Integrative medicine/External Links
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- The mission of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine is to lead the transformation of healthcare by creating, educating & actively supporting a community of professionals who embody the philosophy & practice of Integrative Medicine.
- The Center defines integrative medicine (IM) as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.
- Integrative Medicine is the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.
- The UCSF Osher Center offers a dynamic approach to health, healing and prevention by integrating modern medicine with established practices from around the world....Our mission is to transform the way medicine is practiced by conducting rigorous research on integrative approaches to health, educating students, health professionals and the community, and treating patients with compassionate care that addresses all aspects of health and wellness - physical, psychological, social and spiritual.
- Various terms have been used to describe the broad range of healing approaches that are not widely taught in medical schools, generally available in hospitals or routinely reimbursed by medical insurance...Integrative medicine is a new term that emphasizes the combination of both conventional and alternative approaches to address the biological, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of health and illness. It emphasizes respect for the human capacity for healing, the importance of the relationship between the practitioner and the patient, a collaborative approach to patient care among practitioners, and the practice of conventional, complementary, and alternative health care that is evidence-based.
Columbia University
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu
Duke University
Duke Center for Integrative Medicine
www.dcim.org
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Continuum Center for Health and Healing
www.healthandhealingny.org
George Washington University
Center for Integrative Medicine
www.integrativemedicinedc.com
Georgetown University
Kaplan Clinic
www.georgetown.edu/schmed/cam
Harvard University
Osher Institute
www.osher.hms.harvard.edu
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Program in Integrative Medicine
www.uhm.hawaii.edu
Thomas Jefferson University
Center for Integrative Medicine
www.jeffersonhospital.org/cim
University of Maryland
Center for Integrative Medicine
www.compmed.umm.edu
University of Massachusetts
Center for Mindfulness
www.umassmed.edu/cfm/
University of Michigan
Complementary & Alternative Research Center
www.med.umich.edu/camrc
University of Minnesota
Center for Spirituality and Healing
www.csh.umn.edu
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Institute for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
www.umdnj.edu/icam
Oregon Health and Science University
Women’s Primary Care and Integrative Medicine, Center for Women’s Health
www.ohsuhealth.com/cwh
University of Pennsylvania
Office of Complementary Therapies
www.med.upenn.edu/progdev/compmed/steering.html
University of Pittsburgh
Center for Complementary Medicine
www.complementarymedicine.upmc.com
University of Texas Medical Branch
UTMB Integrative Health Care
www.cam.utmb.edu
University of Washington
Department of Family Medicine
www.fammed.washington.edu