M E N -T S E E - K H A N G ( S O WA - R I G PA ) (Estd. by the 13th Dalai lama in 1916 Re-Estd. by the 14th Dalai lama in 1961)
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5th Emory Tibet Medical Science programme The 5th Emory Tibet Medical Science (ETMS) programme was held at Men-Tsee-Khang College hall from 10 to 14 July, 2017. ETMS is a collaborative and exchange programme between the Emory University School of Medicine and Men-Tsee-Khang College. The topic chosen for this year was “Pregnancy, Fetal Development and Child Birth�. The speakers for the programme were Dr. Mary Segars Dolan (Associate Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Director of Emory Midlife and Menopausal Medicine Clinic) and Dr. Nancy N. Fajman (Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and Co-Director of the Human Development module) from Emory University School of Medicine.
July 2017
programme. All the sessions were translated into Tibetan by the interpreters from the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives.
Besides the teachings, the two professors had a clinical session with our Chief Doctor at Gangkyi Branch Clinic and a guided tour to Museum, Pharmacy and Quality Assurance Laboratory as well as to the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. On the afternoon of 14 July, representatives from each class gave their feedback on the programme followed by some delightful dance and song performances. On the whole, the programme was a great success.
The programme began with an opening ceremony in the morning of 10 July, where Men-Tsee-Khang Director Mr. Tashi Tsering Phuri graced the function and addressed the gathering. Over one hundred students of Tibetan medicine and astro-science engaged actively in this five day
Men-Tsee-Khang would like to take this opportunity to thank the Emory leadership, coordinators and faculty members for their continued support and collaboration. MEDICAL AND AWARENESS CAMP USA Dr. Tsewang Tamdin toured San Diego, Minnesota and New York in USA from 14 to 28 June, 2017.