Integrative Medicine–the practice of medicine that re-affirms 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 Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine is transforming medicine and healthcare through rigorous scientific studies, new models of clinical care, and innovative educational programs that integrate biomedicine, the complexity of human beings, the intrinsic nature of healing, and the rich diversity of therapeutic systems.

Integrative Medicine: Consortium Core Values

Every individual has the right to healthcare that:

  • Provides dignity and respect
  • Includes a caring therapeutic relationship
  • Honors the whole person – mind, body, and spirit
  • Recognizes the innate capacity to heal
  • Offers choices for complementary and conventional therapies