Certificate Program Outline

Instruction and Courses

The integrative and whole health practice certificate program curriculum is facilitated 100% online in our learning platform enabling you to work from your home, office, or favorite Wi-Fi spot. This program is open for enrollment year round! Enroll and complete coursework at your leisure! We’ll stay in contact with you throughout the program to help stay on task. It consists of engaging content, reflections, exercises, quizzes, podcasts, video presentations, and discussions.

This program is split into 2 certificates, 150 hours each:

  1. Foundations of Integrative Whole Health Practice I
  2. Foundations of Integrative Whole Health Practice II

See below for a breakdown of courses for each certificate.

Program Learning Outcomes

  • PLO1. Articulate an understanding of the principles, philosophies, and evidence-based practices in integrative and Whole Health, including the integration of conventional and complementary approaches to patient-centered care.
  • PLO2. Develop skills to provide patient-centered care by utilizing personalized, integrative approaches that engage mind, body, spirit, and community to facilitate healing.
  • PLO3. Apply an integrative and whole health approach to healthcare that includes multiple modalities, such as nutrition, mind-body techniques, botanical medicine, and lifestyle modifications, to promote health, prevent disease, and manage chronic conditions.
  • PLO4. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and research literacy to apply evidence-based practices for diagnosing and treating patients safely and effectively using integrative and Whole Health approaches.
  • PLO5. Foster effective communication and collaboration skills to work in interdisciplinary teams, effectively educate patients, and deliver integrated and coordinated care.
  • PLO6. Apply self-care practices to foster resiliency and prevent clinician burnout.

Courses

Foundations of Integrative & Whole Health Practice I Foundations of Integrative & Whole Health Practice II
FIWH 101: Introduction; Prevention & Wellness

  • Overview of integrative and whole health principles and practices
  • Whole systems introduction
  • Social Influences on Health
  • Introduction to Environmental Medicine
  • Introduction to Nutrition (Macronutrients, micronutrients, vitamins and minerals)
  • Physical Activity in Health
  • Stress and Mind-Body
  • Spirituality & Health
FIWH 211: Prevention & Wellness II

  • Environmental Health
  • Functional Nutrition Assessment
  • Personalized Nutrition Counseling
  • Self-Care for the Clinician
FIWH 121: IM Tools for Clinical Practice I

  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Integrative Medicine Intake
  • Clinical Integration
  • Therapeutic Diets
  • Introduction to Dietary Supplements
  • Introduction to Microbiome
  • Botanicals Foundations
  • Intro to Mind-Body Medicine
  • Manual Medicine
FIWH 221: IM Tools for Clinical Practice II

  • Integrative Medicine Research
  • Epigenetics
  • Common Dietary Supplements
  • Microbiome
  • Botanicals
  • Mind-Body Medicine
FIWH 131: Common Conditions and Chronic Illnesses I

  • Introduction to Integrative Cardiology
  • Introduction to Integrative GI
  • Integrative Endocrinology
  • Integrative Diabetes Care
  • Integrative Pulmonary Medicine
  • Integrative Rheumatology
FIWH 231: Common Conditions and Chronic Illnesses III

  • Integrative Cardiology
  • Integrative GI
  • Integrative Mental Health
  • Integrative Women’s Health
FIWH 132: Common Conditions and Chronic Illnesses II

  • Introduction to Integrative Mental Health
  • Introduction to Integrative Pain Management
  • Introduction to Integrative Pediatrics
  • Introduction to Integrative Women’s Health
  • Integrative Men’s Health
FIWH 232: Common Conditions and Chronic Illnesses IV

  • Topics in Obesity
  • Sleep Health
  • Integrative Pain Management
  • Integrative Medicine in Acute Care
  • Integrative Pediatrics Part 2
  • Integrative Oncology
FIWH 145: Final Exam FIWH 245: Final Exam

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