Guild of Naturopathic Iridologists
INTERNATIONAL

Part One: Guidelines for Course Curriculum

Eligibility

1. Students must hold:
   • a recognised certificate in Anatomy and physiology and should be currently using the knowledge. A student that has not practiced since their exam may need a refresher course. This is at the discretion of the Tutors
   • a recognised qualification in a complementary medicine discipline as accepted by the Exam Board, e.g. homeopathy, herbal medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture
2. Tutors must have been in active practice for at least five years. They may be asked to produce evidence and attend an interview with the Exam Board.

Contact Teaching Hours(time when students are with tutors, being taught):

1. A minimum of seventy two (72) hours is required. This can include the hours allotted for clinical training.
2. The minimum range of time for the training is to be not less than nine (9) months between beginning the course and being eligible to take Guild's exam. Colleges may schedule tutorial and other work according to their own discretion within this time.

Attendance:

1. Tutors are to keep an attendance record. This is to be made available to the Examiner, who can take it away if desired.
2. Student attendance at course meetings must be full. Students must make up any missed time and arrange this with the Tutor. (Tutors may arrange make-up days for several students at a time and include extra assignments to reach contact hour requirements.)
3. Absences and content of material missed is to be noted to the Exam Board.

Case Histories:

1. The curriculum must include the taking and monitoring of ten (10) case histories. Five (5) of these are to be done under tutor's supervision.
2. Case histories are in the form of a written report on the initial findings:
   • the analysis
   • the interpretation of significant signs
   • any referrals and/or recommendations as may be suggested by the analysis
   • at follow-up consultations, any changes and recommendations are recorded
   Reports should be written in essay form and demonstrate the student's understanding of record-keeping understandable to fellow practitioners who may be required to take over the case.
3. These case histories will form part of the work presented to the Examiner on the day of the Guild Exam and can be taken away by the Examiner. A candidate's exam paper will not be marked unless the case histories are completed by the candidate.

NOTE: Colleges will provide the Education Committee with a copy of the timetable for teaching the curriculum, i.e. a guide to when each topic will be taught. Changes to this should be notified to the Education Committee.