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Complementary/Alternative Medicine Education

Traditional Systems of Medicine Education


Medical Education

Medical School/Residency/Fellowship

Through the Center

Drs. Kligler, Merrell and Lee are involved with the curriculum committee at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM), working to include more teaching on the integrative approach into the undergraduate curriculum.

Postgraduate Education

Over the past nine years, the Beth Israel Medical Center Residency Program in Urban Family Practice has offered its residents a required curriculum in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in the month of February. The centerpiece of this curriculum is a one-month required block rotation in CAM in the second year of the residency program. In September 1999, the program instituted this required month rotation in CAM for the first time under the direction of course director Dr. Benjamin Kligler. This one month experience brings all the second year Family Medicine residents together for a four week block. During this time, participants receive twenty hours per week of didactic/experiential education in herbal medicine, hypnotherapy/mind-body medicine, nutritional medicine and osteopathic manipulation. The faculty for the month is interdisciplinary and includes nursing professionals, CAM practitioners, and physician faculty. The overall goal for the month is to have residents develop a basic understanding of each of the four modalities above, at a level sufficient to allow them to intelligently consider integrating these modalities into their discussions with their primary care continuity patients.

Outside residents are invited to participate in this one month elective, which takes place in early spring.

Continuing Medical Education in Integrative Medicine

The Center for Health and Healing is offering a year-long professional development course with over 100 hours of didactic training and case conferences in integrative medicine and CAM. This evidence-based program will meet one half-day per week. It will provide physicians with an in-depth knowledge base in both the modalities of CAM and the therapeutic applications of these modalities as they relate to specific medical problems and to the prevention of disease. Course Directors are Dr. Roberta Lee and Dr. Benjamin Kligler. The text for the course is Integrative Medicine: Principles for Practice, the textbook edited by Drs. Kligler and Lee.
For information on this program please contact Troy Garriga at 646 935-2252.

CME Webcast Series

In collaboration with the Clinical Directors Network, a research and educational organization serving community health center physicians and staff throught the United States, CCHH is offering a series of twelve Webcast sessions covering core topics in integrative medicine. The session are 60-90 minutes in length, and take place on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 1PM EST. Free CME credit is available, and webcast particpants can participate in the session by emailing questions to the presenters. For those unable to attend the live Webcast, the sessions are accessible in the CDN archive at CDNetwork.org.

Online Academic Educational Modules in Integrative Medicine

Center for Health and Healing, Beth Israel Medical Center
The Center has launched its first online CME/CE course on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). This unique course offers a biopsychosocial, multidisciplinary experience of diagnosis and treatment, featuring a video case conference during which the integrative approach to IBS is discussed by a physician, acupuncturist, nutritionist and psychologist. The course is available to all from our home page. Click on the IBS CME/CE Course red button on our home page. It can also be taken for 3 CME credits or 3 NYSNA approved Contact Hours at a cost of $25.00.

Food for Thought: An Integrative Approach to Children’s Health, Nutrition & Mind-Body Practices
Friday November 2, 2007
Beth Israel Medical Center, Phillips Ambulatory Care Center
Freidman Conference Center, 10 Union Square East, New York, NY 10003
6.50 CME credits available
Click here to see conference brochure

University of Minnesota
The Center for Spirituality & Healing
Healthcare Professional Series: Online Modules
www.csh.umn.edu/modules/index.html
Offers an introduction to various topics in the field of complementary therapies and healing practices. Each of the twelve modules takes from 1 to 3.5 hours to complete, and is organized into short sections.

Modules: Overview to Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices; Culture, Faith Traditions, and Health; Introduction to Botanical Medicines; Introduction to Clinical Hypnosis; Craniosacral Therapy; Osteopathy; Spirituality in healthcare; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Clinical Aromatherapy; Healing Touch; Overview of Mind/Body Therapies;Chiropractic.

All modules feature content written by subject matter experts and reviewed by a faculty team from the schools of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Medicine at the University of Minnesota. The learning objectives for the modules support the following competencies: ACGME for Medical Education, AACN for Nursing education, and AACP for Pharmacy education.

Program for Holistic and Integrative Medicine
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centerhttp://www1.wfubmc.edu/phim/About/Misc/Herbs+Supplements.htm
Online course on more than 100 herbs and dietary supplements. Developed by Kathi Kemper, MD, MPH of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and funded by a grant from the national Library of Medicine at the National institutes of Health. It includes 40 self-instructional modules about common clinical conditions in which patients might use herbs and supplements, an online discussion group and links to further information from academic centers and the federal government.

The course is evidence-based and is aimed at educating physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists and other health professionals.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH
Distinguished Lectures in the Science of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov/news/lectures/index.htm
Via web casts, each year two leading figures in science and medicine speak about their unique perspectives on the field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The lectures address the evolution of CAM practice and research and the current use of CAM by the public.

University of Arizona College of Medicine
Program in Integrative Medicine Online Education Courses
http://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/online_courses/
Web-based courses on various topics in Integrative Medicine include online material, required and recommended reading, virtual patients and a 3-CD set of interviews.

Nutrition & Health Series – covers the fundamentals of diet and nutrition including a comprehensive review of the current literature and interactive clinical scenarios. Modules include Nutrition & Cardiovascular Health and Nutrition & Cancer. A new online session begins the 15th of each month.

Botanical & Health Series – covers the use of botanical medicine to treat and prevent disease. Modules include Botanicals Foundations, Botanical & Women’s Health, Botanicals & the Gastrointestinal System.

Clinical Integration Series — evidence-based clinical approaches to a variety of disorders including asthma, cardiovascular health, depression, prostate and testicular cancers, and women’s health.

Southern Cross University and the University of Queensland
The Australian Centre for Complementary Medicine Education & Research
http://www.accmer.edu.au/education/index.asp
Offers an online conference series entitled Complementary Medicine and Health Education. The current Online Forum is “Evidence-based Practice & Complementary Medicine”, June 24-July 1, 2005, Registration June 22. The forums are aimed at health educators, students and practitioners from orthodox, integrative and complementary healthcare backgrounds and serve to provide an opportunity for a wider discussion of issues related to evidence-based practice and complementary medicine.

Other National Programs
Undergraduate Education

Many U.S. Universities are now offering courses in this field. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine publishes an ongoing list of these courses on a yearly basis entitled “MD Programs in the United States with Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education Opportunities: An Ongoing Listing” This list is regularly uptdated by B. Bhattacharya on the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine web site at http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/rosenthal/Med_Courses.asp.

Bastyr University
Bachelor of Sciences in Herbal Sciences Program
The first accredited herbal sciences degree program in the U.S.
http://www.bastyr.edu/academic/herbal/.

Postgraduate Education

Harvard Medical School
Clinical Training in Mind-Body Medicine
Herbert Benson, M.D.
641 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02215
Tel: 617-432-1525

Montefiore Medical Center
Residency Program in Social Medicine
Ellen Tattleman, M.D.
Valentine Lane Family Practice
503 S. Broadway
Bronx, NY 10705
Tel: 914-965-9771

University of California Irvine, College of Medicine
St. Luke’s Hospital and Academy of Pain Research
Traditional Chinese Herbal medicine Course for Physicians
May 31 — December 7, 2005
200/250 credit hours
www.acupuncturecourse.org
apr@acupuncturecourse.org

University of Washington
Residency Program in Family Medicine
Ambulatory Pediatric Medicine
Joseph N. Scardapane, M.D.
Swedish Medical Center
747 Broadway, P.O. Box 14999
Seattle, WA 98114-0999
Tel: 206-386-3162

Postdoctoral Education

Center for Alternative Medicine Research
David M. Eisenberg, MD
Beth Israel Hospital Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston MA
www.bidmc.harvard.edu/medicine/camr/index.asp

Duke University
Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health
Two-Year Post-doc Research Fellowship in Religion and Health
www.dukespiritualityandhealth.org/fellowship.asp

Emory University School of Medicine
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Complementary Alternative Medicine in Movement Disorders
Department of Neurology, Georgia Institute of Technology Center for Human Movement Studies
Charles M. Epstein, M.D.
www.emory.edu/WHSC/MED/NEUROLOGY/CAM/POSTDOCFELLOLINK.htm

The Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
two year fellowship among six health care institutions in Portland
Katherine J. Riley, Ed.D.
www.ohsu.edu/som-PubHealth/postdoc.asp

University of Arizona School of Medicine
Fellowship in Program in Integrative Medicine
Andrew Weil, M.D./ Victoria Maizes, M.D.
Department of Medicine, PO Box 245-153
Tucson, Arizona 85724-5153
Tel: 520-626-5077
http://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/fellowship.asp

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Fellowship in Pain/Complementary Medicine
Brian Berman, M.D.
Division of Complementary Medicine
Kernan Hospital Mansion
2200 Kernan Drive
Baltimore MD 21207-6697
Tel: 410-448-6872
www.compmed.umm.edu

Continuing Education

Through the Center

For a complete listing of all Center courses and programs please visit the Calendar of Classes and Events in the Center section of this web site.

Other National Programs and Conferences

Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine:
Medical Acupuncture for Physicians
Marina del Rey, California
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Helms Medical Institute
300 hour primary care pathway or 220 hour pain management pathway
Accredited for CME by the Office of Continuing Medical Education, UCLA School of Medicine
www.HMIacupuncture.com
Tel: 510-649-8488

Comprehensive Training course on Acupuncture for Physicians
May 31 — December 15, 2008
275 credit-hour course by the University of California-Irvine School of Medicine, Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine, Oakstone Medical Publishing and Academy of Pain Research
Telephone 415-731-1330
www.acupuncturecourse.org

Ayurveda

Botanical Medicine:

Cancer Treatment:
Alternative Medicine in Cancer: Opening Doors to Research
NCI’s Best Case Series Program
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine
National Cancer Institute, NIH
An online Continuing Medical Education Opportunity
www.alternative-therapies.com

Environmental Medicine:
26th Annual International Symposium on Man and his Environment
Focus: Innovative Aspects and Treatment of Molds, Mycotoxins and Chemical Sensitivity
Sponsored by the American Environmnetal Health Foundation and the University of North Texas health Science Center
June 19-22, 2008
Richardson, Texas
www.aehf.com
Telephone: 800 428-2343

American Academy of Environmental Medicine 43rd Annual Meeting
October 30-November 2, 2008
Orlando, Florida
www.aaemonline.org
Telephone 715 685-9657

Homeopathy:
National Center for Homeopathy
Summer Homeopathy Course
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
www.homeopathic.org
Telephone: 877-624-0613

Hypnotherapy:

Integrative Medicine:
North American Research Conference on Complementary & Integrative Medicine
May 12-15, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
www.imconsortium-conference.org
Telephone: 612-767-7984

Mind-Body Medicine:
6th Annual International Scientific Conference: Integrating Mindfulness-Based Interventions into Medicine, Health Care, and Society
Worcester, Massachusetts
April 9-13, 2008
Tel: 508-856-2656
http://www.umassmed.edu

8th Annual Destination Health: Renewing Mmind, Body and Soul
october 12-17, 2008
Kauai, hawaii
www.scrippsintegrativemedicine.org

Naturopathic Medicine:
American Naturopathic Medical Association
July 25-27, 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada
Contact ANMA at 702 897-7053

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 23rd Annual Convention
August 13-16, 2008
Phoenix, AZ
www.naturopathic.org

New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians
th Annual NYANP Conference
October 11, 2008
New York City
www.NYANP.org

Nutrition/Supplementation:
Food as Medicine Professional Nutritional Training Program
June 12-15, 2008
Baltimore, MD
sponsored by the Cen ter for Mind-Body Medicine.
www.cmbm.org
Telephone: 202 966-7338, ext 241

Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice
Sponsored by The Institute for Functional Medicine
December 8-12, 2008
www.functionalmedicine.org/eduprog/symp_next.asp
Telephone 800 228-0622
San Antonia, Texas

Osteopathy:

Pediatrics:
The Whole Child: Transforming Children’s Healthcare
Lawrence D. Rosen, MD
tuesday, February 5, 2008, 7-9 PM
Phillips Ambulatory Care, Beth Israel Medical Center

Medical QiGong:
October 19-22, 2007
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, NYC
Lisa VanOstrand, Dr. of Medical Qigong (China)
www.3treatureshealing.com

Spirituality and Health:
Spirituality & Healing in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
December 1-2, 2007
Boston, MA
http://cme.med.harvard.edu/cmeups/custom/00271464/00271464.htm

Traditional Chinese Medicine:

Veterinary Medicine:
American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association 23rd Annual Conference
Reno, Nevada
October 11-14, 2008
www.AHVMA.org

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