The Lifestyle Medicine National Training Initiative (NTI) supports the development of a nationwide lifestyle medicine-trained workforce within Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).
For every dollar invested in training an eligible primary care provider, ACLM and ABLM will match 50% of the cost (up to $1673.) This matching support helps reduce financial barriers, making it easier than ever for clinicians on the front lines to access this transformative education and training.
In addition to training and certification in lifestyle medicine, NTI participants will gain access to a Health Center Learning Collaborative (HCLC). The HCLC will support their educational and lifestyle medicine clinic-wide implementation journey.
Eligible clinicians who are interested in joining the NTI are asked to submit a formal application.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Scholarship recipients must take the certification exam in the year they are awarded.
“In the face of escalating obesity, my commitment lies in seeking more effective and sustainable solutions. Lifestyle medicine presents a compelling response to this widespread issue. As I integrate lifestyle medicine into my practice, I anticipate forging stronger connections with my patients, guiding them onto a path of sustainable weight management and overall healthier lifestyles.”
Helena Choi, MD, Keystone Health
“I have always been a firm believer that prevention is better than cure. Participation in the National Lifestyle Medicine Training will certainly equip me with knowledge of the pillars of lifestyle medicine as my foundation for best practices, which will allow me to become an exceptional primary care physician and indubitably aid in the development of these skills needed to achieve the greater goals of reducing healthcare costs, burden and most importantly improving the quality of life.”
Sarah Albert, MD, Urban Health Plan
“In my research I found ACLM and found the evidence intriguing and started to transition to a whole food plant-based diet myself. As I found my health improving, I started to teach it to my patients. I was pleasantly surprised to find people interested in making lifestyle modifications over medicine. I see many patients now on follow-up with improving numbers and feeling better…the word is spreading up into our leadership. By becoming a certified diplomat, I feel this can help me to start a department of lifestyle medicine within our institution.”
Russell Smith, PA, Community Health Centers
“I realized how empowering it was for them to learn that their “genes do not determine their destiny”. I realized how motivating it was for them to hear a message of hope that what they do to create a healthy environment for themselves truly matters and makes a difference.”
Barbara Slusher, PA, Hope Health
“In the face of escalating obesity, my commitment lies in seeking more effective and sustainable solutions. Lifestyle medicine presents a compelling response to this widespread issue. As I integrate lifestyle medicine into my practice, I anticipate forging stronger connections with my patients, guiding them onto a path of sustainable weight management and overall healthier lifestyles.”
Helena Choi, MD, Keystone Health
“I have always been a firm believer that prevention is better than cure. Participation in the National Lifestyle Medicine Training will certainly equip me with knowledge of the pillars of lifestyle medicine as my foundation for best practices, which will allow me to become an exceptional primary care physician and indubitably aid in the development of these skills needed to achieve the greater goals of reducing healthcare costs, burden and most importantly improving the quality of life.”
Sarah Albert, MD, Urban Health Plan
“In my research I found ACLM and found the evidence intriguing and started to transition to a whole food plant-based diet myself. As I found my health improving, I started to teach it to my patients. I was pleasantly surprised to find people interested in making lifestyle modifications over medicine. I see many patients now on follow-up with improving numbers and feeling better…the word is spreading up into our leadership. By becoming a certified diplomat, I feel this can help me to start a department of lifestyle medicine within our institution.”
Russell Smith, PA, Community Health Centers
“I realized how empowering it was for them to learn that their “genes do not determine their destiny”. I realized how motivating it was for them to hear a message of hope that what they do to create a healthy environment for themselves truly matters and makes a difference.”
Barbara Slusher, PA, Hope Health
“In the face of escalating obesity, my commitment lies in seeking more effective and sustainable solutions. Lifestyle medicine presents a compelling response to this widespread issue. As I integrate lifestyle medicine into my practice, I anticipate forging stronger connections with my patients, guiding them onto a path of sustainable weight management and overall healthier lifestyles.”
Helena Choi, MD, Keystone Health
“I have always been a firm believer that prevention is better than cure. Participation in the National Lifestyle Medicine Training will certainly equip me with knowledge of the pillars of lifestyle medicine as my foundation for best practices, which will allow me to become an exceptional primary care physician and indubitably aid in the development of these skills needed to achieve the greater goals of reducing healthcare costs, burden and most importantly improving the quality of life.”
Sarah Albert, MD, Urban Health Plan
The scholarship covers 50% of the costs for the required lifestyle medicine certification prerequisites and the certification exam fees:
*The non-refundable exam registration fee ($299 for MDs/DOs and $199 for NPs/PAs) required by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) is not covered by the scholarship.
ACLM and ABLM will cover up to $1,673 of total $3,347 retail cost.
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