Integrative Family Medicine

Patient Care Services is an exciting and satisfying aspect of Integrative Medicine. This is where our educational and research work comes together in the care of people. We exist to work toward optimizing the care of all individuals and families. We intend to model compassionate and informed integrative care that will ultimately influence the makeup of our national health care system.

Integrative Family Medicine offers primary care and continuity of care services that follow the principles of integrative and holistic medicine. The clinic is part of the spectrum of care choices offered by the Department of Family Medicine.

In addition to Integrative Primary Care we also offer consultative services where your primary care or specialty physician can refer to us for the development of a treatment plan for a specific condition or health concern while maintaining your current primary care relationship.

Integrative Family Medicine Clinic

• Offers individualized approaches to health
• Brings together the best of modern conventional medicine with complementary, alternative and holistic medicine options
• Encourages active participation in diagnostic and treatment decisions
• Cares for the whole person considering mind, body, spirit and emotions

To schedule an appointment with the integrative medicine team, please visit uofmhealth.org or call 734-615-1900.

The IFM Education program provides a broad selection of faculty development opportunities and medical curricula to support the study of integrative medicine.

Mission

• To educate students, residents, faculty, health professionals and the public about integrative healthcare practice and its context of relationship-centered care.
• To collaborate with community practitioners and academic faculty in the development of innovative educational programs.
• To nationally distribute curriculum materials and publish evaluation results related to our educational activities.

Program Descriptions

Medical School Curriculum

Originally supported by a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Integrative Family Medicine program piloted its first Integrative Medicine courses for medical students during the Fall Term of 2000. A unique aspect of this course sequence is it's longitudinal nature, extending across the entire four-year Medical School curriculum. Due to an extensive curriculum redesign within the medical school this has changed but our program continues to advocate for the inclusion of Integrative Medicine within the medical school curriculum.

Integrative Medicine Fellowship

IM fellows receive training in Integrative Family Medicine during the one year fellowship. Fellows will learn about and experience various integrative medicine modalities, interact with integrative physicians and alternative providers, focus on self-care, develop an integrative approach to patient care while working in the Integrative Family Medicine Clinic, and develop a research project that advances our understanding of Integrative Medicine.

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Researchers from across the University of Michigan investigate use of integrative therapies in the prevention, management, and treatment of conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and rheumatologic disorders by undertaking basic science research, qualitative studies, clinical trials, and other types of research initiatives. Integrative modalities investigated include: acupressure, nutrition, herbal medicine, spirituality, mind-body therapies, and energy medicine. Lifestyle change programs that include stress reduction and respite in nature are also actively researched.

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