This course enabled me to be a better clinician. It empowered me to take control of my health, improve my well-being, build sustainable habits, and most importantly to positively impact my patients and clients.
Dominika Hertsberg, DC
The Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review is the trusted American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) exam preparation course— an evidence-based, comprehensive course that builds a foundation for your lifestyle medicine practice.
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This course enabled me to be a better clinician. It empowered me to take control of my health, improve my well-being, build sustainable habits, and most importantly to positively impact my patients and clients.
Dominika Hertsberg, DC
It is often easy to overlook lifestyle medicine changes while taking care of patients with complex medical issues in the limited time frame. However lifestyle is at the core of most of these issues and taking a few moments to address lifestyle changes can often bring more rewards and benefits to our patient’s then any other medical intervention we can provide.
Glenn Rich, MD
This course is really effective in helping me improve my lifestyle and for me to help my patients improve their lifestyle as well.
Jacqueline Yu, MD
This is everything I wish they had covered in medical school. What I’ve learned from ACLM has made me a better doctor.
Allison Carmichael, MD
Inspirational and eye-opening material that encourages me to seek new depths in terms of Power of Lifestyle Medicine to change lives for the better!
Ajani Mason, MD
As someone who struggles with test anxiety, this review course helped me stay on track and prepare for the certification exam. The objectives were clear, the lectures were entertaining and easy to follow along. I appreciated the content and honestly feel prepared to take the exam! Thank you for this course.
Trudy Arsenault, RN
I have always known that my patients’ lifestyle choices could make them healthier, and possibly keep them from needing the medication I was trained in medical school to provide. But I was never trained to help my patients make better choices. This course has provided me with that training and I’m excited to be able to offer my patients interventions that could be truly lifechanging for them.
Karen Adams, MD
I can’t wait to apply what I have learned into helping my members. I appreciate the tools that we have been provided with, that are all backed by research. I am looking forward to changing more lives!
Jill Davis, MS, CWPM, CPT
I thoroughly enjoyed every module in this course, and cannot wait to work through it all again. I learned many new facts, reiterated others, and overall strengthened my confidence in speaking to the value of lifestyle medicine interventions.
Beth Prier, PharmD
Great course! I wish all my partners would get certified in lifestyle medicine.
Casie Leightner, MD
This course should be the primary focus of healthcare professionals…evidence-based lifestyle medicine to prevent or treat the root causes of disease and/or injury. Empowering for the patient, uplifting for the healthcare professional, and crucial for the health and economy of our country.
Patsy Shropshire, DPT
Seven months ago, I was feeling overwhelmed, burned out, and at times hopeless. At the recommendation of a colleague, I completed the ACLM Essentials Bundle. It reminded me why I wanted to practice medicine in the first place, and inspired me to learn more. Over the last several months I have devoured hours of ACLM education and attended the conference in October. Using LSM techniques on myself and my patients has helped me heal (some of) the moral injury of contemporary practice. It has improved my quality of life and work tremendously. Without a doubt, I am a happier, more effective provider having gained this knowledge.
Sarah Arcement, MPAS, PA-C
Lifestyle Medicine Key Article Summaries: A downloadable PDF that summarizes 10 “key” lifestyle medicine articles is included in this course as an additional bonus resource
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Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Rush University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation Statement
For Medicine: Rush University Medical Center designates enduring material for a maximum of 30.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For Nursing: Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 30.00 nursing contact hour(s).
For Pharmacy: Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge-based enduring material for a maximum of 30.00 contact hour(s) for pharmacists.
For Psychologists: Rush University Medical Center designates this enduring material for 30.00 CE credits in psychology.
For Dieticians: This enduring material has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 30.00 CPEUs.
For Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved continuing education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 30.00 general continuing education credits.
For Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy: Rush University is an approved provider for physical therapy/occupational therapy by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University designates this enduring material for a maximum of 30.00 continuing education credits for physical therapists/ occupational therapists.
For ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 30.00 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participation completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
For ABLM MOC: The American Board of Lifestyle Medicine has approved 30.00 maintenance of certification credits (MOC) for this learning activity. The ABLM and IBLM has reviewed and approved the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 4th Edition, as a qualifying prerequisite to sit for the ABLM exam.
For AAFP Prescribed Credits: The AAFP has reviewed Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 4th Edition and deemed it acceptable for up to 30.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 06/01/2024 to 06/01/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For NBC-HWCs: The National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) has approved 30 continuing education credits for NBC-HWCs upon successful completion of the Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 4th Edition: CEA-000221-1.
By participating in this activity, you allow your learner data to be shared with the ACCME and the appropriate certifying board.
Faculty Disclosures
As a provider of continuing education, Rush University Medical Center asks everyone who has the ability to control or influence the content of an educational activity to disclose information about all of their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. There is no minimum financial threshold; individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies. Individuals must disclose regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any potential conflicts of interest prior to the start of the activity. All information disclosed must be shared with the participants/learners prior to the start of the educational activity.
Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices: In accordance with requirements of the FDA, the audience is advised that information presented in this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please refer to the FDA approved package insert for each drug/device for full prescribing/utilization information. Individuals in control of content have disclosed the following:
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. The remaining course director(s), planner(s), faculty, and reviewer(s) of this activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
The authors are clinical subject matter experts in their fields, including faculty who are board-certified in lifestyle medicine, internal medicine, preventive medicine, family medicine, obesity medicine, psychiatry, addiction medicine, tobacco treatment, sleep medicine, sports medicine, health and wellness coaching. They have achieved professional clinical degrees and have substantially contributed to the research and advancement of the lifestyle medicine profession.
The curriculum was designed based on a collection of the global and national guidelines as well as foundational and updated research for each content area. In addition, the recommendations of national professional societies are incorporated, as well as the core peer-reviewed journal articles that contribute to the evidence base in this field.
The Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine Board Review course is designed to provide a review and prepare candidates to sit for and successfully pass the lifestyle medicine board certification exam. It is applicable to physicians, physician associates, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, registered dietitians, and others seeking to become certified in lifestyle medicine.
This self-study review course consists of a Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Manual (available in print form and accessible online in the online course). The manual includes 10 sections that align with the ABLM competencies, and includes an index, detailed graphics, tables and figures, 180 review questions and covers the information from which questions are written for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine Certification Exam. This course also includes 12 review lectures. The course is completed online via the ACLM My Learning Center. Users are able to go through the voice-over presentations and complete corresponding quizzes at their own pace
This course is available as a non-CME/CE accredited course and as a CME/CE accredited course.
*Please Note: The Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine: Lifestyle Medicine Board Review Course, 4th Edition (with 30 CM/CE credits) is approved by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) in order to fulfill the 30 hour online CME prerequisite. The non-CME accredited course does not serve as a prerequisite for the ABLM exam. For more questions about ABLM prerequisites, please visit ablm.org or contact info@ablm.org
All participants who complete the 30-hour CME/CE accredited course will be eligible to receive an online CME/CE certificate of completion.
The program was developed and updated May of 2023. The content reflects the recent work in this field.
Course purchasers will have access to online material through the term of approval which ends May 31, 2026.
If you’re interested in more information about lifestyle medicine or lifestyle medicine education, contact support@lifestylemedicine.org.
The No CME version is sufficient for international (non-US/Canada) exam takers to fulfill the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM) 30 online CME prerequisite to sit for the IBLM exam. All that is required is the certificate of completion.
Interested in large scale training opportunities? Contact us at partnerships@lifestylemedicine.org
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A compilation of 200 practice questions designed to help prepare you for the lifestyle medicine certification exam.
ACLM and AJLM are pleased to offer CME/CE and ABLM MOC for one (1) journal article in each of the six (6) bi-monthly AJLM issues. All 6 peer-reviewed articles with quizes are available for free to members and for $40 for non-members.
Save the Date | November 16 – 19, 2025
The Gaylord Texan, Dallas/Fort Worth
Every Fall, ACLM hosts the premier continuing education event focused on lifestyle medicine – the therapeutic dose of proper nutrition, regular physical activity, social connection, restorative sleep, stress management, and avoidance of risky substances.