The Fellowship in Integrative Medicine online curriculum is divided into 13 Units, typically 6-10 weeks long, created by nationally recognized experts and faculty from various disciplines, modalities, and philosophies. The Fellowship in Integrative Medicine includes three in-person experiential retreats and clinical mentorship.

The Clinical Mentorship Program is a key component of the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine, providing structured guidance to support Fellows in applying integrative medicine principles in clinical practice. Designed as a specialty-specific group mentoring experience, this program provides guidance and hands-on learning to expand clinical knowledge and advance professional development.

Through expert-led discussions, case presentations, and collaborative learning, Fellows gain valuable insights, practical strategies, and real-world applications of the Integrative Medicine Fellowship curriculum. This environment offers personalized guidance, peer support, and inspiration, ensuring Fellows leave confident in applying integrative medicine to their practice.

You will learn:

• Nutritional health: The latest nutritional approaches and dietary recommendations for holistic health, for disease prevention and disease management.
• Botanicals and dietary supplements: Evidence-based clinical indications, identification of quality parameters, and supplement-drug interactions.
• Mind-body medicine: Impact of emotional, mental, social and behavioral factors on health and how to incorporate meditation and other mind-body techniques into clinical practice.
• Traditional Whole Systems of Healing: Uses, benefits, and recommendations for Traditional Asian Medicine, Ayurveda, manual medicine, and functional medicine.
• Integrative approaches: Evidence-based and clinically pragmatic strategies for hundreds of health conditions across all major clinical specialties.
• Cutting-edge topics: Cutting-edge topics such as psychedelic-assisted care, personalized medicine, perioperative care, energy medicine, food is medicine, integrative cancer care, and more.

Fellowship in Integrative Medicine Sample Two-Year Curriculum 

Unit 1: Foundations of Integrative Medicine

• Intro to Integrative Medicine
• Healthcare Wellbeing
• Motivational Interviewing
• Medical Informatics
• Anti-Racism in Medicine
• Integrative Medicine Case Study

Unit 2: Nutrition & Culinary Medicine

• Introduction to Nutrition
• Phytonutrients
• Anti-Inflammatory Diet
• The Microbiome

Unit 3: Mind-Body Medicine & Sleep Health

• Introduction to Mind-Body Medicine
• Stress, Relaxation & Health
• Mind-Body: Modalities
• Mind-Body Pediatrics Clinical Application
• Spirituality & Health Care
• Integrative Sleep Health

Unit 4: Botanical & Dietary Supplement Therapies

• Botanical Medicine Foundations
• Micronutrients & Supplements: An Introduction
• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Common Dietary Supplements
• Micronutrients Review: Putting it All Together
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Introduction

Unit 5: Whole Systems & Traditional Medicine

• Whole Person Health Systems Introduction
• Homeopathy
• East Asian Medicine or Ayurveda
• Energy Medicine (Intro & Deeper Studies)
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Advanced Approaches

Unit 6: Environmental & Mental Health Medicine

• Environmental Medicine: Introduction
• Environmental Medicine: Advanced Approaches
• Introduction to Integrative Mental Health
• Integrative Approaches to Anxiety
• Integrative Approaches to Depression
• Physical Activity
• Integrative Topics in Obesity
• Mentorship Program Begins

Unit 7: Integrative Pain Management & Genomics

• Integrative Rheumatology
• Integrative Pain Management Series
• Manual Medicine
• Intro to Genomics

Unit 8: Business & Legal Aspects of Integrative Medicine

• Integrative Medicine Business
• Legal Aspects of Integrative Medicine
• Functional Medicine
• Perioperative Care

Unit 9: Integrative Endocrinology & Cardiology

• Integrative Endocrinology
• Integrative Cardiology
• Integrative Diabetes
• Immunizations

Unit 10: Integrative Specialties – Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Dermatology & Women’s Health

• Integrative Gastroenterology
• Integrative Respiratory Health
• Integrative Dermatology
• Women’s Integrative Health

Unit 11: Integrative Oncology & Psychedelic Medicine

• Intro to Integrative Oncology
• Nutrition & Cancer
• Smoking Cessation
• Introduction to Therapeutic Uses of Psychedelics

Unit 12: Specialized Topics – Cancer & Men’s Health

• Integrative Approaches to Breast Cancer
• Integrative Approaches to Prostate Cancer
• Aromatherapy I
• Aromatherapy II
• Integrative Men’s Health
• Mentorship Program Ends

Unit 13: Neurology, Aging, & Contemplative Medicine

• Neurology: Healthy Brain Aging
• Integrative Neurology: Adult Focus
• Integrative Neurology: Pediatric Focus
• Integrative Approaches to Contemplative Care

Additional Educational Components

• Experiential Week 1
• Experiential Week 2
• Experiential Week 3
• Clinical Mentorship