Preceptor Quick Reference — Yoga Veda Institute
Yoga Veda Institute · Preceptor
Quick Reference.
hello@yogavedainstitute.com
+351 914 426 169
Mon–Thu · 10am–4pm EST
Payments
Payment date25th of each month
MethodBank transfer · USD
EligibilityPost-30-day refund window only
Option AYou 80% · YVIAM 20% · standalone
Option BYou 60% · YVIAM 40% · programme
Option CYou 100% · annual license fee TBD
Student platform fee100% YVIAM · not your concern
Statement sent24th — one day before payment
Dispute deadlineEmail by the 20th of the month
Hour requirements
AHC clinical75 hrs minimum · all supervised
AHC in-person25 hrs minimum
AP clinical (beyond AHC)150 hrs minimum
AP in-person (beyond AHC)75 hrs minimum
AP combined clinical225 hrs total
AP combined in-person100 hrs total
AHC total programme600 hrs · 40 in-person min
AP combined total1,500 hrs · 175 in-person min
Supervision methods
Method 1You + student + patient together
In person or live virtual
Method 2Case review & approval with student
In person or live virtual
Method 3Case report review — approve
before interventions provided
Async + regular live check-ins
Documentation
Log sessions byWithin 7 days of session
End-of-month cut-offLast day of month for payment inclusion
Patient identifierInitials or code only — never full name
Case study feedbackWithin 7 business days
Orientation sessionDo not log as clinical hours
Record retention5 years minimum after programme ends
Patient consentRequired before every student session
Verbal is fine · document in notes
Competency reportRequired at programme end
Via portal progress report
What to do when…
Student not progressing after 3 sessions
Contact YVIAM — do not manage alone
Student doesn't respond for 2+ weeks
Email student and cc hello@yogavedainstitute.com
Unsafe intervention proposed
Do not approve · contact YVIAM immediately
Student in emotional crisis
Listen · refer to support · contact YVIAM
Patient adverse event
Medical care first · document · contact YVIAM within 24hrs
Student requests refund
Refer to YVIAM only — never handle yourself
Need to end a placement
Email YVIAM first — never direct to student
Complaint filed against you
Do not contact student · cooperate with YVIAM review
Student nearing graduation, not ready
Contact YVIAM before programme ends — do not fail alone
Payment not received by 28th
Email hello@yogavedainstitute.com
Dual relationship with student
Disclose to YVIAM immediately
You need a break
Email YVIAM — we pause placements immediately
Clinical site checklist
Your site must give students sufficient opportunity to:
Assess patients independently
Design and present interventions to patients
Follow up with their own patients
Work with varied ages and genders
Develop all 6 core clinical competencies
Your obligations
Response timeStudents within 5 business days
Min. annual activity1 student per calendar year
InsuranceActive professional liability required
Non-solicitationDo not solicit YVIAM students off-platform
NAMACBYVIAM Candidate status = student board eligibility
Never do these alone
Fail a student without notifying YVIAM
End a placement without notifying YVIAM
Issue a student's hours transcript directly
Handle a student's refund request
Approve an unsafe clinical intervention
Yoga Veda Institute of Āyurvedic Medicine · Preceptor Handbook 2025–2027
"Our first policy is kindness. Always."