After your Capstone Proposal Presentation has been reviewed and approved, you will perform extensive research and literature review on your chosen topic. You are expected to analyze your research from both TCM and Western clinical medicine perspectives. The Capstone Project Paper/Presentation and Defense will allow you to demonstrate the ability to comprehensively synthesize the skills and knowledge acquired from all the modules you have taken in the program, culminating in the presentation and defense of your research in front of a panel of faculty and class.

The Capstone Proposal Presentation is one of the first steps to help you articulate your research project. You will be asked to propose a project topic of your interest including: why this topic is important to you, your plans for implementation, and the results you expect.  You will present this project in its preliminary proposal stage and receive feedback from the panel and audience consisting of fellow students in class.