Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine

HAPPY 84th BIRTHDAY to our founder, friend, and the father of integrative medicine.

Dr. Weil, today we celebrate you and the 84 years you have dedicated to good medicine. You continue to provide mentorship, guidance, and support across AWCIM and the field of medicine and whole person care.

Alumni, associates, and friends: we invite you to add your birthday message in the comments below and we'll be sure to share them with

Next week, the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine heads to Washington, D.C.

On June 12, we will convene on Capitol Hill for 'Whole Person Health: How Integrative Medicine is Shaping the Future of Healthcare' — a full-day presentation bringing integrative medicine into direct conversation with congressional staff and federal policymakers.

The program will be hosted by Stephen Dahmer, MD, director of AWCIM, and features a keynote by Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and Director of the Center for Sleep, Circadian and Neuroscience Research at the University of Arizona Health Sciences, followed by three panels on gaps in medical education, integrative clinical approach to chronic disease, and integrative innovations in whole-person care.

Panelists include Ann Marie Chiasson, MD, Mari Ricker, MD, Melinda Ring, MD, George Schatz, MD, Alan Roth, DO, Elena Ladas, PhD, RD, Jesse Pines, MD, David Rakel, MD, Karen Malkin, Kenneth Pelletier, PhD, and Francisco Moreno, MD, practitioners and researchers whose work is reshaping how medicine understands and delivers care.

The panels will be moderated by Monique Tapie, David Garcia, PhD, and Lise Alschuler, ND.

The event is presented in partnership with the University of Arizona Government and Community Relations.

AWCIM alumni and associates in the Washington, D.C. area who are interested in attending are welcome to send us a direct message for details. Space is limited.

Are you *FRANGRY* with the healthcare system?

* That's frustrated and angry. *

You're not alone and you're invited to join a movement Stephen Dahmer, MD, calls Rebel Health.

First Stop: Tedx📍 Bend, Oregon
Next stop: ❓Where should we go next?

What does it mean to truly see a patient?

Dr. Stephen Dahmer, director of the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, joined the W.A. Franke Honors College podcast "It's an Honor" to explore that question, and the values that have shaped his approach to medicine: curiosity, whole-person care, and the belief that a patient's cultural and personal context is never beside the point.

From his early work as a medical interpreter to his time living in Brazil, Dr. Dahmer's path into integrative medicine has been defined by listening, learning across disciplines, and a commitment to prevention and partnership.

Listen to the full conversation here:

It's an Honor: Rethinking Healthcare Through Integrative Medicine with Dr. Stephen Dahmer In this episode of It's an Honor, Dr. Pollard speaks with Dr. Stephen Dahmer—Director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona—about the role of curiosity, global experience, and interdisciplinary thinking in shaping modern healthcare.

gentle reminder

Mental health is health.

Within integrative medicine, mental health is not an aside. It is a central pillar of whole-person care.

The integrative approach to mental health spans nutrition, mind-body medicine, hormonal health, meaning, purpose and belonging, psychotherapy, psychedelic therapy, energy medicine, and lifestyle alongside conventional medicine treatments.

This month, we’re offering FREE enrollment in Introduction to Contemplative Care plus 30% off our full catalog of integrative mental health courses including: Integrative Mental Health: An Introduction, Anxiety: An Integrative Approach (CME), The Marvels of Mind Medicine: The Impact of Ideas on Health & Healing, Intro to Therapeutic Uses of Psychedelics (CME), and Depression: An Integrative Approach (CME).

These courses are designed for physicians, advanced practitioners, therapists, social workers, nurses, and other healthcare providers, though registration is open to students and anyone with interest.

Use code MENTALHEALTHMONTH at checkout for 30% off now through May 31. Course catalog linked in the comments below.

We're cooking up something new over here.

The Culinary Medicine curriculum for the University of Arizona Integrative Medicine Fellowship, a two-year online fellowship for physicians and advanced practitioners in practice, will now feature interactive videos featuring Diana Weil, MS, CNS, LDN and Andrew Weil, MD.

Food is medicine!