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We are a student lead group dedicated to
wellness and integrative medicine.
The foundation of our community is the belief that
healing is inherent and that optimal healing takes place when the total
human experience
is taken into account and supported.
We believe that bringing together effective,
evidence based allopathic medicine and non-allopathic modalities can
provide the greatest opportunity for achieving this philosophy.
IHIG Objectives
• Promote and nurture self-care of ourselves and our colleagues, an
important root of becoming a healer.
•Educate ourselves and our peers about integrative, complementary,
and alternative medicine (ICAM).
•Spread awareness of and enthusiasm for integrative medicine.
•Promote increased opportunities to learn about ICAM within
the UPSOM's medical curriculum.
•Support and encourage members in their pursuit of a career in
integrative medicine.
•Create a sustainable organizational structure.
•Build a network of ICAM practitioners within UPMC and the larger
community.
•Promote interprofessional collaboration in advancing ICAM.
•Further research in integrative, complementary and alternative
medicine and support colleagues in pursuing research in ICAM.
•Transformation of medical education and practice towards one that
embraces our inherent healing ability and approaches
healing from a holistic perspective.
Inspiring the creation of a health care system that is environmentally
sustainable so that we and future generations may live well in a
healthy world.