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| name                = Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health

| name                = Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health

| formation          =1999  

| formation          = 1999  

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| headquarters        = Lake Oswego, OR 97035

| coordinates        = 45.411183692809516,-122.71948320391677

| coordinates        = 45.41861,-122.66280

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| website            = {{#statements:P7}}

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|predecessor=Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine}}

| predecessor         = Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine}}

The '''Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health''' is an association of academic medical institutions practicing [[integrative medicine]]. In 2021 their membership includes about 75 academic medical centers, nursing schools, and health systems.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://imconsortium.org/about/introduction/|website=The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health|access-date=2 October 2021|title=MISSION & VISION}}</ref>

The '''Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health''' is an association of academic medical institutions practicing [[integrative medicine]] with a focus in the [[Wikipedia:US|US]]. In 2021 their membership includes about 75 academic medical centers, nursing schools, and health systems.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://imconsortium.org/about/introduction/|website=The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health|access-date=2 October 2021|title=MISSION & VISION}}</ref>

Their goals:<ref name=":0" />

Their goals:<ref name=":0" />

* Supporting and mentoring academic leaders, faculty, and students to advance integrative healthcare education, research, and clinical care.

*Supporting and mentoring academic leaders, faculty, and students to advance integrative healthcare education, research, and clinical care.

* Disseminating information on rigorous scientific research, educational curricula in integrative health, and sustainable models of clinical care.

*Disseminating information on rigorous scientific research, educational curricula in integrative health, and sustainable models of clinical care.

* Informing health care policy.

*Informing health care policy.

==History==

==History==

The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health started as a visionary concept shared by eight academic medical institutions in 1999, during a meeting at the [[Fetzer Institute]] in [[Wikipedia:Kalamazoo|Kalamazoo]], [[Wikipedia:Michigan|Michigan]]. The group of eight institutions pledged a strong commitment to the vision of integrative medicine and the development of its role in healthcare delivery, shaped by several core values.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://imconsortium.org/about/history/ |title=History |last= |first= |date= |website=Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health |publisher= |access-date=2021-09-20 |quote=}}</ref>  

The Consortium of Academic Medical Centers for Integrative Medicine started as a visionary concept shared by eight academic medical institutions in 1999, during a meeting at the [[Wikipedia-de:Fetzer Institute|Fetzer Institute]] in [[Wikipedia:Kalamazoo|Kalamazoo]], [[Wikipedia:Michigan|Michigan]]. The group of eight institutions pledged a strong commitment to the vision of integrative medicine and the development of its role in healthcare delivery, shaped by several core values.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://imconsortium.org/about/history/ |title=History |last= |first= |date= |website=Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health |publisher= |access-date=2021-09-20 |quote=}}</ref>  

The Consortium of Academic Medical Centers for Integrative Medicine was established in Michigan in July 1999. Its founding members were the Integrative Medicine centres at the following eight [[Wikipedia:University|universities]]: [[Wikipedia:Duke University|Duke University]], [[Wikipedia:Harvard University|Harvard University]], [[Wikipedia:Stanford University|Stanford University]], [[Wikipedia:San Francisco University of California|San Francisco University of California]], [[Wikipedia:Arizona University|Arizona University]], [[Wikipedia:Maryland University|Maryland University]], [[Wikipedia:University of Massachusetts|University of Massachusetts]], and [[Wikipedia:University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota]].<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=22 September 2021|url=https://www.itcim.org/consortium-of-academic-medical-centers-for-integrative-medicine-in-the-usa|title=Consortium of Academic Medical Centers for Integrative Medicine in the USA|website=INSTITUTE FOR TCIM/CAM}}</ref>  

Its founding members were the Integrative Medicine centres at the following eight [[Wikipedia:University|universities]]: [[Wikipedia:Duke University|Duke University]], [[Wikipedia:Harvard University|Harvard University]], [[Wikipedia:Stanford University|Stanford University]], [[Wikipedia:San Francisco University of California|San Francisco University of California]], [[Wikipedia:Arizona University|Arizona University]] ([[Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine]]), [[Wikipedia:Maryland University|Maryland University]], [[Wikipedia:University of Massachusetts|University of Massachusetts]], and [[Wikipedia:University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota]].<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=22 September 2021|url=https://www.itcim.org/consortium-of-academic-medical-centers-for-integrative-medicine-in-the-usa|title=Consortium of Academic Medical Centers for Integrative Medicine in the USA|website=INSTITUTE FOR TCIM/CAM}}</ref>  

In 2005 to become a member, either the [[Wikipedia:Dean|dean]] or [[Wikipedia:Chancellor|chancellor]] were required to commit to developing programs in research, education, and clinical delivery of [[CAM]] and the school had to demonstrate an organized and robust program in two of those three areas.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Complementary and Alternative Medicine IN THE UNITED STATES|page=22|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK83799/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK83799.pdf|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=National Academies Press|date=2005|oclc=1261939438}}</ref>

In 2005 to become a member, either the [[Wikipedia:Dean|dean]] or [[Wikipedia:Chancellor|chancellor]] were required to commit to developing programs in research, education, and clinical delivery of [[CAM]] and the school had to demonstrate an organized and robust program in two of those three areas.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Complementary and Alternative Medicine IN THE UNITED STATES|page=22|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK83799/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK83799.pdf|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=National Academies Press|date=2005|oclc=1261939438}}</ref>

In January 2015 the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine changed its name to the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health.<ref>Email request to Jennifer Jones, Account Associate of the IM Consortium on 2 October 2021.</ref>

In January 2015 the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine changed its name to the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health.<ref>Email request to Jennifer Jones, Account Associate of the IM Consortium on 2 October 2021.</ref>

The Consortium has received initial support from [[the Bravewell Collaborative]].

The Consortium has received initial and continuing support from [[Bravewell Collaborative|the Bravewell Collaborative]].

==References==

==References==