Course Overview

The Inward Arc: Our Journey to Understanding Consciousness, Meaning and Self.

Explore the intersection of science, metaphysics, and consciousness. Learn how meditation, art, and psychedelics influence personal development and reframe meaning in modern life through neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy.

2024 Annual Conference

October 25-27, 2024

Required Lessons

1 lesson with pre-test, video, post-test, and evaluation

Time to Complete

45 minutes

CME Eligible*

0.75 credit(s)

Detailed Course Info

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Course Description
Intended Audience
Learning Objectives
Disclosures
Accreditation/CME

Course Description

Science and medicine have long prioritized objectivity and measurement, often neglecting subjective experience, consciousness, and meaning. This course explores how Western thought separated the mind and meaning from scientific exploration and how metaphysics, modern physics, and spiritual traditions offer new perspectives on reality, healing, and personal development.

Participants will examine the historical evolution of scientific thought, the role of metaphysics in understanding existence, and how tools such as meditation, art, and psychedelics may support self-exploration, healing, and human flourishing. The session integrates findings from neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy to provide a holistic understanding of consciousness and well-being.

Accreditation

Accreditation Statements

In support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team.

American Osteopathic Association

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians. 

Designation Statements

Physicians

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this program for a maximum of 0.75 contact hour of AOA Category 1B CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity. 

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Pharmacist

This knowledge-based activity has been assigned UAN JA0004637-9999-25-014-H99-P and will award 0.75 contact hour of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognized ACPE Providers.   

Statements of participation will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity.   

Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor, and participants may print a statement of credit or transcript from their NABP e-profile. HSC complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.

Nurses

This activity provides up to 0.75 contact hours. 

Certificate of Attendance

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 0.75 hours of participation.

For questions about CME credit, please contact us at https://www.aihm.org/contact/. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and/or the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.
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Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
  • Describe the history of science and how meaning and mind were separated from scientific exploration.
  • Explain the background of metaphysics and what it offers to our understanding of reality.
  • Describe how tools like meditation, art, and psychedelics may play a role in personal development.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists. 

Disclosures

Planner(s)

  • Bryan Hauf, MEd has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Speaker(s)

  • Scott Shannon, MD has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract)with Beckley Psyctech; financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Mind Med; financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Lykos.

What's included in this course?

This course includes the following:
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  • Video Recording
  • Downloadable Audio
  • Speaker Handout(s)
  • Quiz
  • Evaluation
  • Certificate of Completion
  • CME/CEUs

Course Outline

Meet Your Faculty

Scott Shannon, MD

Scott has been a student of consciousness since his honor’s thesis on that topic at the University of Arizona in the 1970s. Following medical school, MDMA assisted psychotherapy became part of his practice before this medicine was scheduled. Scott has published four books on holistic and integrative mental health. Scott is a past President of two national medical organizations and currently teaches ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for PRATI, a non-profit. He served as a site Principal Investigator for the Phase III trial of MDMA assisted psychotherapy for PTSD, the Phase IIb study of LSD in generalized anxiety and multiple ketamine studies. Scott was the founding CEO for the Board of Psychedelic Medicine and Therapies. Scott has authored two textbooks and two books for parents. He works at Wholeness Center, a comprehensive integrative mental health clinic in Fort Collins, Colorado as a psychiatrist, acupuncturist and researcher.