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Grant Will Enhance Medical Education With Lifestyle Medicine Content at IFM\u2019s Academic Partner Institutions<\/em><\/p>\n

Washington State, USA, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FEDERAL WAY, Wash. \u2013 July 8, 2025 \u2013<\/b> The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM<\/a>) today announced that Ardmore Institute of Health (AIH) has awarded it a $30,000 grant to accelerate the adoption of whole health and lifestyle medicine at academic institutions, helping up to 250 future clinicians implement equitable and preferred methods for preventing, treating, and reversing chronic disease. For 11 years, AIH has given over $19 million to fund innovative projects, and IFM is one of their 2025 recipients.\u00a0<\/p>\n

IFM will use the grant for a pilot project to integrate its award-winning course Lifestyle: The Foundations of Functional Medicine<\/i><\/a> into the curriculum of selected academic partners, including Nebraska Methodist College, Northwestern Health Sciences University, Parker University, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIFM is honored to be recognized by AIH through this grant. We are excited to elevate the awareness, understanding, and application of functional medicine\u2019s modifiable lifestyle factors in achieving optimal patient health and well-being,\u201d said IFM CEO Amy R. Mack, MSES\/MPA<\/a>. \u201cThrough collaborations with our esteemed partner institutions, practitioners in training will engage with and embrace the tools needed to improve patient outcomes and safeguard their own quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

IFM has partnered with academic institutions for more than a decade to introduce functional medicine into core curricula and clinical training. IFM trains healthcare providers in a root-cause, whole health approach that prioritizes evidence-based lifestyle interventions. To meet the growing demand for functional medicine\u2013trained practitioners around the globe, IFM has a comprehensive strategy to increase access for early-career medical professionals in multiple disciplines.<\/p>\n

\u201cArdmore Institute of Health is delighted to provide a grant to IFM to enhance medical education with lifestyle medicine,” said AIH President and CEO Dr. Ron Stout. “We are on a mission to transform the way people are cared for in America, and IFM’s work to integrate lifestyle medicine\u2013infused whole person care principles into medical education is a vital component of this healthcare transformation.”<\/p>\n

As the leading voice of functional medicine, IFM is the only Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)-accredited provider of functional medicine education and currently holds Accreditation with Commendation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)<\/b>
As the leading voice for functional medicine for more than 30 years, IFM is advancing the transformation of healthcare for patients and practitioners worldwide. Functional medicine evaluates the whole person and treats underlying processes and dysfunctions that cause imbalance and disease by addressing the unique physical, mental, and emotional needs of each patient. IFM supports the confident and competent practice of functional medicine through ACCME-accredited education, industry-leading certification, partnerships across medical disciplines, and advocating on behalf of functional medicine clinicians and patients around the globe. IFM\u2019s\u00a0Find a Practitioner<\/a>\u00a0database is the largest functional medicine referral network in the world. Visit\u00a0IFM.org<\/a>\u00a0for more information.\u00a0<\/p>\n

About functional medicine<\/b>
As a catalyst in the transformation of healthcare, functional medicine<\/a> is a whole person approach to care that evaluates and addresses the root causes of disease to restore healthy function. Functional medicine is a vital partner to conventional medicine, focused on patient communication, patient evaluation, and personalized therapeutic interventions. From chronic illness to disease prevention, functional medicine considers the complex interactions among genetics, environment, and lifestyle for each individual, targets the underlying dysfunction causing symptoms, and seeks to restore balance to promote optimal health and well-being.<\/p>\n

About Ardmore Institute of Health (AIH)<\/b>
Ardmore Institute of Health, established in 1947, works for a future where healthy environments and lifestyles provide equitable and preferred methods to prevent, treat, and reverse chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.\u00a0To achieve this vision, AIH offers grant funding, Full Plate Living nutrition programming, and resources to accelerate Whole Health adoption and learning. For more information, visit\u00a0www.ardmoreinstituteofhealth.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CONTACT: IFM Media Team \r\nThe Institute for Functional Medicine\r\n800.228.0622\r\nmedia@ifm.org\r\n<\/pre>\n
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