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A hand-picked, annotated list of Web resources about Integrative medicine.
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  • The mission of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine is to lead the transformation of healthcare by creating, educating & actively supporting a community of professionals who embody the philosophy & practice of Integrative Medicine.
  • The Center defines integrative medicine (IM) as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.
  • Integrative Medicine is the practice of medicine that reaffirms 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 UCSF Osher Center offers a dynamic approach to health, healing and prevention by integrating modern medicine with established practices from around the world....Our mission is to transform the way medicine is practiced by conducting rigorous research on integrative approaches to health, educating students, health professionals and the community, and treating patients with compassionate care that addresses all aspects of health and wellness - physical, psychological, social and spiritual.
  • Various terms have been used to describe the broad range of healing approaches that are not widely taught in medical schools, generally available in hospitals or routinely reimbursed by medical insurance...Integrative medicine is a new term that emphasizes the combination of both conventional and alternative approaches to address the biological, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of health and illness. It emphasizes respect for the human capacity for healing, the importance of the relationship between the practitioner and the patient, a collaborative approach to patient care among practitioners, and the practice of conventional, complementary, and alternative health care that is evidence-based.



Columbia University

Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine

www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu

Duke University

Duke Center for Integrative Medicine

www.dcim.org

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Continuum Center for Health and Healing

www.healthandhealingny.org

George Washington University

Center for Integrative Medicine

www.integrativemedicinedc.com


Georgetown University

Kaplan Clinic

www.georgetown.edu/schmed/cam

Harvard University

Osher Institute

www.osher.hms.harvard.edu

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Program in Integrative Medicine

www.uhm.hawaii.edu

Thomas Jefferson University

Center for Integrative Medicine

www.jeffersonhospital.org/cim

University of Maryland

Center for Integrative Medicine

www.compmed.umm.edu

University of Massachusetts

Center for Mindfulness

www.umassmed.edu/cfm/

University of Michigan

Complementary & Alternative Research Center

www.med.umich.edu/camrc

University of Minnesota

Center for Spirituality and Healing

www.csh.umn.edu

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Institute for Complementary & Alternative Medicine

www.umdnj.edu/icam

Oregon Health and Science University

Women’s Primary Care and Integrative Medicine, Center for Women’s Health

www.ohsuhealth.com/cwh

University of Pennsylvania

Office of Complementary Therapies

www.med.upenn.edu/progdev/compmed/steering.html

University of Pittsburgh

Center for Complementary Medicine

www.complementarymedicine.upmc.com

University of Texas Medical Branch

UTMB Integrative Health Care

www.cam.utmb.edu

University of Washington

Department of Family Medicine

www.fammed.washington.edu