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 Kalamazoo, 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>
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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 Kalamazoo, 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>
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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 universities: Duke University, Harvard University, Stanford University, San Francisco University of California, Arizona University, Maryland University, University of Massachusetts, and 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>
The Consortium has received initial support from [[the Bravewell Collaborative]].
The Consortium has received initial support from [[the Bravewell Collaborative]].