Join us for a very special virtual presentation:
This is a 60 minute presentation by Vaidya Karthik Krishnan.
The topic is appropriate for all audiences; please share widely!
Zoom link will be sent one week prior to the event date.
1 PACE credit is available for current NAMA Professional Members—your member number must be provided at registration.
The event will be recorded and available to all registrants.
Vaidya Karthik Krishnan, BAMS, is an Ayurveda physician, researcher, educator, and healthcare leader from Kerala, India. Trained in the traditional Guru–Shishya system of learning, he brings a deep appreciation of classical Ayurvedic knowledge to his work in contemporary healthcare.
He currently serves as Chief Research Officer at ResearchAyu Ltd, Mumbai, where he leads initiatives to advance Ayurveda through rigorous clinical research, evidence generation, and scientific collaboration. With leadership experience across India and the United States, including senior roles in Ayurveda healthcare and business, Dr. Karthik is committed to retracing and reconstructing the original thought processes, clinical reasoning, and intellectual brilliance that underpin Ayurveda, bringing renewed understanding to its foundational knowledge and its relevance to contemporary healthcare.
AAC has big plans this year.
We need your support.
To provide vital funding for AAC's work, this is a fundraising event. All registration fees go directly to our National Recognition Fund. Tickets are $25.
Did you know that AAC also needs to be accredited? Now that AAC has been in operation for over five years, it’s time to move towards national recognition as an accrediting body.
Here’s why your contribution matters:
1. The field is already asking for this
Twenty-four programs have chosen to be accredited or to pursue candidacy so far. They’re engaged in the self-study process, they’ve opened their curriculum to peer review, and committed to upholding rigorous standards. National recognition honors that investment and increases visibility.
2. Students are looking for quality
Hundreds of students come to our website to find out which programs are accredited and why it matters. They’re doing their homework before enrolling. Recognition helps them trust what they find and ensure the long-term quality of their education.
3. Protecting students and the public
It’s not easy for prospective students and patients to easily judge the quality of an Ayurvedic education. Accreditation provides an independent check on faculty, clinical hours, curriculum, and oversight.
4. Credibility for the whole field
A tradition thousands of years old deserves rigorous, transparent standards that make sense in this country. National recognition shows the field can hold itself accountable the way established health professions do.
5. Consistency across programs and levels
Programs range from 600 to 4,000 hours across three levels. Shared standards mean every graduate has a recognizable foundation, and every level is clearly defined.
6. A path for students and schools
Recognition strengthens the case that credits and credentials from accredited programs deserve serious consideration elsewhere. It also gives schools a roadmap to improve and grow, including toward degree-granting education.
7. Increased visibility for the field
Joining a national association of accreditors across dozens of fields puts Ayurveda in conversation with established accreditors and higher education leaders. This is an opportunity for collaboration, research partnerships, and policy discussions.
8. Stewardship of an ancient tradition
Quality standards protect the depth and authenticity of Ayurvedic knowledge while helping it be taught responsibly in a modern setting.
9. Readiness for what comes next
Recognized accreditation is the foundation for nearly everything that follows in a health profession’s growth. Licensure and regulation, where and when they emerge, will come state by state and over time, and regulators look first for a credible, recognized accreditor. Accreditation also opens doors well beyond licensure:
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.