Faculty Scholars Program
Program Description
This year-long, multi-disciplinary
program in integrative healthcare
provides selected faculty from
the Medical School, Colleges of
Pharmacy and LS&A, Schools
of Art, Business, Dentistry, Education, Music,
Social Work, Natural Resources
and Environment, Nursing and Public
Health, and Division of Kinesiology
with opportunity to explore the
theoretical principles, clinical
practices, and evidence related
to complementary, alternative,
and integrative therapies. Topics
include common CAM modalities,
the evidence base for CAM, patterns
of patient use of CAM, methods
for effective communication with
patients about CAM use, and means
for coordinating health care with
CAM practitioners. The program
extensively uses participatory
educational methods, small-group
problem solving activities, seminar-style
discussions, and interactions with
CAM practitioners and patients.
The purpose of the program is
to extend resources to faculty
that can be applied to teaching,
research and clinical care in the
emerging field of integrative healthcare.
Graduates of the program are expected
to advance knowledge and practice of integrative healthcare in their
respective schools, colleges, and
departments.
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Curriculum
Faculty Scholars attend ten full-day
sessions held on the first Friday
of each month from September-June.
Community and academic faculty
affiliated with University of Michigan
Integrative Medicine teach the
sessions. Each monthly session
highlights prevalent complementary,
alternative, and integrative approaches
to particular health problems and
issues. All sessions include didactic
explanations of CAM, hands-on demonstrations
and live patient stories, nutrition
information and healthy eating,
experiential practices, exploration
of innovative methods to teach
CAM, nuts and bolts of effective
curriculum development, and time
for small group sharing and reflection.
Session topics include:
- Cultural Context of Integrative
Healthcare
- Mind-Body Medicine
- Alternative Medical Systems
- Cardiovascular Disease and
Integrative Medicine
- Chronic Pain and Integrative
Medicine
- Cancer and Integrative Medicine
- Integrative Approaches to Mental
Health and Spiritual Healing
- Herbs and Homeopathy
- Integrative Healthcare and
Systems Change
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Program
Faculty
The following individuals constitute
the core teaching faculty for the
Faculty Scholars Program:
Rita
Benn, PhD, Director, Interdisciplinary
Education Programs, University
of Michigan Integrative Medicine,
Research Investigator, Department
of Family Medicine, Assistant
Research Scientist, IRWG
Amy
Saunders, MD, Clinical Assistant
Professor, Internal Medicine/General
Medicine, U-M Briarwood Medical
Practice
Larry
Gruppen, PhD, Director, Medical
Education Scholars Program, Josiah
Macy, Jr., Professor of Medical
Education, Professor and Chair,
Department of Medical Education
Sara
Warber, MD, Co-Director,
University of Michigan Integrative
Medicine, Assistant Professor,
Department of Family Medicine
Suzanna
Zick, ND, MPH, Research
Investigator, Department of Family
Medicine
Jenna
Wunder, MPH, RD, Program
Associate, Department of
Family Medicine, Registered Dietician
Community practitioners also regularly
participate in the program as affiliated
guest faculty members:
Linda Sayer Berry, DC, Chiropractic
Care
Dennis Chernin, MD, MPH, Homeopathy
Paul
Dugliss, MD, Ayurvedic Medicine
Linda
Diane Feldt, Herbalist
Susan Golden,
PhD, Energy Healer
Martha Kimbell,
MSW, Meditation
Alison Lee, MD,
Chinese Medicine
Lev Linkner, MD,
Holistic Medicine
Yun Lu, Ph.D, MD, Chinese
Medicine
Quentin McMullen, MD, Anthroposophical
Medicine
Kathy Rhodes, Ph.D, RD,
Nutritionist; Cardiovascular Health
Wasentha
Young, Master of T'ai Chi Ch'uan
and Chi Kung
Many additional providers not
listed above also participate in
teaching since we tailor the content
of the curriculum for each cohort.
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Faculty
Participants
A complete listing of recent
FSP participants and projects.
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How
To Apply
Program Requirements
Faculty Scholars are expected
to attend all ten full-day sessions
held on the first Friday of each
month from September-June. Program
faculty are assigned to scholars
to support their efforts in developing
and successfully completing a self-directed
CAM-related education or research project.
Project requirements can consist
of either:
1. An educational
module/course complete with learning
resources, activities, research
evidence, etc., or
2. A specific educational
application in the curriculum of
the school or department in which
the candidate works.
3) A research proposal in the area of health services, basic sciences, or clinical outcomes that can be submitted for external funding.
Deans or department chairs will
be expected to provide release
time, (one full day [first Friday]
per month and a half day per month
of self-directed study) to scholars
so they can participate fully in
the program.
Continuing Medical
Education Credits
Application for continuing medical
education credit has been approved.
The University of Michigan Medical
School designates the educational
activity for each session for a
maximum of 6.75 credit hours in
category 1 credit towards the AMA
physicians Recognition Award (for
a total of 67.50 units). Other
specialties may apply for CME credit.
Application
Process
All current U-M faculty are eligible
to participate in the Faculty Scholars
Program in Integrative Healthcare.
The cohort of scholars will be
limited to no more than 10 faculty per year and will
be recruited from diverse disciplines
and fields of study. The application process is competitive.
A completed application consists
of the following materials:
- Cover application form
- Curriculum vitae, including
current educational role, responsibility,
and activities
- Proposed CAM project description. Describe a project of interest, with the specific expected product. (The project will be developed over the year with assistance of a faculty mentor.) (1-2 pages)
- Personal and professional statement of interest in integrative
healthcare
(1-2 pages)
- Letter of approval from the
dean or departmental chair, indicating
ability and availability to commit
to yearlong program
To participate during the 2008-2009 academic year, applications
must be received by Friday, May 2, 2008. Please mail or fax 734-998-7720 completed applications to:
via U.S. Mail:
Dr. Rita Benn
Faculty Scholars Program
University of Michigan Integrative Medicine
715 E. Huron St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
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