• The duration of Compulsory Rotatory Internship shall be one year and the student shall be eligible to join the compulsory internship programme after passing all the subjects of all professionals’ examinations.
• The internship programme shall start after the declaration of the result of final professional examination.

• The Internship Programme and time distribution shall be as follows:-

  • The interns shall receive an orientation programme of internship,which shall be organised during the first three days of the beginning of internship programme and a work book shall be given to each intern,in which the intern shall enter date-wise details of activities undertaken by the intern during the internship.
  • Every intern shall provisionally register himself with the concerned State Board or Council and obtain a certificate to this effect before joining the internship program.
  • The daily working hours of intern shall be not less than eight hours
  • Normally one-year internship programme shall be divided into clinical training of six months in the Sowa-Rigpa hospital attached to the college and six months in the Rural Hospital or District Hospital or Civil Hospital or any Government Hospital of modern medicine:Provided that where there is no provision or permission of the State Government for allowing the graduate of Sowa Rigpa in the hospital or dispensary of Modern Medicine,the one-year internship shall be completed in the hospital of Sowa-Rigpa college.
• The intern shall be trained practically with the following activities during the period of internship:-
  • Training in pulse analysis,urology,stool examination,laboratory examination,case taking,investigations,diagnosis and management of common diseases by Sowa-Rigpa.
  • Personalised treatment of patient through long term examination along with treatment methods such as dietary,behavioural management,balances in daily routines.
  • Diagnosis of paediatric disorders through examining the nerves on ears of children,analysing the urine of children,analysing the vomit and treatment of diseases through diet and medicine.
  • Diagnosis of gynaecological disorders through sensing pulse,analysing urine,interrogation,looking at the patient and touching the patient’s body.
  • Training of surgical treatment such as golden needle therapy,healing through copper cupping,use of Moxabustion,venesection (bloodletting),preparation of medicinal bath,mild massage therapy and spring water therapy.
  • Management of certain ailments such as fractures and dislocations,management of minor cuts,internal and external wounds.
  • Training in actual application of five therapies in sequence as follow:-
    • Actual application of oil therapy and preparation of different oil required as per the nature of disorder.
    • Training in application of purgation,understanding the time of purgation.
    • Training in application of nasal therapy and understanding the compounding of main and other formulations of nasal therapy.
    • Basis on which mild enema should be applied:different types of compounds for mild enema and methods of administrating mild enema and its benefit.
    • Actual administration channel cleansing in accordance with suitable place and season;signs of successful channel cleansing.
• Six months training of interns shall be carried out with an object to orient and acquaint the intern with the National Health Programme and the intern shall undertake such training in one of the following institutes,namely:-
  • Primary Health Centre.
  • Community Health Centre or District Hospital.
  • Any recognised or approved hospital of modern medicine.
  • Any recognised or approved Sowa-Rigpa hospital or Dispensary.

Provided that all the above institutes shall be recognised by the concerned University and concerned Government designated authority for taking such training.