Graduate Program - International Track (Page 1)

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new FCT® Graduate Program! Join us in order to develop, deepen and perfect your FCT® skills – and put FCT® fully into practice. Via an international co-ordinated effort, this Graduate Program is now also being offered on both sides of the Atlantic! For venues, we use lovely locations that are close to all amenities and easily reached from international airports.

The FCT® Graduate Program provides everything you need to apply Dr Yurkovsky’s inspired system of medicine in your own practice. This is at last a comprehensive A-Z of FCT® clinical practice. To make this possible, a wide range of activities are employed on the syllabus, including major new topic presentations, supervised testing, group discussions, team games, quizzes, case observations, and so on. Please find the following information appended:

Make what could be one of the most important decisions of your lifetime: Join this pioneering medical movement. We are standing at the exciting frontier of an enlightened new era of medicine, led forward by Dr Yurkovsky’s ingenious FCT® curriculum. Help us expand the network of proficient FCT® practitioners, for the betterment of society, humanity and medical science – and for the transformation of your own practice. You will also enjoy and benefit immensely from your contact with a group of like-minded people.

We look forward to hearing from you soon! Yours in dedication for the future of medicine,

Q: I Have Studied Dr Yurkovsky’s Seminar(s). Should I Join The Graduate Program?

A: Yes: if you want to practise FCT®, it is in our view absolutely indispensable.

All active FCT® practitioners who are up to date and practising FCT® at an advanced, skilled and competent level, on a par with Dr Yurkovsky’s example, have followed the Graduate Program. In our experience and observation it would be extremely difficult if not impossible to do so without it, even though until recently it was not available – this was, indeed, why we devoted years of our lives to creating and implementing it, in response to popular demand.

Every practitioner from the last program informed us that without it they would not be practising FCT® now, or else would be practising a partial imitation of it not executed properly, effectively or safely. The 24 students in the program last year were a diverse and talented group of practitioners, with extensive knowledge and experience in fields related to FCT® such as Applied Kinesiology, Homeopathy, Bio-Resonance Testing, Naturopathic Medicine, Mercury-Free Dentistry, Conventional Medicine, Acupuncture and others. However, despite the enormous range of experience and talent, every one has with great enthusiasm expressed the view that without this program their current flourishing FCT® practices simply would not have been possible.

No matter what your previous experience, FCT® is a serious new discipline in its own right. This is why the FCT® World team of tutors has created the extended Graduate Program syllabus. The contents of this program have been new for every student who has participated, regardless of their level of experience either with FCT® or any other healthcare discipline. Dr Yurkovsky’s seminars provide a fantastic beginning (introduction) and continuation (perfection and refinement) to the whole training, whereas the Graduate Program takes up where Dr Yurkovsky leaves off and provides an extensive hands-on complementary curriculum which would otherwise be missing: We have systematized FCT® for beginners in ways that make it accessible, easily learned and comprehensively studied and put into practice. Even in terms of teaching modules alone, there is now so much completely new material in the Graduate Program unavailable elsewhere that we need at least 3 ring-binders to hold all of it!

A: If in doubt, please contact us to explain why. However, over the past few years we have observed how many different FCT® students, from diverse backgrounds, and with varying learning styles and needs, have all found FCT® thoroughly achievable on our Graduate Program – without exception so far. This is partly a reflection of both their and our mutual dedication to ensuring this would be the case: every student has experienced different obstacles, but we have dealt with all of them successfully as they came up, and in the process have worked overtime for the first generation of students in order to map it all out for you, the next generation!

A: FCT® World comprises FCT® tutors around the world working together to teach FCT®. At present, the principal tutors are: Savely Yurkovsky, MD (FCT® seminar presenter); Simon Rees, Dip.FCT, Dip.Hom, Dip.TCM and Kevin Eakins, Dip.FCT, ND, Dip.Hom (FCT® graduate tutors); Dave Ou, MD, Dip.FCT and Clover Kreger, Dip.FCT (FCT® practice tutors). Simon Rees and Kevin Eakins undertook regular extensive in-clinic study with Dr Yurkovsky in order to create the Graduate Program syllabus in co-ordination with Dr Yurkovsky’s input and guidance over several years. They offered it to students for the first time in Dublin, Ireland, in 2005-6. Dr Dave Ou will now also join the team for the 2007-8 program, to expand the North American teaching resources.

All of the FCT® World tutors share a common passion: a profound enthusiasm and dedication to FCT® as the spearhead of a new paradigm of medicine which holds the potential to transform society and humanity. We have therefore joined forces to turn FCT® from the unique therapy that it was in Dr Yurkovsky’s hands into an easily reproducible medical science, and our dedication is to expand the network of practitioners offering this amazing modality to the public and ensure that every student receives the highest standard of training and assistance possible.

Q: I Have Not Studied FCT® Before. Can I Start Directly With the FCT® Graduate Program?

A: Yes. However, you will also need to obtain, and study prior or in parallel, the DVD home study course of Dr Yurkovsky’s three-day Basic Level Seminar, as this provides a thorough introduction to FCT® which is not repeated on the Graduate Program.

Q: I Have Studied Dr Yurkovsky’s American Seminars/DVDs, not the new “Basic Level Seminar”. Is this OK?

A: Yes, if you have studied Dr Yurkovsky’s previous Levels I –V, which together comprise a solid introduction to FCT®. Otherwise the new Basic Level Seminar provides a more condensed but also more up-to-date introduction. If you have studied neither, Dr Yurkovsky now recommends starting with the new Basic Level Seminar, rather than the previous Levels I-V. In addition, some students have greatly enjoyed studying both. However, so long as you have studied one or the other, or plan to do so in parallel, this will be sufficient.

Q: Outside the Graduate Program, What Other Study is Necessary For Me To Complete the Training?

A: First of all, an industry-standard level of Anatomy and Physiology is necessary, up to at least ITEC or similar standard, as normally incorporated into other healthcare trainings such as medical, homeopathic or naturopathic courses. This is not provided on the Graduate Program, but assumed. Most students will already have this from another primary healthcare discipline. In case you don’t, you will need to undertake this as a separate course of study.

Then, in order to complete the Graduate Program and be certified as an FCT® practitioner, it is also necessary to study at some stage (either prior or in parallel) three seminars with Dr Yurkovsky, as follows: (1) The Basic Level Seminar (or, alternatively, Levels I-V if you have already studied these); (2) The Advanced Level Seminar; & (3) The Advanced Clinical Practice Seminar (forthcoming this October, and later to be made available via DVD). All three of these three-day seminars are offered by Dr Yurkovsky periodically or are otherwise available at any time via DVD, either in NTSC format from Dr Yurkovsky’s office in NY or in PAL format from Simon Rees in Ireland.

The modules of the Graduate Program cover separate topics and activities which do not overlap with or repeat any of Dr Yurkovsky’s seminars, but assume these are being attended separately in addition. Dr Yurkovsky provides, in the course of these three seminars, a thorough introduction to FCT® as a system of medicine and, equally importantly, extensive live patient observations, covering a broad range of conditions and topics, which forms an essential component of the overall program as this is the primary clinical exposure you will have during the training. The Graduate Program has therefore been carefully constructed to complement these three seminars.

Q: I Am in North America, and Dublin is a Long Way to Travel. What Should I Do?

A: Last year we offered an “international track” version of the Graduate Program for one North American, on his special request and owing to his great enthusiasm. As this worked very well, and has transformed his conventional medical practice into a very active and successful FCT® clinic, we have decided to expand this option and offer it to more North American students this time round, with the invaluable additional assistance of Dr Dave Ou in Atlanta.

There are 5 three-day modules in the “standard” program, all taking place in Ireland (four of them) and England (one of them). Students anywhere in the world are welcome to attend all 5 events if they wish (N.B: In case you decide to do this as a North American student, the fee structure listed below would be different because the fees listed below apply to the “international track” version – so otherwise request a copy of the European registration form instead). However, students outside Europe can opt for the “international track” version of the program, which is designed to make it much more convenient for you.

This “international track” involves mandatory attendance at only 2 out of the 5 European modules. (N.B: If for exceptional reasons one of these two events might prove very difficult to attend, please contact us to explain why and so that we can discuss whether there is any possibility of finding another solution). The theoretical components of 2 other modules will then be videoed and supplied to distance students on DVDs for home study, and the practical and other components will need to be caught up through extra home study and practice, through meeting and practising with other students, and for North American students through attending several additional practice events in Atlanta, Georgia with Dr Dave Ou, as well as the 5th examination module in Atlanta with Dave Ou. All students on the program are also recommended to follow a course of regular home study and practice throughout the course, and to stay in regular contact with the tutors by email and phone with regard to assignments, cases and queries.

In addition, if five or more North American students join the program, then Simon Rees and Kevin Eakins have decided we will fly out to Atlanta, Georgia to join Dave Ou in presenting one of the two missed European modules, which will further minimize the material missed by North American students. See the schedule for more details.

In essence, we have given a lot of thought to making this Graduate Program more easily achievable for North American students, and thus are offering it in this way for the first time. In case you have previously studied FCT® and thought that would be sufficient, or didn’t realize the Graduate Program would also be recommendable as a course of study, this would be perfectly understandable because it had quite literally not previously been made available in North America. However, this is about to change!

Dr Yurkovsky has always encouraged students to attend his latest seminars, subscribe to his E-letter updates and otherwise “practice, practice, practice” to get there: indeed, these were until now the only options available. However, we have found – in addition to what Dr Yurkovsky recommended – that our Graduate Program is also indispensable and, therefore, that it is now an invaluable addition to Dr Yurkovsky’s existing FCT® training events and materials. Dr Yurkovsky himself, having given a lot of important input of his own into the Graduate Program, and delighted at the resulting “renaissance” of FCT® in Europe, has actively encouraged, assisted and endorsed our Graduate Program both in Europe and, now, in North America.

Q: I Am Interested in the Program, But Have Problems With Some of the Dates. What Should I Do?

A: In this case, please contact us to let us know which dates/events would be problematic for you. For exceptional reasons there may be alternative solutions for certain events, but this would need to be discussed on a case by case basis.

Q: I Am Neither in North America Nor Europe. What Should I Do?

A: In this case, please contact us to discuss the matter, and thank you for your interest.

Q: What is the Deadline for Registration?

A: If you haven’t registered yet, it is still possible to register for the course up to the date of the first Atlanta event, on 19th January. However, it would be better to register sooner in order to receive preparatory course materials in the post prior to 19th January. The sooner you submit your registration, the better, so we can better prepare you for the start of the course.

In case this deadline of 19th January has already passed, but you are still interested in the programme, please contact us to discuss your options.

Q: What About the Proposed September Event in Atlanta?

A: This is not going ahead. We previously proposed to repeat the London May event in Atlanta in September. However, instead we decided to repeat the Dublin March event in Atlanta later in March (as now featured on the above schedule), as we felt this would be better for students’ learning.

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