The second year of this program provides a deeper and broader study of herbs and medicinal application, expanding the Materia Medica. Students learn during the 379 classroom hours about specific conditions and multilayered approaches for working with them, in addition to advanced energetics and diagnostics, including pulse and tongue reading. They study formulation and advanced medicinal preparations, while expanding on knowledge of nutrition and lifestyle for balancing energies. Students in the second year begin to consider clinical applications.