Integrative
Medicine Fellowship
Formal Learning Activities
 Participants engage in a wide range of didactic and experiential learning activities during the course of the program. Formal interchanges with the program director occur on a weekly basis. Modality seminars, elective activities, and special topic discussions also take place regularly.
Formal Meetings with the program director touch upon a variety of topics, but typically address issues related to:
- Defining Problems, Asking Questions, Making Change
- Challenges of Integrative Medicine
- Fundamentals of Integrative Medicine
- Healing Modalities
- Integrating Healthcare: Planning, Collaborating, Implementing
- Leadership Competencies
- Mentors, Mentoring, Advising
- Physician Self-Care
- Overview of Healthcare Organizations
- Philosophies of Healing and Therapeutic Systems
- Socioeconomics of Integrative Medicine, Cost-Effective Practice, Advocacy
- Therapeutic Relationships
- Transformational Leadership Development
Modality Seminars focus on history and research evidence while providing hands-on learning experiences, opportunities for field-based observation, and small group discussions. Topics include:
- Acupuncture
- Energy Medicine
- Manipulative Medicine
- Mind-Body Medicine
Elective Track topics extend over the entire program. The track features experiential learning components selected to align with each participant’s special interest area. Examples include:
- Acupuncture
- Aromatherapy
- Health System Management
- Herbal Therapies
- Holistic Nutrition
- Integrative Pharmacy
- Manipulative Therapies
- Mind-Body Medicine
Special Topics are offered to examine emerging research and address a variety of integrative healthcare issues such as:
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Chronic Pain
- Integrative Geriatrics
- Herbal Therapies
- Holistic Nutrition
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Integrative Therapies in Pediatrics
- Performance Enhancement
- Spirituality and Healing
- Stress Management
- Women's Health
Fellows are given individualized assignments that focus on topics of clinical relevance. They also have the opportunity to participate in additional activities such as brown bag discussion groups, retreats, seminars, workshops, and conferences. Online course modules supplement formal class work and allow exploration of current topics in the field of Integrative Medicine.
Top
of page
|
