gynecology and Obstetrics)
Kaumarabhritya (Pediatrics)
Medical Ethics & Health Regulations related to Traditional Medicine
Dissertation

Total Theory hours – 370
Total Practical hours – 270

Module 4: Supervised clinical training:

Topic:
Practical application and clinical experience and hand-on training of all topics taught in theory and practical.

Total hours – 500

Program Outline

Modules	Subjects / Topics	Theory Hours	Practical Hours
Module 1 Components of fundamental principles of Ayurveda	1. Itihas (History of Ayurveda) 2. Sanskrit 3. Padartha Vignyan (Ayurvedic philosophy) 4. Sharira (Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology)	10 50 80 140	- - - 50
Module 2 Para / Pre clinical components of Ayurveda	1. Dravya Guna (Materia Medica in Ayurveda) 2. Rasa Shastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana (Pharmaceuticals in Ayurveda) 3. Agada Tantra (Toxicology) 4. Vikriti Vignyan (Pathology) 5. Svasthavritta & Yoga (Personal and social hygiene including dietetics 6. Ahara Vignyan (Dietetics) 7. A brief introduction to Charaka Samhita (A classical text of Ayurveda)	80 70   30 70 60 20 20	50 40   20 40 40 10 --
Module 3 Clinical components of Ayurveda	1. Kaya Chikitsa (General Medicine including Panchakarma, Rasayana and Vajikarana) 2. Shalya Tantra (General surgery and parasurgical techniques) 3. Shalakya Tantra (Ear, Nose, Throat, Eye, and Dentistry) 4. Stri Roga & Prasuti Tantra (Gynecology and Obstetrics) 5. Kaumarabhritya (Pediatrics) 6. Medical Ethics & Health Regulations related to Traditional Medicine 7. Dissertation / Research	150   50 50 50 40 20 10	70   30 20 30 20 -- 90
Module 4 Supervised clinical training			500
Total Hours		2000