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1Gerson Institute Proprietary and Confidential

Module II Overview: Gerson Practitioner Internship and

Residency Program

Dr. Miven Donato, DC, DPT, MT, GPC

Certified Gerson Practitioner

Clinical Instructor


What is Telehealth?

• Definition:

“Telehealth is the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration”

www.hrsa.gov/telehealth/

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Module II

• Distance-based learning format

• Online video conferencing

• Interactive screen sharing

• Live interactive instruction

• Live private feedback

• Live online tools

• Requires high speed internet access

• Requires computer with web cam, microphone and speakers


Selection of Candidates

• Module I participants will complete a screening form for candidate selection by the Gerson Institute

• Candidate will be notified by the Gerson Institute when accepted in the Module II program

• Accepted candidates will send to the Gerson Institute their professional bio or CV (curriculum vitae)

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Intern/Resident Waiver

• Module II intern/resident will sign a waiver to release the Gerson Institute and Dr. Donato from any legal responsibility or legal claims that might arise

• Intern/Resident will maintain a valid malpractice insurance for alternative therapy in his or her local area


Outline of Module II: 18-24 Months

• Phase 1: Telehealth Technology

• Phase 2: Internship & Residency

• Phase 3: Certification

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Practitioner Abbreviations

• GPC-CI: Certified Gerson Practitioner, Clinical Instructor

• GPI: Gerson Practitioner Intern

• GPR: Gerson Practitioner Resident

• GPCA: Gerson Practitioner Certificate Applicant

• Example of professional designation: Dr. John Doe, MD, GPR


Clinical Competency Skills

• Broad Categories

• Patient Screening & Eligibility

• Patient Pre-Approval

• Organization

• Knowledge Base

• Clinical Management

• Case Presentation Flow

• Clinical Outcomes Reporting

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• Patient Screening

• Eligibility form, Labs, Pathology or Biopsy report, Imaging

• Pre-consult interview - discussion of fee schedule, patient care/management expectations, direct communication methods



• Patient Pre-Approval (approved pt)

• Full Medical History Form

• Baseline lab order (unless current or met)

• Imaging order (unless current)

• Patient appointment

• Informed consent form signed by patient

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• Organization

• Utilization of web tools, software, computer

• Documentation

• Patient application

• Patient summary report

• Initial Consult Report

• F/U Patient Information Form

• F/U Patient Report Card



• Documentation Cont’d

• Lab Analysis/Interpretation with imaging correlation

• Protocol Design/Adjustment

• Case Presentation/Report

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• Knowledge Base

• Scientific Literature (or Gerson Archive) Review

• Clinical Reasoning/Judgment/Prognosis

• Peer-to-peer consult or group monthly meeting (video conference meeting)



• Knowledge Base Cont’d

• Clinical Reasoning/Judgment/Prognosis Cont’d

• Patient summary presentation

• Discussion of prognosis (9-12 month window)

• Ethical Reasoning

• Forming a clinical strategy and discussion with patient

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• Clinical Reasoning/Judgment/Prognosis Cont’d

• Protocol Design/Plan of Care

• Concurrent care - teamwork approach




• Gerson Supplements & Adjuvants

• Gerson Resource - GI, HST, Coaching, Archives, Online Store

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• Clinical Management

• Patient summary (include constitutional signs)

• Lab Analysis/Interpretation and Imaging Correlation

• Prognosis



• Clinical Management Cont’d

• Protocol Design and Rationale

• How to use your medical knowledge and what you learned in Gerson to create a protocol to think through and present a rationale and treatment plan

• Specific protocol, monitor, adjust

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• Utilization of supplements & Adjuvants

• Outcomes

• Bedside manner

• Patient feedback

• Healing rxn

• Toxic rxn

• HST service (sent on assignment)




• Concurrent referrals or co-Rx

• Coordinating multi-disciplinary care

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• Case Presentation Flow (Clinical Rounds)

• Disease summary (1-2 page)

• Patient summary (1-2 page)

• Lab Analysis/Interp (comparison)

• Imaging Correlation

• Initial or F/U Report, POC, Outcomes

• Prognosis

• Protocol Design/Adjust, Supple/Adjuv



• Clinical Outcomes Reporting

• Case presentation - PPT Presentation on live videoconference or onsite

• Case Report Submission (future)

• Gerson Newsletter (future)

• Gerson Therapy Journal (future)

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Phase 1: Outline - Telehealth Technology

• Session 1: V. Conference Software (1.5 hr)

• Session 2: Web Document Software (1.5 hr)

• Session 3: Managing Documents (1.5 hr)

• Session 4: Business Management (1.5 hr)

• Clinical Track 1: Lab Analysis/Interp (2 hrs)

• Clinical Track 2: Jurisprudence (2 hrs)

• Clinical Track 3: Ozone Therapy (2 hrs)

• Clinical Track 4: Gerson Toolbox (2 hrs)

• Clinical Track 5: Identity Crisis (2 hrs)

• Total Phase 1 Hours = 16 hrs

• Note: Does not include optional tutorial hrs


Phase 2: Outline - Internship

• Session 1-3: Shadowing CI (6 hrs)

• Patient Assignment (30 min)

• Session 4: Intern Case Presentation (2 hrs)




• Total Hours above = 14.5 hrs

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Phase 2: Outline - Residency

• Clinical Competency 1 (2 hrs)

• Clinical Designation Change to GPR

• Sessions 8-11: Resident Case Presentation (2 hrs)

• Total Hours above = 10 hrs


Phase 2

• Clinical Competency 2 (2 hrs)

• Session 12: Resident Case Presentation (2 hrs)

• Session 13: Resident Case Presentation (2 hrs)

• Total Hours above = 6 hrs

• Total Phase 2 Hours = 30.5

• Total Phase 1 and 2 Hours = 46.5 hrs

• Note: Does not include optional tutorial hrs

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Phase 3: Outline - Certification

• Pre-Certification Completion

• Clinical Designation Change to GPCA

• Certification Examination (2 hrs)

• Total Estimated Education Hrs = 44.5+2 (Certification Exam) = 46.5 Hrs

• Graduation Ceremony

• Induction to Certified Practitioner Listing in Gerson website


Phase 1

• Intro to Telehealth: 1x/wk x 4 wks (1.5 hour class)

• Session 1: Zoom, Go To Meeting, Skype

• Session 2: Documentation with Office 365, OneDrive, GP Templates

• Session 3: Creating documents, signing documents, uploading/downloading to cloud storage, sending share links

• Session 4: Business Management

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Phase 1

• Clinical Track 1: Week 5

• Advanced Lab Analysis & Interpretation (2 hour class)

• Disease Behavior

• Pattern Recognition

• Patient Symptom Correlation

• Imaging Correlation


Phase 1


• Jurisprudence (2 hour class)

• Legal Issues

• Practice Safety

• Malpractice Insurance

• International

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Phase 1


• Ozone Therapy (2 hour class)

• Scientific Literature Review

• Indications

• Contraindications

• Specific protocols

• Patient instruction


Phase 1


• Gerson ToolBox (2 hour class)

• Folders

• Forms

• Vendors

• References

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Phase 2

• (13) 2-hr Clinical Rounds: Groups of 5 GPI

• 1 every month for 1st 4 sessions

• 1 every 2 months for sessions 5-8

• Internship Clinical Designation: GPI (6-12 Months)

• GPI fee schedule

• Session 1-3

• Shadowing CI

• Group Discussion/Critique

• Optional Tutorial with CI (one-on-one)


Phase 2

• Patient Assignment

• A patient is assigned to each GPI by the CI

• GPI may request permission from CI to recruit a local patient

• Will attempt to match GPI with patient’s time zone

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Phase 2

• Sessions 4-8 (5-8 is every 2 months)

• Case Presentation by GP Interns

• 30 minutes allowed per intern




Phase 2

• Clinical Competency Practical 1

• One-on-one with CI (2 Hrs)

• Recorded session

• Live Patient Initial Consult

• Immediate feedback from CI in private chat

• Graded by CI

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Phase 2

• Clinical Designation Change to GPR

• After Competency Practical 1

• GPR and CI confidence level increased

• GPR will be assigned more cases

• GPR can accept more local cases

• GPR fee schedule


Phase 2

• Sessions 9-11 (once every 2 months)

• Case Presentation by GP Residents




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Phase 2

• Clinical Competency Practical 2

• One-on-one with CI Recorded session (2 Hrs)

• Live Patient Follow Up Consult

• Immediate feedback from CI in private chat

• Graded by CI


Phase 2

• Sessions 12-13 (once every 3 months) Case Presentation by GP Residents




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Phase 3

• Pre-Certification Completion of Residency Program

• Checkout: must have met all necessary clinical competency checklist and voted with high confidence by Residency Faculty

• Clinical Designation Change to GPCA

• If incomplete at 24 months, can continue matriculation and join new group of residents with ala carte fees


Phase 3

• Gerson Practitioner Certificate Applicant (GPCA)

• Completed pre-requisite to take the Certification Exam

• Gerson Institute may begin referring patients to GPCAs but their contact info is still unlisted in the Gerson website

• May have completed residency in less than 2 yrs but in-transit to take the Certification Exam

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Phase 3

• Onsite Certification (Gerson Institute)

• Day 1 (AM)

• Certification Examination (2 hrs)

• Cancer Case Presentation (60 min)

• Critique by Examining Committee


Phase 3

• Onsite Certification

• Day 1 (PM)

• GPCA Financial Clearance

• Participant program TBA

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Phase 3

• Onsite Certification

• Day 2 (AM)

• Graduation Ceremony

• Presentation of Certificate

• Day 2 (PM)

• Graduation Celebration

• Gerson Institute Tours


Certification Exceptions

• Possible exceptions: GPCA may elect to take the certification examination via video conferencing if unable to travel

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Gerson Therapy Clinical Journal

• Publication (future)

• Peer-reviewed

• Scholarly articles

• Research studies

• Case reports


Tuition & Fees

• Fees are in USD currency

• Payable to the Gerson Institute: Attn 2017 Module 2

• Quarterly payments - Arranged by GI

• Tutorial Fees are paid directly to the CI (Dr. Donato)

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Tuition & Fees

• Matriculation Fee: $550

• Non-refundable

• Administrative Fee: $450

• Non-refundable


Tuition & Fees

• Telehealth Classes (4)

• $150 x 4 = $600

• Clinical Tracks (4)

• $200 x 4 = $800

• Clinical Rounds (13)

• $260 x 13 = $3380

• Clinical Competency Practicals (2)

• $550 x 2 = $1100

• Certification Examination: $1050

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Tuition & Fees

• Tutorial Fee (payable directly to CI)

• $50 (1 hr) - if 4 or greater participants

• $100 (30-45 min) - one on one

• Annual Certification/License Fee (payable to the Gerson Institute)

• $500/yr

• First year waived


Tuition & Fees

• Total Cost for Module 2

• Matriculation $550

• Administrative $450

• Telehealth $600 (4 x $150)

• Clinical Tracks $800 (4 x $200)

• Clinical Rounds $3380 (13 x $260)

• Clinical Competency $1100 (2 x $550)

• Certification Exam $1050

• Total = $7930

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Tuition & Fees

• Initial Payment

• Matriculation $550

• Administrative $450

• Telehealth $600 (4 x $150)

• Clinical Tracks $800 (4 x $200)

• Total = $2400 (this is the initial payment to sign on and get started)


Tuition & Fees

• Quarterly payments of $422.50 when Clinical Rounds begin for a total of 13 Clinical Rounds totaling $3380

• Payment of $550 for each of the 2 Clinical Competency Practical is made at that time for a total of $1100

• Final payment will be the Certification Exam Fee $1050

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Intern: Patient Fee Schedule

• Intern/Resident Fees (suggested)

• Patient to pay Intern

• Initial Consult $220 USD (90 min)

• Follow up $120 USD (30-45 min)


Resident: Patient Fee Schedule

• Intern/Resident Fees (suggested)

• Patient to pay Intern/Resident directly

• Initial Consult $295 USD (90 min)

• Follow up $150 USD (30-45 min)

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Online Service Costs

• MS Office 365 = $8/month

• Virtual Terminal Payment Service = Leaders Merchant (no fee) - US Based only

• Zoom Cloud Meeting = $10/month


Online Service Costs

• Appointment-Plus Online Scheduling Software = $49/month or $499/yr (OPTIONAL)

• Document Templates from Gerson Institute (included in Tuition)

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Office Equipment Costs

• Desktop or Laptop Computer: $1600

• Credit Card Processor: Monthly Service

• Filing System: Filing Cabinets

• Documentation System: Personal Choice


Office Equipment Costs

• Web Cam (if desktop does not have) $40

• Headset microphone/speaker $50

• Smart Tablet $500

• Smart Phone (most of you have already)

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Than you!

• If you have questions please direct them to Amanda Onken at [email protected]