Modules are sourced, scheduled, and assessed to published standards
24 contact hours
Study of graded Prophetic reports, classical commentators, and the institutional editorial standard. Students learn to cite before making claims and to communicate with the same care in consultation.
Practical: Seminar discussion and graded-source examination preparation.
Sources: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī · Kitāb al-Ṭibb · Ibn al-Qayyim · al-Ṭibb al-Nabawī · Bab al-Ḥijāma
32 contact hours
Surface anatomy, skin integrity, and vascular and neural considerations. Contraindications are taught without concession, aligned with institutional protocol and mainstream clinical guidance on who should not receive cupping.
Practical: Palpation and marking exercises on models; contraindication case scenarios.
Sources: Institution Clinical Protocol CP-001 · StatPearls · Cupping Therapy (referenced)
20 contact hours
Sterile technique, autoclave cycle, single-use instruments where required, waste disposal, and room preparation. No session proceeds without daily ICS sign-off.
Practical: Instrument processing drill; audit checklist completion under supervision.
Sources: Institution Infection Control Standard ICS-003
28 contact hours
Vacuum methods (manual pump and modern suction), including static and sliding application. Duration, pressure, and cup count are adjusted to site and patient context, typically three to seven cups per region in teaching clinic.
Practical: Supervised practice on models, then volunteers from session ten onward.
Sources: Institutional technique manual TM-Ḥ1
48 contact hours
The cupping-puncturing-cupping method: demarcation, sterilisation, dry cupping, superficial puncture, second cupping, and final sterilisation. Incision depth, volume, and aftercare are recorded. Each student is observed until competence is formally recorded.
Practical: Twice-weekly supervised clinic, with quality review at sessions 20 and 40.
Sources: Institutional technique manual TM-Ḥ2 · Clinical log · minimum 40 sessions
16 contact hours
Informed consent as adab, with clear records, referral pathways, and limits of practice. Patients are received with dignity, not treated as transactions.
Practical: Consent role-play in consultation room; documentation audit exercise.
Sources: Academy Clinical Ethics · Institution Consent Form CF-Ḥ1
72 contact hours
Supervised clinic roster, case conference, written examination, and a fifteen-minute OSCE before two examiners. The remediation pathway is published at enrolment.
Practical: Full clinical integration until certification board.
Sources: OSCE rubric CR-Ḥ1 · Written paper WP-Ḥ1