Mission

Integrative Medicine is Healing-Oriented Care.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine is healing-oriented. It honors the whole person – body, mind, spirit, and lifestyle and takes into account a person’s interconnections with other people, communities, and the environment. Integrative Medicine emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of appropriate therapies, both conventional and alternative.

Our Mission

Partnering with you to promote health and healing in body, mind, and spirit through compassionate care, education, and research.

Our Work

• Imparting Knowledge: We advance collective understanding of healing through research, education, and interpersonal dialogue.
• Cultivating Wisdom: We use nature as a guide and acknowledge the wisdom traditions, as well as the methods and results of science, as important influences on healing.
• Taking Action: We facilitate well-being and reduce suffering in all aspects of healthcare delivery for others and ourselves, from person to planet. (See the RELIEVE mnemonic for a description of this process.)

Our Projects

• Clinical Services
• Medical student and resident education
• Fellowship training
• Research designed to bring awareness to the healing process
• Integrative oncology services
• Continuing medical education
• Mindfulness-based integrative medicine retreats
• Incorporating integrative medicine into primary care
• Environmental stewardship through sustainable practices