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Lifestyle Medicine Opportunities

Core Experiences

All residents will receive the following core experiences in Lifestyle Medicine.

  • Strong didactic instruction including:
    • Introduction to the Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
    • A Culinary Medicine afternoon
    • Additional experiential activities
  • Care team inclusive of dieticians for support of continuity patient care.
  • Care team inclusive of behavioral health specialists for continuity patient care.
  • Access to the Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum (LMRC).

Additional Opportunities

For residents with increased interest in international training, the following supplemental educational activities are available.

  • Lifestyle Medicine Elective
    • Provides residents time for completion of LMRC
    • Work with Physicians practicing Lifestyle Medicine
  • Participation and facilitation opportunities for a robust offering of lifestyle medicine groups across the University including:
    • Intensive Lifestyle Program
    • Diabetes Prevention Programs
    • New You weight management programs
    • Culinary medicine group visits
    • Build a Bone group to support patients with osteoporosis
    • Intuitive Eating Group visits
  • CME funds can be utilized to attend Lifestyle Medicine conference.
  • Opportunity to sit for the Lifestyle Medicine Boards at the completion of residency for those residents who complete the LMRC.