[Omeo33] Art 0999 - Homeopathy, 2009, 98 (2), 107-113

[Gino Santini]

“In at the deep end”: an intensive foundation training in homeopathy  
for medical students
Trevor D.B. Thompson and Elizabeth A. Thompson

UK medical students spend 25% of their curricular time on elective  
“Student Selected Components” (SSCs). We report one in homeopathic  
medicine run jointly by the University of Bristol and the Bristol  
Homeopathic Hospital. The SSC was an intensive four week course using  
a variety of learning methods, grounded in the Faculty of Homeopathy's  
Primary Health Care Examination (PHCE) Certificate syllabus. Students  
were exposed to specialist clinics and the prescribing methods used in  
them. They received tuition from a veterinarian, a psychiatrist, a  
medical historian, a professional homeopath and an expert in the  
evidence base of complementary medicine. Educational methods included  
interactive lectures, out-patient clinics, recorded video cases, live  
cases via video link, a “dream proving” and a reflective diary. At the  
end of the course students sat and passed the Faculty's PHC  
examination. Assessment also included an in-depth case report in which  
most students revealed understanding of the course. Though students  
were uncertain about the nature of the healing stimulus, many were  
affected by the healing responses they witnessed and the intellectual  
challenge of remedy selection. Some professed interest in further  
training and all wished to see the Bristol Homeopathic Hospital (BHH)  
develop as a centre for holistic care. For some the experience was  
“transformative learning”. We conclude that this approach to a  
foundation training in homeopathy is feasible and effective.

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