Integrative medicine

This work was supported by Mary Kathryn and Michael B. Panitch and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Department of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. 

Eric J. Buenz, Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. (buenz.eric mayo.edu). 

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Academic medical centers are currently facing up to the challenge of incorporating so-called alternative medicine and integrative medicine into the educational programs of their scientifically based institutions. The question is no longer whether it should be done but how to do it. (Fishman, 2001 Weil, 2005). 

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Complementary and alternative medicine (also referred to as non-orthodox, unconventional, holistic, and integrative medicine) comprises a heterogeneous array of treatments, from acupuncture to spinal manipulation... 

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As part of the analysis and critique of both CAM and conventional modalities, integrative medicine practitioners search for accurate information in texts, primary literature, and the Internet to counsel their patients on the relative efficacy, safety, and appropriate use of these therapies. To ensure validity of research findings, it is becoming increasingly evident that other methodologies, in addition to the randomized controlled trial, need to be conceived and completed to fully evaluate these unconventional therapies as well as the integrative medical model itself. 

Table 1 Current members of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine...

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