Fellowship Directory
Academic Integrative Medicine Fellowship
Last updated: Thursday, August 13, 2020
Fellowship type
Integrative Medicine
Community setting
Urban
Inner-City
Address
16 E 16Th St
New York, New York 10003-3105
Country
United States
Phone
(212)206-5255
Fax
Website
Program director
Raymond Yarrow Teets MD
Fellowship sponsored by Dept of Family Medicine
Number of positions offered
1
Number of positions filled
1
Duration of fellowship
12 months
Stipend per year
$61,000
Funding sources
Institution
Foundation
Other funding sources
Other benefits
Disability Insurance
Time off for conferences
Funding for attending conferences
Sick Leave / Personal Time
Health Insurance
Liability Insurance
Life Insurance
Leads to Degree / Accreditation
Other Degree / Accreditation
Prerequisites for acceptance
Family Medicine Residency Completion
Application deadline
2/1/2011
Date notified of selection
3/1/2011
Description
OVERVIEW: Fellows will learn clinical integrative medicine in both primary care and consult model. The fellowship emphasizes clinical practice in an underserved setting, and offers an academic education around research and teaching.LOCATION: The Institute for Family Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providingmedical care to the underserved and the uninsured. The Institute provides primary care, HIV care, and psychosocial services at 16 health centers in Manhattan, the Bronx, and the Mid-Hudson Valley as well as at 8 clinics for the homeless in Manhattan. The Institute has been aleader in bringing electronic medical records to its network of practices.The Fellow will see patients at Phillips Family Practice, near Union Square, in both a primarycare and consultant capacity. In addition, the Fellow sees patients at The Continuum Center forHealth and Healing (CCHH), the nation’s largest academically affiliated integrative medicinecenter. The Center provides multiple integrative services, including integrative medicine primarycare and consultation, East Asian medicine, Reiki, nutrition, psychotherapy, biofeedback,integrative sports medicine, integrative women’s health, and aromatherapy. The Fellow will spendboth clinical time at CCHH, and participate in the didactic curriculum at CCHH.INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CURRICULUM: The Fellow participates in weekly interdisciplinary case conferences and lectures at The Center for Health and Healing, and in 250 hours of online curriculum designed in conjunction with the University of Arizona, a leader in integrative medicine education.CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: The Fellow will practice both consultative and primary integrativemedicine in both a community health care center, and integrative medicine center. Both locationsemploy an EMR in providing medical care. In addition, the fellow will be provided time andfunding to learn specific skills in Ericksonian hypnotherapy, medical acupuncture, or homeopathy.The goal of the Fellowship is to provide a diverse experience in integrative medicine clinicalpractice, with an emphasis on the underserved context. There will also be inpatient experience at Beth Israel Medical Center, leading the residents’ family medicine service.RESEARCH / ACADEMIC CURRICULUM: The Fellow will work with Dr. Ben Kligler, director of research at the CCHH to participate in CCHH research activities and develop basic skills in designing, launching and administering an integrative medicine research protocol.He/she will also participate in ongoing academic activities at the Center, and will be encouragedto write up at least one case report for possible journal publication. The Fellow will also preceptfamily medicine residents and work with Dr. Raymond Teets in integrative medicine residencycurriculum development.