American Medical Student Association

International Integrative
Medicine Day

Post IIM Day 2010 Survey 

Join the world in celebrating International Integrative Medicine Day on January 23, 2010.

Share a nutritious meal with friends
Be in the moment for a moment
Practice Integrative Medicine
Host experiential workshops
Together we can make a difference!

Mission Statement

International Integrative Medicine (IM) Day inspires worldwide dialog, education, collaboration, research initiatives and programming about medicine that is patient-centered, holistic, economically and environmentally sustainable, and conscious of integrating different global medical systems. IIM Day promotes the principles and practice of models of integration and care that preserve the patient-healer relationship and the healing of the patient.

Objectives

To promote:

• Knowledge of IM.
• A healthy environment for local and international collaboration. 
• A global community that participates in patient education, patient-centered care, self-care, IM research and bridging gaps in an environmentally sustainable manner.
• A global and cultural shift in medicine, policy, and perspective towards greater inclusion of IM.
• Maintaining the values of respect, inclusion, holistic perspective of health, active listening, cultural awareness and activism.
• Respectful sharing of information and understanding with regards to its spread and transformation.

To inspire:

• Creativity and Openness
• Collaboration and Interdependence
• Activism and Engagement
• Thoughtfulness and Caring
• Health and Happiness

To empower:

• Political activism and leadership amongst medical students, residents, physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding IM.
• Reimbursements and standards of care incorporating IM.
• Increased funding and international collaboration for IM research.

To offer:

• Experiential learning and educational initiatives for students, health professionals, patients and communities.
• Opportunities to meet and network with students, researchers, community members, and health care providers interested in IM.

Partners and Ambassadors

How do I Participate?

There are several ways you can become part of this movement!

• Find Event Ideas

  • IM Resource Center
  • HuMed Projects at the Local Chapter 
  • AMSA’s Worldwide Local Project Directory
   
• Events and Discounts
  • The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, would like to offer an unprecedented 75% discount off all online courses on January 23, 2010. Simply visit www.azcim.org/courses to see a full online course offering, and enter the code ICAM at checkout to receive the discount. This offer is valid only on course registrations done on Jan. 23. To learn more about the Center, visit www.azcim.org.
     

  • Join Pittsburgh in celebrating IIM Day at 3550 Terrace St, Scaife Hall 1101 Pittsburgh, PA; 2-5:30 PM
    Co-sponsors: AMSA, UPSOM IHIG, Neuroscience, Disabilities & Geriatrics AOC
    Contact: Ilana Seidel at Seidel.ilana@medstudent.pitt.edu  
    Keynote: Mikhail Kogan, MD
    Integrative Medicine and Geriatrics
    Dr. Mikhail Kogan is on the medical faculty of George Washington University in the Division of Geriatrics. At the Center for Integrative Medicine, he brings together his expertise in alternative modalities, balanced nutrition, and preventive medicine for adults across all ages while further specializing in healthy aging.
    Additional Break-out sessions include yoga, salsa, brainspotting, acupuncture & chronic pain, health toolkits, structural integration.
    Prizes for pedometer contest awarded at the end.

  • Join the Chicago area medical students, health sciences students, faculty and health practitioners to learn more about integrative, complementary, and alternative medicine (ICAM).
    Sixth Annual Integrate Chicago Conference
    Saturday, January 23, 2010 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
    Rush Medical College
    Contact: Michael Gottlieb at gottlima@gmail.com  

  • Join the Portland, Oregon region in an evening social event for students and practitioners of any healing tradition hosted by the Oregon Collaborative for Integrative Medicine. The evening will include time for us to compare our educations and approaches to the patient, as well as hold a safe space for constructive criticism and discuss collaborative opportunities. It will be held at the Bamboo Grove here in Portland, Oregon, USA, from 6-9pm. Contact: Mark Davis at mark.davis@student.ncnm.edu.  

  • UW-Madison's online video archives of grand rounds, etc. with a few on Integrative Medicine

  • Oregon's Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds....link for archives of about 3-4 years

  • U of TX's grand rounds for Internal Medicine, with links to Peds/etc

  • AMSA's Humanistic Medicine Committee

     

• Submit Your Resources, Ideas & Events
  To share resources and ideas or list your event here, email InternationalIMDay@gmail.com. For events, please include the country, state, organization, contact person, contact information, event address, event time, and any additional event details.

• Become an International Integrative Medicine Day Ambassador
  IIM Day Ambassadors are individuals organizing, funding or promoting an activity on IIM Day. To sign up, email InternationalIMDay@gmail.com.

• Become an International Integrative Medicine Day Partner
  IIM Day Partners are organizations, institutions or agencies who facilitate, organize, fund or promote an activity on IIM Day or awareness of IIM Day. To sign up email InternationalIMDay@gmail.com.

• Donate to our Cause
  Use our AMSA Foundation donation form to make your contribution. When it asks for where you'd like your donation to go, select "Student Action Center" and type "International Integrative Medicine Day" in the notes field. We appreciate your support.