The American Medical College of Homeopathy

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The American Medical College of Homeopathy
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• We shall not cease from exploration
• And the end to all our exploring
• Will be to arrive where we started
• And know the place for the first time.
• -T. S. Eliot

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AMCH Core Values

• Respect for the Individual
• We recognize and honor the uniqueness,diversity
  and learning style of each individual. We
  respect and value the common experiences that
  bring us together.

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AMCH Core Values

• Commitment to Educational Leadership
• AMCH is committed to becoming a national
  leader in homeopathic education. Good leadership
  liberates the mind from prejudice and opens the
  door for a lifelong journey of learning. It
  establishes academic excellence and provides a
  nurturing environment where students feel free to
  fully develop. Our teachers energy and
  enthusiasm kindles a love of learning that is
  transformative for their students.

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AMCH Core Values

• Community Builders
• We prepare students to be life-long
  contributing members of their communities. Our
  collaborative environment fosters constructive
  conflict resolution and cultural sensitivity.
  Students learn to relate to the natural world and
  develop a connection with all life.

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AMCH Core Values

• Open Mindedness and Self-Awareness
• We encourage students to develop
  self-awareness, to remove obstacles to their
  learning and to care for themselves. Our goal is
  to guide this self-observation in a
  non-judgmental manner. This gentle approach and
  freedom from bias leads students to become true
  healers.

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AMCH Core Values

• Dedication to Success
• We are dedicated to the success of our
  programs and community. At the heart of this is
  dedication to the success of our students.

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AMCH Administration

• Board of Directors
• Patrick Hesselmann Chair
• Sonny Cave Vice-Chair
• Harry Swope, ND, CCH Treasurer
• Lesley Hesselmann Secretary
• Iris Bell MD, PhD, MD(H)
• Joie Rowles PhD, HMA, CCH
• Jeff Baker ND, HANP
• Darlene Atteberry

• Advisory Board
• Jay Bornemann-PA
• Ann Jerome Croce PhD, CCH-FL
• Jo Daly CCH, RSHom(NA)-NY
• Murray Feldman, CCH, RSHom
• Linda Johnston, MD-CA
• John Melnychuk CCH, RSHom-CA
• Richard Pitt, CCH, RSHom (NA)-CA
• Bruce Shelton, MD, MD(H)
• Howard Silverman MD-AZ
• Harry Swope ND, CCH-CA
• Simon Taffler DSH, PCH-England

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AMCH Administration

• Honorary Board
• Rudolph Ballentine MD
• Gabriel Cousins MD
• Gladys Taylor McGarey MD
• William Tiller PhD
• Andrew Weil MD
• Jeremy Sherr
• College Staff
• Todd Rowe MD, MD(H), CCH President
• Iris Bell MD, PhD, MD(H) Research Director
• Marilyn Gradov, HMA Proving Director, IRB
  Administrator
• Marilyn Kimball HMA National Fund Raising
  Director
• Thelma Rowe PsyD Chief Fin. Officer
• Linda Anderson Pharmacy Manager
• Nancy Tichenor RN, HMA American Museum of
  Homeopathy Curator
• Debbie Noah, HMA Director of Postgraduate
  Training, Director of Alumni Association

• Lesley Hesselmann DHM Director of Distance
  Learning Education
• Patrick Hesselmann HMA Grant Writer
• Raeone Gillison, MLS Librarian
• Rebecca Walpole FNP Director International
  Studies
• Alejandra Iniguez HMA Department of
  International Affairs, South American and Central
  America Liaison
• Isabel Johnston, Pharmacy Assistant
• Aaron Means, Registrar, School Administrator,
  Local Fund Raising Director
• Pardeep Panesar Department of International
  Affairs, European Liaison
• Richard Pitcairn, Veterinary Program Director
• Betsy Reiling, CCH Council for Homeopathic
  Education Rhode Island School of Homeopathy
  Director
• Neepa Sevak HMA Department of International
  Affairs, Asia Liaison
• Gabrielle Traub, DH Department of International
  Affairs, African Liaison

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AMCH Library

• Current Collection of 3000 volumes
• In Process of Cataloging Library
• PIHMA/AHIMA CAM Library Initiative
• Rare Book
• Collection
• dating back to
• 1860

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AMCH Pharmacy

• Purchased Homeopathic Pharmacy-2006
• Largest and most diverse Homeopathic Pharmacy in
  Arizona
• Open full-time

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• AMCH Bookstore (Linda Anderson, HMA)

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• AMCH Classroom

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AMCH Faculty

• 50 Faculty
• On Site Faculty Training
• Departmental Chairs (14)
• Faculty Web Area

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• AMCH Faculty (Lauri Grossman DC)

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• AMCH Faculty (Patrick Hesselmann, HMA)

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• AMCH Faculty (Pam Pappas, MD, MD(H)

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• AMCH Faculty (Yolande Grill, CCH, HMA)

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Joint Programs

• Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and
  Acupuncture/AMCH Joint Program
• Partnering with Southwest College of
  Naturopathic Medicine
• ACCHO
• Other Alternative
• Medicine
• Consortiums

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AMCH Medical Center

• AMCH Professional Clinic
• Reduced fee and low income services
• Infertility Clinic
• 15 AMCH Practitioners

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AMCH Externships

• Las Fuentes Healthcare Center (Low Income
  Hispanic and Yaqui Indian)
• Mingus Mountain(Incarcerated Adolescent Women)
• Fertility Clinic
• Pharmacy Clinic
• African AIDS
• Clinic (Tanzania)

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AMCH Veterinary Program

• 500 Hour Program
• Both for Veterinarians and the General Public
• Meets three days per month
• 1/3 of the curriculum clinical training
• Animal Hospital at
• Tatum Ranch
• 8 Faculty
• Licenses and accredited
• program

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AMCH Homeopathic Practitioner and Homeopathic
Medical Assistant Programs

• 900 Hour Program
• Licensed in Arizona Accredited by the CHE
• Meets three days per month for three years
• Class 4 Graduated February 2008
• One class currently

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AMCH Marketing

• Launch Website (www.AMCofH.org)
• AMCH Forum (Minimum Price)
• AMCH Brand Transforming Lives
• Database Development
• Open Houses
• Introductory Talks
• Advertisements
• Press Releases

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AMCH Marketting

• Launch Website (www.AMCofH.org)

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AMCH Research

• AMCH Research Committee
• National Homeopathic Practitioner Survey
  National Homeopathic Patient Survey
• 14 Published Provings
• Publication of the Desert World Publication of 8
  Articles
• AMCH IRB Formation
• Collaborations
• National Research
• Conference

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Future AMCH Campus

• Purchased furniture and equipment
• Wireless Internet School Computers
• AMCH Architectural Committee
• Campus Green Design Environmentally Sustainable
• Pursuing Land Donations

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AMCH Administration

• Non Profit Board of Directors
• Advisory Board Honorary Board
• Strategic Plan
• Employee Handbook, Student Handbook, Faculty
  Handbook, Clinical Handbook
• Name Change
• 25 Committees
• Over 50 Volunteers
• Quarles Brady as
• Legal consultants

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AMCH Preceptorships

• Midwestern Osteopathic University
• Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
• University of Arizona, Department of Integrative
  Medicine
• Gladys Taylor McGarey Foundation

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AMCH Acute Care Course

• 6 month course, one day per month
• 40 hours
• Ongoing
• Phoenix, Pittsburgh
• New York City

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AMCH Distance Learning Programs

• Adding More Courses
• Online Programming
• Training Physicians for
• Homeopathic Licensure

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AMCH Legislative Program

• Support the Sunset
• of the Homeopathic
• Licensing Board
• Support the introduction
• of new legislation towards
• licensure of graduates
• from our doctoral program
• (Doctors of Classical Homeopathy)
• Partnership with AHIMA
• Support of Mid-Level Practitioner Legislation

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AMCH Department of International Studies

• AMCH International
• Studies Committee
• AMCH International
• Liaisons
• Partnering with
• International Programs
• Rotations Overseas
• Pioneer University

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AMCH Post Graduate Training

• Annual Conference
• Clinical Training
• Other Conferences
• Homeopathic Teacher Training Awakening the
  Teacher Within

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AMCH Public Information Program

• Introductory Classes
• Introductory Talks
• Publication of Multiple Journal and Newspaper
  Articles promoting Homeopathic Medicine
• AMCH Letter
• AMCH Booth
• Web area
• International clearing
• house

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Rhode Island School of Homeopathy

• East Coast Subsidiary of AMCH
• Location Providence, Rhode Island
• 900 Hour Program
• Meets 4 days per month, eight times per year
• Accredited through the CHE
• Pursuing Licensure
• Start Date 2009

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AMCH Doctoral Program

• Curriculum Completed
• Catalog Completed
• Faculty and Departmental Chair Selection Nearly
  Completed
• Pursuing Licensure
• Pursuing Accreditation
• Informal Marketing
• Raising Public Awareness
• Creating Partnerships
• Fundraising
• Locating site for campus

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AMCH Fundraising
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AMCH Sponsors

• Corporate
• Hahnemann Laboratories, Inc.
• Hylands Inc. Standard Homeopathic Co.
• Kent Homeopathic Associates
• National Center for Homeopathy
• Pearson School Systems
• Phoenix Homeoapthic Study Group
• Individual
• Loretta Bardewyck RN
• Iris Bell MD, MD(H), PhD
• Sonny Cave JD Stefanie Workman MD, MD(H)
• Mikhail Deputat MD
• Karl Robinson MD, MD(H)
• Todd Rowe MD, MD(H), CCH, DHt

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• American Museum of Homeopathy Exhibit

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• You are never give a dream without the power to
  make it come true . . . You may have to work at
  it however.
• -Richard Bach