Below is a list of links to other online resources various sites of interest.

National-level resources:

NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
nccam.nih.gov

American Medical Student Association's Humanistic Medicine Action Committee
www.amsa.org/humed

American Holistic Medical Association
www.holisticmedicine.org

AMSA's NIH-funded EDCAM Initiative
On-line courses on various aspects of Complementary and Alternative Medicine www.amsa.org/humed/cam/resources.cfm


Local holistic medical sources with whom we have collaborative relationships:

Chopra Center
www.chopra.com

Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
www.scrippsintegrativemedicine.com

Article from "Alternative Therapies in Health and Healing" (www.alternative-therapies.com) on the Scripps' Center for Integrative Medicine and it's director, Dr. Erminia Guarneri here

Article from "Spirituality and Health" (www.alternative-therapies.com) on the Scripps' Center for Integrative Medicine here

Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
www.pacificcollege.edu

The School of Healing Arts
www.schoolofhealingarts.com

International Professional School of Bodywork (IPSB)
www.ipsb.org

International Holistic Healing Circle & Society
www.ihhcs.faithweb.com

San Diego Cancer Research Institute
(Medical Director and Director of Integrative Oncology Research,
HI-Med Mentor Dr. Dan Vicario)
www.sdcri.org


Integrative medicine programs at other medical schools around the country:

University of Arizona
integrativemedicine.arizona.edu

University of Texas, Galveston
atc.utmb.edu/altmed

Rush University
www.rushu.rush.edu/nursing/CAM

University of Minnesota
www.csh.umn.edu

Columbia University
www.rosenthal.hs.columbia.edu

University of Michigan
www.med.umich.edu/camrc

Johns Hopkins University
www.hopkins-cam.org

Stanford University
camps.stanford.edu

University of New Mexico: hsc.unm.edu/medicine/Integrative_Med/welcome.shtml

Creighton University
altmed.creighton.edu

University of Washington
www.fammed.washington.edu/predoctoral/CAM

Georgetown University
www.georgetown.edu/schmed/cam

University of Pennsylvania
www.med.upenn.edu/progdev/compmed

University of North Carolina
www.med.unc.edu/phyrehab/pim

Emory University
www.emory.edu/WHSC/MED/NEUROLOGY/CAM/ Camresources.htm

University of Maryland
www.compmed.ummc.umaryland.edu

University of Pittsburgh
www.pitt.edu/~cbw/altm.html

Harvard University
www.compmed.caregroup.org

www.mbmi.org

Washington University
medicine.wustl.edu/~compmed

Oregon Health Sciences University
www.ohsu.edu/ohmig

Maine Medical Center, family practice residency
www1.mmc.org/residencies/family+practice/ scholarly+activity/cam.htm


Websites devoted to specific forms of holistic and integrative medicine:

---Acupuncture and Chinese Herbalism---

American Acadmeny of Medical Acupuncture
www.medicalacupuncture.org
These are the folks that coordinate the 300-hr acupuncture course
for physicians, and through their website you can find MDs and DOs who
passed the course and use acupuncture in practice.

American Association of Oriental Medicine
www.aaom.org

National Certification Commision on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
www.nccaom.org

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance
www.healthy.net/asp/Associations/assocsearch.asp? AssocID=1

Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Association of Canada
www.cmaac.ca


---Ayurveda---

The Ayurvedic Institute (Albuquerque)
www.ayurveda.com

Ayurveda Holistic Center
ayurvedahc.com/community/Family/VaidaFind.htm

Ayurveda Institute of America (Fremont, CA; San Fran; Houston)
www.ayurvedainstitute.com

AYU Clinic (Seattle)
www.ayurvedaonline.com/ayuclinic.html

California College of Ayurveda
www.ayurvedacollege.com/services/links.htm

Wise Earth School of Ayurveda
www.wisearth.org/programs/practitionerlist.html

---Biofeedback---

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
www.aapb.org

The Biofeedback Network
www.biofeedback.net

---Botanical Medicine---

American Herbalists Guild
www.americanherbalistsguild.com

HerbNET
www.herbnet.com/practitioners_p1.htm

---Chiropractic---

American Chiropractic Association
www.amerchiro.org

International Chiropractors Association
www.chiropractic.org

---Homeopathy---

American Institute of Homeopathy
www.homeopathyusa.org

National Center for Homeopathy
www.homeopathic.org

National United Professional Association of Trained Homeopaths
www.nupath.org (Canada)

North American Society of Homeopaths
www.homeopathy.org

---Hypnosis---

American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
www.asch.net

---Massage Therapy---

American Massage Therapy Association
www.amtamassage.org

---Meditation---

Mind/Body Medical Institute and affiliated programs
www.mbmi.org/pages/tfhp_mbmia4.asp

MBSR Programs recognized by the Center for Mindfulness at UMass
www.umassmed.edu/cfm/mbsr

Transcendental Meditation Program Centers
www.maharishi.org/locations/locations.html

---Naturopathy---

The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
www.naturopathic.org

Canadian Naturopathic Association
www.naturopathicassoc.ca

---Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine---

American Osteopathic Assocation
(search for "Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine" under Primary Specialty)
directory.aoa-net.org/cfm/PublicSearch.cfm

The Cranial Academy
www.cranialacademy.com

---Qigong---

National Qigong Association
www.nqa.org/members/members.html

---Shiatsu and other Asian Bodywork---

American Organization of Bodywork Therapies of Asia
www.aobta.org

---Therapeutic Touch---

Nurse Healers-Professional Associations International, Inc.
www.therapeutic-touch.org


Courses that may be feasible for the full-time Resident/Student to take:

---Acupuncture---

Medical Acupuncture for Physicians
(4 days in Santa Monica, CA; then 300 hours of home video, then 10 days in AZ or FL)
www.hmieducation.com

National Acupuncture Detoxification Association
(70 hours, NY or OR)
www.acudetox.com/NADA/aboutus/fact-sht.htm

---Ayurveda---

Ayurveda Holistic Center distance-learning course
www.ayurvedahc.com/aycertif.htm

The Ayurvedic Insitute correspondence course
www.ayurveda.com/academic-catalog.htm#CC

Maharishi College of Vedic Medicine, NM
(2-week course, Masters course)
www.mcvmnm.org

National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine correspondence course
niam.com

Florida Vedic College
(correspondence course + 2 week-long intensives)
www.floridavediccollege.edu

California College of Ayurveda
(3-day weekend each month x 1.5 yrs)
www.ayurvedacollege.com

Wise Earth School of Ayurveda
(week-long courses x 3, North Carolina)
www.wisearth.org/info

AYU Academy
(3-day weekend each month x 1 yr, Seattle)
www.ayurvedaonline.com/ayuacademy.html

International Academy of Ayurved
(one month, India)
www.ayurved-int.com

Rishikesh College of Ayurveda
(3 weeks, India)
www.ayurishi.com

---Biofeedback---

AAPB Homestudy Course
www.aapb.org/public/articles/index.cfm?Cat=10

---Botanical Medicine---

Dominion Herbal College home-study course
www.dominionherbal.com/The_Schools/Chdp/ch.html

American Botanical Council
(one-month internship, ethnobotanical tour)
www.herbalgram.org/browse.php? content_name=ed_resources

The California School of Herbal Studies
(6-weekend courses and weekend workshops in Forestville, CA near San Francisco)
www.cshs.com

Sierra Institute of Herbal Studies
(8-weekend course in central CA)
www.lodelink.com/sierrain

Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies distance learning course
www.herbschool.com

Herbal Therapeutics School of Botanical Medicine
(Tuesday evenings for 2 years in Washington, NJ)
www.herbnet.com/herbal_therapeutics.htm

---Chinese Herbalism---

Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences
(distant learning partial course)
www.acos.org

Yo-San University School of TCM
(distance learning course in TCM nutrition)
www.yosan.edu/index.php?p=40,52

---Homeopathy---

British Institute of Homeopathy distance learning course
www.britinsthom.com

Caduceus Institute of Classical Homeopathy distance learning course
www.homeopathyhome.com/caduceus

Colorado Institute for Classical Homeopathy long-distance course
www.homeopathyschool.org/long_distance.html

School of Homeopathy North American Flexible Learning Program
www.homeopathyschool.com/naflp.html

Homeopathic College of Canada
(can be taken via internet)
www.homeopathy.edu

---Hypnosis---

American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
(40 hours of workshop, 20 hours of individualized consultation)
www.asch.net/regionalworkshops.htm

Brian Weiss, MD
(5-day intensive workshops on hypnotic regression)
www.brianweiss.com

---Mindfulness Meditation---

Mind/Body Medical Institute
(3 to 5-day courses near Boston, MA)
www.mbmi.org/pages/tfhp.asp

Center for Mindfulness at UMass
(week-long course, 10-week internship)
www.umassmed.edu/cfm/education

---Qigong---

Healing Tao Institute
(Austin, TX)
www.healingtaoinstitute.com

The International Institute of Medical Qigong-USA
(weekend classes available)
www.qigongmedicine.org

The International Institute of Medical Qigong-Canada
(weekly classes in Toronto for 200+ hours, then clinical internship)
www.medicalqigongcanada.org

---Shamanism---

Foundation for Shamanic Studies
(2-day basic workshop, 5-day intensive training, multiple locations)
www.shamanism.org/workshops

The Four Winds Society
(4 week-long sessions in NY, CA, or UT over two years; and three elective classes/expeditions)
www.thefourwinds.com