Amherst College And Shang Shung Institute Host Historic U.S. Tibetan Medicine Symposium June 14-15

Speakers include members of the America Tibetan Medical Association and visiting Tibetan physicians.

Amherst, MA - This June, the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations at Amherst College and Shang Shung Institute are honored to sponsor Tibetan Medicine in America www.shangshung.org/specialevents/symposium/symposium.php, a historic symposium featuring speakers from the American Tibetan Medical Association (ATMA) and Tibetan doctors from around the world.

"It is important for the study and practice of Tibetan Medicine to have a stable foundation in American society. For that reason Shang Shung Institute’s school and ATMA were formed. SSI's role is to keep the lineage of the medicine alive, spread the knowledge and benefit people with it. In order for that to function, ATMA's role is to help establish regulations for new doctors and standards of education in the field so that it can be a protected practice in America. This symposium is a milestone for these aims in presenting this knowledge openly to the public and bringing Tibetan doctors who live in America together to discuss the future of its practice in this society. We are grateful that the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations at Amherst College is generously supporting these important aims to preserve Tibetan culture for future generations." - Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, president of the American Tibetan Medical Association and director of the Shang Shung Institute’s School of Tibetan Medicine.

All symposium sessions are free and open to the public, and will be held at Amherst College, in Pruyne Hall, Fayerweather. Sponsors include the American Tibetan Medical Association; the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations, the Dean’s Office, the Hamilton Fund, the President’s Office, and the Tagliabue Fund, Amherst College; and by the International Shang Shung Institute.