Certifications & Curriculum

REGISTERED NATURAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER - RNHP

MAIN CURRICULUM - Italy - Canada - USA

Total Program hours: + 4,255

  • BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE & CLINICAL EDUCATION: 590 hours

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    Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology
    350 hours
    - Drug Families and Laboratory test
    55 hours
    - Glossary of Pathologies & Care
    135 hours
    - Phytochemistry, Herbal Pharmacology and Herb-Drug Interaction
    50 hours

  • HISTORY , FOUNDATION OF NATUROPATHY AND THERAPHEUTIC APPROACHES
    410 hours

  • HEALTH EDUCATION
    60 hours
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  • VITAL AND MENTAL HYGIENE
    ‍ ‍45 hours

  • SOCIAL SCIENCE:
    Counselling skills/Psychology ‍ ‍
    90 hours

  • CLINICAL TRAINING (Case studies)
    400 hours
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  • PROFESSIONAL & CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
    100 hours‍ ‍

  • HEALTH SCIENCE / HOLISTIC MEDICINE/ PHYTOTHERAPY : 2,550

Herbal Medicine
1,000 hours

Aromatherapy
540 hours

Clinical Nutrition
234 hours

Meristemotherapy (Plant Stem Theapy)
125 hours

Foot Reflexology
200 hours

Foundations of Chinese Medicine
255 hours

Foundations of Ayurvedic Medicine
50 hours

European Lymph Drainage Massage
58 hours

Meditation
30 hours

Energy Balancing
37 hours

Iridology
21 hours


In 2010, World Health Organization (WHO) developed with Lombardia Region (Italy) in Geneva (Switzerland) a document called “Benchmarks for training in traditional/complementary and alternative medicine”. According to WHO, the Syllabus of Type 1 program of Complementary Medicine for Holistic (Natural) Practitioners, must include no fewer than 1500 hours, including no less than 400 hours of supervised clinical training.