title: Innovations in integrative healthcare education: mind-body faculty development at UCLA and the symposium for portland area research on complementary and alternative medicine.
abstract: Content on integrative healthcare and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is being taught in hundreds of educational programs across the country. Nursing, medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, acupuncture, naturopathic, and other programs are finding creative and innovative ways to include these approaches in new models of education and practice. This column spotlights such innovations in integrative healthcare and CAM education and presents readers with specific educational interventions they can adapt into new or ongoing educational efforts at their institution or programs. We invite readers to submit brief descriptions of efforts in their institutions that reflect the creativity, diversity, and interdisciplinary nature of the field. Please submit to Dr. Sierpina at or Dr. Kreitzer at . Submissions should be no more than 700-800 words. Please include any Web site or other resource that is relevant, as well as contact information.
authors.affiliation: Integrative Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Victor S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Sierpina
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kreitzer
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brodsky
authors.forename: Chachi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Ka-Kit
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stuber
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fleishman
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000193:education*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration