Principles and Practices of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

This popular elective offered to students and faculty from the schools of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Public Health begins on September 6this year. Each week, students learn about different CAM and integrative therapies from expert practitioners and patients. Well-known modalities such as yoga, acupuncture, and osteopathy are presented, along with more uncommon modalities like energy healing, indigenous practices of the South, and patient perspectives on healing.

For more information about this course, fieldwork, electives, internships, or other educational opportunities, contact Program Coordinator Becky Coble: rcoble@med.unc.edu

The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, through the Program on Integrative Medicine, the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Department of Neurology, has been awarded an NIH T-32 Fellowship Training Grant for Research in Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine.  The award provides support for up to 3 years of research training with potential faculty mentors from multiple UNC departments, divisions and centers. 

For more information or to download the application for the T-32 Training Grant: click here

To request application forms, or if you have any questions, please contact
Becky Coble at 919-966-8586 or by email at rcoble@med.unc.edu