Integrative Medicine Fellowship

Curriculum Overview

The fellowship consists of 12 months of training and hands-on experience working in an integrative family medicine clinic. Learning experiences are grouped into the following curricular domains:

• Healing Modalities
• Integrating Healthcare: Planning, Collaborating, Implementing
• Transformational Leadership Development

Integrative Medicine Fellows see patients at the University of Michigan Integrative Family Medicine Clinic and also participate in faculty meetings, case study discussion groups, and biweekly Grand Rounds hosted by the Department of Family Medicine.

Fellows design elective experiences in Integrative Medicine using resources found within the university healthcare system. Topics may include (but are not limited to): Aromatherapy, Health System Management, Herbal Therapies, Holistic Nutrition, Integrative Pharmacy, Manipulative Therapies, Mind-Body Medicine, and Naturopathic Medicine. Fellows also participate in weekly formal learning activities through UM Integrative Medicine and the Department of Family Medicine.

Financial support is provided to achieve competency in one defined core curricular area. In addition, fellows receive full access to the University of Michigan Integrative Medicine Library as well as online medical databases and the Taubman Medical Library at the University of Michigan Medical School.

Each Integrative Medicine Fellow is expected to make educational contributions to medical student, resident and postgraduate educational programs in collaboration with Department of Family Medicine faculty members.

Graduates of this program will model best practices in integrative healthcare by embracing healing-oriented medicine that takes into account the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle. This philosophy emphasizes therapeutic relationships and recognizes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.

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