Training Institution
National Center of Traditional Medicine (NCTM) in cooperation with Cambodia Traditional Medicine Organization (CaTMO)
Contact Details
No. 4, Street 118, Sangkat Mittapheap,
Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Tel: (855) 23 42 75 96
Fax: Not Available
E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected]
Website: Not Available
Training Therapy
Traditional Khmer Medicine
Level Of Training
Short course training
Qualification Awarded
Certificate of attendance
Duration Of Training
5 months
Entry Requirements
Traditional healers (male and female) that have experience at least 5-year and must passed entry test
Enrollment Time
Two times per year
Learning Outcome
Upon completion of the course students may able to do the following :
- Examine and diagnose diseases using current medical terminology and names
- Identify serious illnesses that need to be referred to other medical disciplines
- Order laboratory tests and other conventional investigations as well as read and interpret results
- Treat and manage cases including follow up using Traditional Khmer Medicine
Type Of Attendance
Half day training
Credit Hour
480 Hours
Semester
Not Available
Theory/Practical
Basic medical sciences 35% and Traditional Khmer Medicine 65%
Learning Module
Subjets that are provided in the 5 months course:
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Semiology
- Galenic
- Botany
- Hygiene (Basic medical sciences)
- Medicinal plants
- Materia medica (MM/TM) (Theory and Practice)
- Traditional Medicine formulars (recipes) (Theory and Practice)
- Production TM by traditional method (theory and practice)
Source Of Accreditation
National Center of Traditional Medicine (NCTM) / Ministry of Health (Cambodia)
Pathways
Not Available
Career Opportunities
Graduates are officially recognized by Ministry of Health (Cambodia) and can open Traditional Medicine private clinic or sell Traditional Medicine raw materials / products in TM drugs store or employed in Traditional Medicine clinic
Course Fees
Free of charge and for TM healers that come from provinces were given USD 50 to USD 80 per month (this allowance was supported by the Nippon Foundation)
Glossary, Abbreviations and Links
- NCTM: National Center of Traditional Medicine
- CaTMO: Cambodia Traditional Medicine Organization
- MoH: Ministry of Health
- MM: Modern Medicine
- TM: Traditional Medicine
