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Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Since its creation in 1994, the Center's vision of making integrative care available to all is being realized worldwide. Explore our site to learn more!
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In addition to educating the best and brightest healthcare professionals, we're working to ensure that integrative care is available to as many people as possible. The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine is the world leader in integrative medicine and is internationally recognized for its innovative educational programs, evidence-based clinical practice, and research that substantiates the field of integrative medicine and influences public policy. Graduates of our programs are now guiding more than 8 million patients to take a greater role in their health and healing. To learn more about the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, please visit www.azcim.org.

This week, leaders representing more than 30 organizations across medicine and healthcare are gathering at the Universit...
10/12/2026

This week, leaders representing more than 30 organizations across medicine and healthcare are gathering at the University of Arizona for the 2027 Whole-Person Care Convening.

Chaired by Stephen Dahmer, MD, this convening began with a vision of stronger together. Swipe through to learn more about its purpose and vision.

Over the next three days, we're coming together to turn shared understanding into something that reaches far beyond this room. A common voice. Resources for the broader medical community. A path for continued collaboration.

The participants gathered here include physicians, researchers, executives, CEOs, waypavers and communicators who believe this convening is just the beginning.

Hosted by the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine with support from the Ardmore Institute of Health, attendees include representatives from:

Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM), Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, ACGME, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), American Board of Physician Specialties, Inc. (ABPS), American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), American College of Physicians (ACP), American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Endeavor Health, HonorHealth, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), Institute for Natural Medicine (INM), IM4US-Integrative Medicine for the Underserved, Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), Northwell Health, Banner Health, Primary Care Collaborative, University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson , University of Chicago, University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, Osher Center for Integrative Health at The University of Vermont, Veterans Affairs Whole Health, Cornerstone Collaboration for Societal Change, Emergence Creative, People In The Wild, and Resource Media.

10/05/2026

It’s a little hard to explain the “why” behind the Integrative Medicine Fellowship.

Why would a Mount Sinai cardiologist take on two years of training while practicing full time?

What would compel a family medicine physician, 37 years into practice, to enroll in a fellowship?

Why would a resident in Maine apply during some of the most demanding years of her medical training?

What about a women’s health specialist with an MBA? A pediatric brain surgeon? An NP who faces breast cancer midway through the program? A Southern California pharmacist who believes there has to be a better way to prescribe?

These are just a few of the 80+ graduates who walked across the stage last week, completing the University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Fellowship and beginning what comes next as integrative practitioners.

And I think the “why” is different for every one of them.

But there is something they share.

Integrative medicine is a calling.

Sometimes it comes in medical school. Sometimes decades into a career. Sometimes just as retirement starts to come into view.

It’s the sense that medicine can do more. That there is more to understand about healing, more we can offer our patients, and more we can ask of the way we practice medicine.

And once you hear that call, it’s awfully hard to ignore.

Answer it, and everything changes.
awcim.arizona.edu/fellowship

If you are looking for a residency program that provides you with the tools and support to take a whole person approach,...
10/01/2026

If you are looking for a residency program that provides you with the tools and support to take a whole person approach, this is it.

Integrative Medicine Residency (IMR) can be added to any residency experience.

With 160 sites across the U.S., physicians in family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, osteopathic medicine, psychiatric medicine, obstetrics and gynecology medicine, and more are deep diving lifestyle medicine , mind-body medicine, nutrition, and physician wellbeing.

For University of Arizona Family and Community Medicine residents, this includes trips to Tucson Village Farm for culinary medicine intensives that bring a whole new meaning to farm-to-table.

Visit awcim.arizona.edu/imr or email [email protected] to learn more about opportunities for integrative medicine in residency and medical school.

Here's your sign. 🪧
09/25/2026

Here's your sign. 🪧

It’s challenging to put into words what makes the Integrative Medicine Conference a conference people return to year aft...
09/24/2026

It’s challenging to put into words what makes the Integrative Medicine Conference a conference people return to year after year, but we’re going to try.

Swipe through and let us know what stands out to you.

Most importantly: Full conference registration is $595 through October 15. After that, the rate increases. ⬆️

IMC sold out last year. This year, we’ve expanded capacity as far as our venue allows, but space is still limited. If you’re planning to join us in AZ, we encourage you to register early.

Come for the CME. Stay for the community.

March 11–12, 2027 · Tucson, Arizona
awcim.arizona.edu/imc

And reason #19: Our conference team is here for you. Ask them anything at [email protected] or DM here.

09/23/2026

The mental and emotional health benefits of yoga are well-researched: it calms the nervous system, reduces the effects of stress, reduces symptoms of anxiety, improves mood, and promotes presence and focus.

Imagine if every school in the country offered yoga to its students on a regular basis. What might happen?

That is exactly what the Yoga for Youth study explores.

In the spring of 2026, 279 students, teachers, parents, and school staff took ten field trips to the university’s Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

For 65% of participants, it was their first encounter with yoga.

Post-survey reports show that 89% of participants felt significantly calmer after each session, with many adding comments on focus, enjoyment, and mindfulness.

The research on the effects of yoga for school-age children continues this year with high school students. Supported by the Greer Foundation, this ongoing study is a partnership between the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, the College of Public Health Zuckerman Family Center, and the Global Health Institute, along with the Sunnyside Unified School District, the second-largest school district in Arizona.

Some of the most incredible integrative medicine research is being conducted right here at the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

If you would like to learn more about this study or integrative medicine research, reach out to [email protected]

09/22/2026

To the nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, counselors, social workers, dietitians, dental assistants and licensed healthcare professionals: integrative medicine and whole person care need you.

Integrative medicine only works when we work together. Training in integrative and lifestyle approaches across the continuum of care is critical.

Here at the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, we welcome one online cohort each year into our Integrative Health and Lifestyle certificate program.

Start your application today to join us in January of 2027. You will learn online, receive clinical mentorship, and join us on campus for a 4-day CE retreat in September.

DM the team University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Center any questions you may have or go to awcim.arizona.edu/ihelp to learn more.

09/21/2026

Meet Winthrop Police Department Lieutenant Sarko Gergerian, our guest on the Body of Wonder Podcast 🚨

You may be wondering what an LEO is doing on a medical podcast.

Lt. Gergerian happens to be a leading advocate in psychedelic medicine. Once a philosophy major at Northwestern, today he is both a police officer and a psychedelic therapist.

His focus: the mental health of first responders, a sector that is often held to the strictest of standards when it comes to access to therapeutic drugs.

Lt. Gergerian talks to hosts Dra. Andrew Weil and Victoria Maizes about the urgent call to give first responders legal access to the same psychedelic therapies being fast-tracked for veterans and general public.

Join the conversation on the Body of Wonder podcast, wherever you listen to podcasts.

Mind-body medicine is an entire module of the Integrative Medicine Fellowship and woven in to many aspects of the progra...
09/20/2026

Mind-body medicine is an entire module of the Integrative Medicine Fellowship and woven in to many aspects of the program.

It works in hospitals systems, rural areas, online clinics, and in telehealth. For the most part, mind-body approaches are free or very low cost, easy to do, and present little to no risk.

And they work, effectively and tremendously.

Breathwork.
Meditation.
PMR.
Prayer.
Guided imagery.
Biofeedback.
Yoga.
Tai chi.
Awe walks.
Music therapy.

These are just a few of the modalities we cover. Evidence, clinical application, mechanism of action.

Bring mind-body medicine into your practice at awcim.arizona.edu

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