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Credit: U of AWCIM MIU joint press release
We are pleased to announce the opening class of the fellowship MS in Integrated Medicine and Ayurveda for Medical Professionals. This class provides general integrative medicine training with a specialization in integrative Ayurveda.
The Fellowship Track for Physicians is provisionally approved for board accreditation by the US Board of Integrative Medicine. The Master’s degree is offered by MIU, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and open to licensed medical professionals (physicians, nurses, physician assistants, naturopaths, dentists or pharmacists).
This program is specifically designed for licensed medical professionals, is offered online, part-time over a two-year period, and is eligible for federal financial assistance.
Leaders from both institutions released a statement announcing their unique contributions to the program and integrative medicine training.
Andrew Weil, M.D.
Founder and Director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrated Medicine / Professor of Medicine and Public Health / Lovell-Jones Endowed Chair in Integrated Medicine
“It has been my lifelong mission to make integrative medicine accessible to patients around the world.This new partnership with MIU will increase the number of doctors dually trained in Ayurveda and integrative medicine. and will be able to meet the growing demand for integrative medicine.”
Arti Prasad, MD, FACP, ABOIM
MIU Fellowship Director
“As a founding member of the United States Commission on Integrative Medicine and as a practitioner, teacher and leader in the field of integrative medicine, I believe this is the first time in the United States that the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda has been harnessed throughout the healthcare system. Combining the fellowship program emphasizes its integration with modern medicine.”
Robert Schneider, M.D., FACC
Dean of MIU School of Integrative Medicine and Executive Director of Fellowships
“This is the first Master of Science degree with a fellowship in Integrative Medicine that offers both general training in integrative medicine and specialized training in Ayurveda at the level of the National Board of Professional Physicians.
During the program, physicians acquire the knowledge and skills to optimize clinical efficacy while minimizing the adverse effects of conventional medicine. They learn to empower and enhance patient satisfaction through holistic care utilizing best practices of general integrative medicine and integrative Ayurveda. “
Applications are now open for the first cohort with classes starting in August 2023.
Check details and apply miu.edu/FellowshipMS.
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