SIM is dedicated to educate and inspire others about Complementary/Alternative Medicine(CAM) and Integrative Medicine (IM). The Integrative Medicine Education Certificate is a year-long program designed to provide a diverse realm of knowledge for our students and community members opportunity to learn and advance their understanding of CAM and IM. The program consists of a year-long series of fun, interactive and educational seminars taught by University of California faculty, researchers and integrative health care providers of Orange County. Participants of the program will attend all of the lectures listed. Additional lectures will be announced and can be used to make up for lectures that had been missed. Participants will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the program certified by the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine at UCI School of Medicine lead by Dr. John Longhurst MD,PhD.
For the 2010-2011 Certificate program we collaborate with Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine to provide students the opportunity to attend the center's distinguished monthly colloquium.
Integrative Medicine Week
Integrative Medicine Week is a UCI campus-wide event, consisting of interactive lectures, workshops, and practice methods of Integrative and Complementary Alternative Medicine. The week of January 23rd will be filled with multiple opportunities for students to learn and participate in Integrative Medical therapies in order to develop a better understanding of their uses. Students of all academic disciplines are invited to participate in this week-long journey that will include:
1. Community service opportunities 2. Lessons in compassion listening 3. Stress reduction 4. Yoga & Tai Chi 5. Massage 6. Nutrition 7. Research in Integrative Medicine ....and much more!
As the first Integrative Medicine Week, this will be a hallmark event for UCI, creating a more united and health-minded student body.
A schedule with event details will be available shortly. If you are interested in helping out for IM Week, we encourage you to contact SIM Education to learn how you can become involved and bring this historic event to life!