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University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences HLTH 195 Traditional Mongolian Medicine in Mongolia Undergraduate, Graduate or CE student, 3 credit FLPA in Mongolia Introduction to the culturally appropriate and sustainable, integrated health system of Traditional Mongolian Medicine in Mongolia (TMM). July 2-19, 2016 plus travel time. Study will include an introduction to Traditional Mongolian Medicine, examination of historical, environmental, social, and political forces that impact the health of Mongolians. By discovering the ideologies, policies, and practices of culture and health care in a cross-cultural context, students will develop optimal health care practices for themselves. We will observe Traditional Mongolian Medicine assessments at hospitals & clinics. Treatments include spiritual practices, lifestyle changes, dietary changes, energy therapy, massage, herbal and acupuncture. Students will observe the integration of Traditional Mongolian Medicine and western medicine.

We will enjoy visits Monasteries & Museums, stay in a Ger Camp in Terelj National Park, attend the Naadam Festival with horseracing, archery, wrestling, music and dance, travel to the Taiga to see the Reindeer Herders and tent housing to learn about their distinct culture, lifestyle and health care needs, and travel Khuvsgul Lake, known as Mongolia's "dark blue pearl”, a fresh water lake in the high mountain area in northern Mongolia where people most commonly practice shamanism.

Cost $3890 plus 3 credits (UVM summer credits 30% off) plus airfare. Registration by April 15, 2016. http://learn.uvm.edu/study-abroad/study-abroad-programs/mongolia-medicine/ For more information, contact Kathleen Scacciaferro, RN, MSA at [email protected]

University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences Course Number: HLTH 195 Course Title: Traditional Mongolian Medicine in Mongolia Level: Undergraduate, Graduate or CE student Credits: 3 credit FLPA in Ulan Baatar, Mongolia Catalog Description Introduction to the culturally appropriate and sustainable, integrated health system of Traditional Mongolian Medicine in Mongolia (TMM). July 2-19, 2016 plus travel Course Description Didactic content will include an introduction TMM; examine historical, environmental, social, and political forces that impact the health of Mongolians; visits to the hospitals, clinics, and rural health clinics. By discovering the ideologies, policies, and practices of culture and health care in a crosscultural context, students will develop optimal health care practices for themselves. Course Objectives Upon completion of this course the student will be able to: • Analyze the complexity of Traditional Mongolian Medicine and integration with western medicine. • Examine complex interactions among social, medical, environmental, economic and political forces as they affect health care in Mongolia. • Explore the complex physical/psychosocial/spiritual impact of health, illness, and health care in Outer Mongolia • Identify common health problems and access issues for people living in rural Mongolia • Maintain professional, culturally conscious communication with populations, multi-disciplinary professionals and stakeholders. • Advocate for population health through policy development. • Increase understanding of these influences in their own lives, as well as others. Teaching Strategies: The course will utilize lecture and discussion formats for individual classes, both pretravel and while in Mongolia. Text, online readings and learning activities will be utilized to enhance the preparatory aspect of the course.

Due Assignment Percent May - Readings and participation in class discussion, in-country 10 June June Traditional Mongolian Medicine student assessment, self30 care plan and daily journal, and post-travel reflective paper July Traditional Mongolian Medicine case study 30 July Analyze the literature on a health topic of your choice for the 30 purpose of proposing next steps in research or program development for the Mongolian community. Readings and Participation • The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine, Jan 1, 1995 by Barry Clark and Dalai Lama • Students will be provided electronic versions of other course readings or links thereto. Students may carry readings in electronic format via e-reader of choice or on paper and are expected to be present at all classes and prepared to discuss assigned readings for the day. Each pair of students will be expected to lead discussion of the readings for two classes. Consistent participation in discussion is expected of all students.

Mongolia Itinerary 02 July – 19 July 2016 • Flight from USA July 1, 2016 • Day 1. Saturday, 02 Jul/ Arrival • Upon your arrival in Ulaanbaatar (UB), your English speaking guide will warmly welcome you, and check you in to your hotel for the overnight rest. According to the schedule of arrival, dinner at a local restaurant. • Day 2. Sunday, 03 Jul/ City Tour (70 km) • Acclimate to the city and elevation. Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. After buffet breakfast at your hotel, the city tour of UB takes you through some of the principal sights of this unique city. Visit the Chinggis Khaan square, National History museum; and Zaisan Hill for observation. Lunch and dinner are in a local restaurant. • Day 3 – 7, Monday - Friday, 4 July – 8 July • Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. Meet Dr. Boldsaikan, visit Traditional Mongolian Medicine practitioners at hospitals, clinics, nursing school and rural health clinics. Students will observe and experience pulse diagnosis, assessments of the tongue, eye beds, urine, lifestyle, diet, and relationships. Treatments include spiritual practices (meditation, yoga and chi gong), lifestyle changes, dietary changes, energy therapy, massage, herbal medicine & tinctures, and acupuncture. Students will observe the integration of TTMM and western medicine. • Afternoon visits to Gandan Monastery, Choijin Lama Monastery & Museum, Bogd Khaan’s Winter Palace Museum; Choijin Lama Temple Museum, Mongolian National Modern Art Gallery, Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs, and Centre of Shaman Eternal Heavenly Sophistication home of resident shaman Zorigtbaatar. • Monday – Thursday overnight stay in hotel. Friday night, overnight stay is in the ger camp located in Terelj National Park.

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Days 8, Saturday, 09 July Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. Have a breakfast at the camp and enjoy the tour in Terelj. Experience a horseback ride with protection equipment for an hour. Then we will visit Mongolian nomadic family of Khalkha ethnic group to explore their lifestyle. Lunch is in Terelj ger camp and short resting time follows. Then hiking to Aryabal Temple will take around 1 hour hiking in the nature. Aryabal Temple is one of the noteworthy temples of ancient Tibetan Buddhist design which is famous as its Manchu Gunj’s story tale. Along the way interesting rock formations such as Turtle rock, and praying lama rocks are present. Day 9, Sunday, 10 July Create a nature mandala and participate in a Fire Ceremony Overnight stay is in the ger camp located in Terelj National Park. Day 10, Monday, 11 Jul/ Naadam Festival Opening Ceremony

Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. Attend the opening ceremony of the Naadam Festival at the Central Stadium in Ulaanbaatar. Have street gourmet lunch beside the stadium. Along with Mongolian cultural performances, enjoy two competitions of the three manly sports: wrestling and archery. Observations of individual, family and community health. Dinner and overnight stay in ger camp near the horse racing field. Day 11. /12 Jul/ Horse racing in Hui Doloon Khudag Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. One of the three manly sports: horse races are held in an openspace field, in Hui Doloon Khudag – 20 km west of the Ulaanbaatar. In the nomadic culture, horses are essential in everyday life and herders train special ones from their herd for long races. Surprisingly to other cultures, the jockeys of the Naadam horse races are children of 5-12 years age. Observations of individual, family and community health. Lunch of the day is traditional Khuushuur made in the ger-restaurants beside the race field. Dinner and overnight in a ger camp. Day 12 /13 Jul/ Nomadic show and Khustai National Park (90 km) Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. After breakfast in the camp, drive in direction of Khustai Nature Reserve, 80 km west of Hui Doloon Khudag. On the way, enjoy “Nomadic show” from 10:00-12:00pm. The show briefly introduces you to the ways of Mongolian Nomads’ life. Have lunch in a traditional way. Then after riding for a while, explore the Khustai Nature Reserve by watching a short documentary on the Mongolian “takhi” wild horses and observing the last true wild Takhi/Przewalski horse in the field. Observations of individual, family and community health. After having a dinner, get back to Ulaanbaatar, and rest overnight at your hotel. Day13. /14 Jul/ Tsagaan Nuur soum Khuvsgul province (280 km) Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. Have a buffet breakfast at the hotel and take a flight to Murun, capital of Huvsgul province. Short domestic flight allows you to bend distance of 680 km in just above hour and a half. The driver will pick you up from the Murun airport, and start to Tsagaan Nuur soum, located in the far north of Khuvsgul province. Lunch on the way and dinner is when you arrive in the ger camp. It is a small town where majority of the residents are of Tsaatan ethnic group. Observations of individual, family and community health. Overnight in a ger camp. Day 14. /15 Jul/ Taiga (75 km)



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Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. After breakfast, begin the journey in direction of Taiga, up until the point where vehicle can take you. Furthermore, the travel continues on horseback through the woods. About two hours later, we arrive in the Tsaatan family home, with large herd of reindeers, and tent housing. There, greet the host and meet the family, and learn about their distinct culture, lifestyle and health care needs throughout the day. Dinner and overnight is with the Tsaatan household. Day 15. /16 Jul/ Khuvsgul Lake (325 km) Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. Say your goodbyes to the Tsaatan family, and go down to the Tsagaan Nuur soum from the Taiga. From there, continue your journey to the Khuvsgul Lake, known as Mongolia's "dark blue pearl and Darkhad valley. Khuvsgul Lake is a fresh water lake in the high mountain area in northern Mongolia. People in Huvsgul most commonly practice shamanism. The shamanism rituals are based on the view that besides the visible world, the shaman interacts with many other worlds or universes, and that contacting the spirits is an important part of shamans’ work with poetic invocation, music, dance, and creative arts. Observations of individual, family and community health. Around evening, settle in the camp by the lakeshore. Lunch and dinner on the way. Day 16. /17 Jul/ Khuvsgul Lake Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. Solo time honoring the four directions. Early in the morning a walk by the lakeshore is highly recommended. When the mist takes off from the water by sunrise, one gets a chance to see the striking mystical environment that enchants the minds of travellers. After lunch, rafting and kayaking activities are available. Huvsgol is the home of reindeer people -Tsaatan ethnic minority. By discovering the ideologies, policies, and practices of culture and health care in a cross-cultural context, students will develop optimal health care practices for themselves. Dinner and overnight in a ger camp. Day 17. /18 Jul/ Ulaanbaatar Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. In the morning depart from Murun airport to Ulaanbaatar after breakfast. Today, visits to the State Department Store, and Cashmere outlet stores are available. In the evening, you will enjoy performance of Mongolian traditional short and long songs, dances, contortions and “huumii” throat singing, performed by a well-known ensemble. Lunch and dinner are in a local restaurant, overnight stay is in the hotel. Day 18. /19 Jul/ Departure Instructors led yoga & morning meditation. Buffet breakfast at the hotel, transfer to your international departure point. (B) When the departure hour is specified, adjusted itinerary is created.

Cost $3890 plus 3 credits (UVM summer credits 30% off) plus airfare. Registration by April 15, 2016.

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