The Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) core curriculum is an online 85-hour program from the highly regarded Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. Topics include Integrative Medicine Professionalism, Integrative Lifestyle Interventions, Foundations in Supplements, Foundations in Mind-Body Medicine, Systems and Approaches in Integrative Medicine and Clinical Application of Integrative Medicine. There are additional “Advanced” modules offered to residents who complete the “Core” modules, with topics including Lifestyle Medicine, Tools in Integrative Medicine, Pediatric Integrative Medicine, Pain, Acute Care and Peri-Operative Care, Oncology, Mental Health and Neurology, and Specialty Care in Integrative Medicine.  The Integrative Medicine track is offered at our residency to selected residents as a one or two year track and seeks to introduce residents to subjects relevant to primary care.

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Curricular Goals:

  • Provide in-depth review of integrative primary care for highly motivated residents

  • Introduce integrative medicine concepts into our Family Medicine residency education

  • Nurture exploration of personal interests through individual projects

  • Provide opportunities for peer teaching

Instructional Methods:

  • Self-study modules based on an online curriculum hosted by the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (averaging 4 hours per week), typically done during PGY-II and PGY-III year of residency

    • Opportunity for integrative medicine elective month

    • Opportunities for clinical shadowing with community acupuncturist and integrative medicine physicians

  • Individual project focusing on personal area of interest

  • Quarterly presentation of a selected clinic patient to faculty site lead using an integrative medicine approach

  • Optional integrative medicine conferences throughout the year. Previous residents have attended the "Healthy Kitchen, Healthy Lives Conference" hosted by the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, CA; the "Yoga in Medicine" retreat hosted by UCSD; and presented their research projects at the Integrative Medicine for the Underserved National Conference.

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