change is going to come from the government. The only real change will come from a grassroots movement to change the politics of all of this. Demand that insurers cover the treatments you want. Seek out integrative practitioners. Tell health practitioners you work with that integrative education is available and urge them to get up to speed in those areas. Raise your own awareness of the extent that the powerful lobbies now infl uence the system and why we need to see a sweeping political change.
You offer several programs through the University of Arizona such as a four- year degree, a two-year fellowship for medical doctors and programs for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. What are the benefi ts of adding integrative medicine to one’s practice?
I think it’s what patients want and it makes the practice of medicine much more enjoyable. Many practitioners
realize that they don’t have the knowledge their patients want: for instance, informed counsel about diet or uses of alternative medicine. This is a way they can gain knowledge they didn’t get in their conventional medical training. We’ve graduated more than 1,000 physicians over 10 years, supporting a robust and growing community of like-minded practitioners that stay in touch and support each other. We’re eventually hoping that we can get integrative training into all residencies. Whether you go to a dermatologist, pediatrician, gastroenterologist or psychiatrist, that doctor will have had basic training in nutrition, mind/body interactions, herbal medicine and all the rest that is now left out. We’ve also begun a program in lifestyle medicine that’s open to all kinds of practitioners, from registered dietitians to psychologists.
What reforms would you like to see in the current U.S. healthcare system? We need to change priorities for
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