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Earn your Certificate in Integrative and Whole Health Practice
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Program Overview

The Certificate in Integrative and Whole Health Practice is structured to provide both a strong foundation and the flexibility to tailor your learning. The program includes six distinct tracks—or pathways—each beginning with a shared set of core courses that build essential clinical and philosophical skills in whole-person care. Learners then choose a focus area that aligns with their clinical interests, such as gastrointestinal health, cardiology, pain management, mental health, or care across the lifespan. This design supports both breadth and depth, making the program adaptable for diverse practice settings and professional goals.

Who It's For

Licensed healthcare professionals, including MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs, RNs, LAc, DCs, NDs, etc., seeking to integrative whole-person care into clinical practice.

What You’ll Gain

Practical, evidence-informed tools to deliver whole-person, patient-centered care using integrative strategies grounded in current science and clinical relevance. CME credit is available!

How It Helps You Practice

Develop a practical clinical toolkit to support prevention and chronic disease management. Learn to integrate personalized assessments, therapeutic nutrition, and evidence-based mind-body strategies.

Why Choose This Program?

This certificate stands apart for its integration of whole health values, clinical practicality, and interprofessional design. Rooted in the principles of integrative medicine and aligned with a whole-person care framework, the curriculum supports both patient healing and clinician resilience.
Developed with content from leading experts in the field, this program offers a unique blend of modalities—mind-body therapies, functional nutrition, botanical medicine, trauma-informed care, and more—grounded in real-world clinical application. Learners are encouraged to explore their own healing journey alongside clinical skill development.

Whether you're expanding your role in primary care, specialty care, or mental health—or seeking to bridge into integrative practice—this program provides the clinical tools, frameworks, and confidence to lead with whole-person care. It supports you in meeting the needs of complex patients while aligning with your values as a healing professional.
CME credit is available (see pathway options)

Foundational Courses

All learners begin the program by completing six foundational courses that establish the clinical and philosophical base for integrative and whole health practice. These core courses introduce essential concepts and tools in nutrition, mind-body medicine, botanicals, prevention, and clinical skills. Learners have the option to choose a generalist pathway or select a specialized track that builds upon this shared foundation.
  • Foundations of Integrative and Whole Health (core principles and evidence-based practices for integrative and whole health care; self-care for the clinician, whole systems, social influences on health) 
  • Clinical Skills for Integrative and Whole Health Practice (motivational interviewing, whole-person intake frameworks, manual assessment approaches, and research literacy) 
  • Prevention, Sleep, and Environmental Health in Clinical Practice (assess environmental exposures, guide patients in improving sleep health, and apply core epigenetic concepts to personalize prevention strategies) 
  • Nutrition and Therapeutic Diets for Whole Person Health (assess nutritional status, apply therapeutic diet strategies, and counsel patients in a way that supports lasting change)
  • Mind-Body Approaches and Movement for Health (stress, mind-body, spirituality, and health; mind-body medicine in practice; contemplative medicine, physical activity in health)
  • Evidence-Based Use of Botanicals, Supplements, and Natural Therapies (learn to use botanicals and supplements safely and effectively)

Explore Your Certificate Options

This certificate program provides a strong foundation in integrative and whole health, grounded in whole-person, evidence-informed care. The Foundations track offers the most comprehensive option—covering the full scope of core philosophy, clinical tools, and whole health approaches across systems. For a more targeted focus, five additional tracks combine the essential foundational courses with deeper exploration into a specific clinical area.
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Foundations
GI Track
Cardio Track
Pain Track
Mental Health Track
Lifespan Health Track

Overview

The most comprehensive track, covering foundational philosophy, practical clinical tools, and whole health strategies for common disease and conditions. Includes core concepts in prevention, nutrition, botanicals, mind-body medicine, and self-care | 150 hours

Focus

Broad application of whole-person care across systems and conditions using evidence-informed integrative approaches.

CME-Eligible

This track includes content that is eligible for up to 39 continuing medical education (CME) credits for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, PAs, and other licensed healthcare professionals. Credit is awarded upon successful completion of topic/module.

Topics

Introduction to cardiometabolic and endocrine care; GI and microbiome health; mental health foundations; pain, rheumatologic, and pulmonary conditions.

Overview

Combines foundational philosophy and clinical tools with deeper focus on digestive wellness, gut-immune function, and the role of the microbiome in systemic health. Emphasizes lifestyle, nutrition, supplements and botanicals in GI health | 128 hours

Focus

Integrative GI care that emphasizes digestive function, gut-brain interactions, and personalized strategies for common and complex GI conditions.

CME-Eligible

This track includes content that is eligible for up to 34 continuing medical education (CME) credits for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, PAs, and other licensed healthcare professionals. Credit is awarded upon successful completion of topic/module.

Topics

GI and microbiome health; integrative acute care principles; advanced GI conditions including Celiac, Cholelithiasis, Nausea, PUP, Gastritis, and Dyspepsia.

Overview

Merges core whole health training with expanded content on cardiovascular and endocrine conditions, focusing on prevention, lifestyle modification, mind-body approaches, and clinical nutrition. Supports whole-person care for heart health | 131.5 hours

Focus

Cardiovascular and metabolic care through integrative frameworks including nutrition, movement, botanicals, and stress reduction.

CME-Eligible

This track includes content that is eligible for up to 39 continuing medical education (CME) credits for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, PAs, and other licensed healthcare professionals. Credit is awarded upon successful completion of topic/module.

Topics

Foundations of Cardiometabolic and endocrine conditions; exercise for cardio health, CVD and the microbiome, and vascular biology and aging.

Overview

Delivers foundational integrative content along with focused study of pain mechanisms, the musculoskeletal system, inflammation, and nervous system regulation. Emphasizes non-opioid, whole-person strategies to support chronic pain care | 130.5 hours

Focus

Holistic approaches to acute and chronic pain, integrating physical, emotional, and lifestyle-based interventions for relief and function.

CME-Eligible

This track includes content that is eligible for up to 34 continuing medical education (CME) credits for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, PAs, and other licensed healthcare professionals. Credit is awarded upon successful completion of topic/module.

Topics

Foundations of pain and rheumatologic conditions; pulmonary health integration; advanced pain strategies including movement and mind-body tools.

Overview

Provides foundational integrative training along with focused study of mental health, trauma, neurobiology, and emotional well-being. Emphasizes evidence-informed, therapeutic strategies rooted in nutrition, mind-body practices, and clinician-guided care | 130 hours

Focus

Whole-person mental health care using evidence-based, non-pharmacologic tools to support mood, cognition, and resilience. Also includes an intro to integrative oncology.

CME-Eligible

This track includes content that is eligible for up to 34 continuing medical education (CME) credits for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, PAs, and other licensed healthcare professionals. Credit is awarded upon successful completion of topic/module.

Topics

Foundations of integrative mental health; advanced topics such as botanicals, cannabinoids, and the gut-brain axis in mental health; intro to integrative oncology.

Overview

Combines foundational integrative content with focused study of gender- and age-specific care. Explores hormonal health, pediatric needs, men's health and developmentally appropriate strategies to support well-being across all stages of life | 135.5 hours

Focus

Whole-person care tailored to women, men, and children through integrative clinical tools and lifespan-oriented strategies. Also includes an intro to integrative oncology.

CME-Eligible

This track includes content that is eligible for up to 34 continuing medical education (CME) credits for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, PAs, and other licensed healthcare professionals. Credit is awarded upon successful completion of topic/module.

Topics

Foundations to women’s, men’s, and children’s health; hormone balance and fertility; engaging and equipping men; mind-body approaches in pediatrics; intro to integrative oncology.

Ready to take the next step in your integrative and whole health journey?

At AIHM, we believe that advancing your education in integrative and whole health should be accessible and affordable. Our certificate program offers a competitive pricing structure designed to ensure that you can enhance your clinical skills without financial strain. Save 15% by purchasing each certificate as a bundle. You'll also receive a 1-year complimentary AIHM individual member subscription.