DBM

Thank you for your interest in the accredited, 100% online, on-demand, accelerated botanical medicine (also known as herbology or phytotherapy) degree program. Our Admissions department is eager to help you in any way we can. We invite you to contact National University of Medical Sciences registrar at admissions@numss.com and ask us any questions you may have. All botanical medicine classes are pre-recorded video lectures available online at our video server. they are all offered in English language. Campus attendance is not required for the DBM program and students from every corner of the world are eligible to apply and study at the comfort of their homes.

Our Doctor of Botanical Medicine degree is evaluated and approved in USA by the Validation Corp and the California University FCE. The DBM degree is also legalized in Spain by the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of External Affairs. Alumni can join a number of association around the world including the American Alternative Medical Association (AAMA).

Currently this program is offered 100% online. However we are in the process of offering certain practical classes at a local farm that is used as a training and research center of Seville University of Health & Medicine (a university founded by NUMSS president, osteopath & naprapath, Dr. Shawn Pourgol, MBA, DC, DO, DN, PhD).

Because we offer the most affordable, accredited, online on-demand, accelerated Doctor of Botanical Medicine. Our DBM program is ideal for the working health practitioners as they have the flexibility to study at the time they wish without leaving home. As there is no need to attend a classroom, they can watch the lectures at the comfort of their homes. Students from anywhere in the world can earn a DBM without spending a large sum on the costs associated with daily travel. NUMSS DBM program tuition is kept low to make the program affordable to all students. Our DBM is accredited. It is approved in the United States and Spain. And alumni can join many associations such as the American Association of Alternative Medicine.

While there is no requirement for in-person classes, students soon will have the option of attending a week long practical lab at a local farm that is the center for training and research of Seville University of Health & Medicine, a university founded in 2022 by Dr. Pourgol who serves as president of National University of Medical Sciences (founded in 2012).

The DBM is an entry level accelerated program that students can enter directly without the need for prior university education or prior health education. As it is an accelerated program it can be completed in a shorter time as more lectures are added per semester to allow students to complete the program in a shorter time. The prerequisite to enter the Doctor Botanical Medicine (DBM) is having a high school diploma or equivalent. This degree can be taken as a dual degree program with most other program offered by NUMSS. The category 3 students (doctors & physiotherapists) are able to complete the DBM in 6 months (1 semester). Category 2 students (with previous health education, such as massage therapists) can earn the DBM in 1 year (2 semesters). Category 1 students (with no prior health education) need to study 2 years to obtain the DBM.

There are 3 different curriculums for the DBM program:

1. 1. Curriculum for category 1 students (2 years FT)
2. 2. Curriculum for category 2 students with prior health education (1 year FT)
3. 3. Curriculum for category 3 students whith background of (physicians, naturopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists, athletic therapists, osteopaths) (6 months FT)