Who We Are
Pacific Rim College is an award-winning institution specializing in Holistic Medicine and Sustainable Living. Located on Vancouver Island in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, the college was founded to provide world-class education, modern research opportunities and premier clinical services in sustainable land stewardship and a variety of medical modalities. Program areas include Permaculture Design, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Western Herbal Medicine, Holistic Nutrition, Doula Training and Integrative Health.
Spotlight on...
Student
Dylan Roberts
Dylan is a writer and activist based in Victoria. He previously worked as a contributor to Canadian Dimension magazine, a political journal based in Winnipeg. More recently he was involved in refugee resettlement, working primarily with the undocumented refugee population in Manitoba. Dylan relocated to Vancouver Island in 2016. He is among the first group …
Instructor
Ryan Hilperts
Ryan Hilperts is committed to the art of transformational education. She guides processes of individual, group, and community discovery through workshops in facilitation, interpersonal communication, group dynamics, visioning, and living with purpose. She designs her work using ecological systems as inspiration and guides. Ryan directs the Redfish School of Change, a field school dedicated to …
Alumnus
Amy Ritchie, NNCP
Amy graduated from the Diploma of Holistic Nutrition program with Summa Cum Laude honours and is practicing in her hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Amy is a member of the Canadian Association of Natural Nutritional Professionals and currently working for the Live Better division of Janzen’s Pharmacy, a progressive local pharmacy which integrates holistic wellness …
Book
The Practicing Herbalist
In this gem of a book you will find Margi Flint's thoughts and insights about the whole process of establishing a practice, functioning as a practitioner and then actually surviving. She does a masterful job of synthesizing the various ideas and influences from her many teachers, especially the late William LeSassier.
Health News
Leaf Life
On Monday, I wound my way up the peninsula in the morning light, with a lazy fog licking at the cars peeking over the horizon before they murmured past me in a procession that snaked back towards the city. Just south of the village of Brentwood Bay, I passed a gated trailhead. Familiar figures were …
Events
Maternity Acupuncture: Clinical Realities
May. 5-6
An Integrated Approach using Tui Na and Acupuncture to Treat Pain
May. 26-27
Introduction to Somatic Herbalism
May. 26-27
Permaculture and the Anthropocene
Jun. 9-10
A Materia Medica Intensive for the 21st Century
Sep. 22-23
Development of Autoimmune Disease
Sep. 29-30
Aromatic Medicine: An Introduction
Oct. 20-21
Integrative Supportive Care for Cancer Patients
Nov. 3-4
Our Accreditation & Affiliations