Clinical Practicum Policies and Procedures

Clinic begins after 100 hours of instruction has been completed. Students will practice massage therapy on the general public with a RMTI in attendence for supervision.

Students schedule clinic practice, 80 hours Monday - Saturday 1:00pm - 5:00 pm, a total of 16 weeks to complete clinic practice, an average of 5 clinic hours per week. Clinics will be held every other Saturday until 2 weeks prior to Graduation.

Students will be responsible for completing 20 hours in Clinic Management.

16.7.4.12 B (2) NMAC - A minimum of 100 hours of massage therapy training must be completed before the student is allowed to begin a clinical practicum.

16.7.5.7 A. “Clinical practicum” means that a student is providing hands-on massage therapy to members of the public under the supervision of a registered massage therapy instructor.  That instructor must be physically present on the premises for advice and assistance.  The student must be enrolled at a registered massage therapy school or being trained by a registered massage therapy instructor. Clinical practicum does not include classroom practice.