Integrative Therapies in Primary Care
Program Description
Integrative Therapies can best be defined as a broad range of multi-disciplinary health practices (e.g., acupuncture, biofeedback, botanical medicine, etc.) encompassing an array of traditional health care systems in combination with conventional medical practices. As the demand for integrative therapy continues to grow, advanced practice nurses are increasingly expected to address issues related to it.
Students completing this sub-specialty will:
- Assess patients’ use of Integrative Therapies
- Possess a developing knowledge base about safe Integrative Therapeutic practices
- Identify potential conflicts between traditional and Integrative Therapies
- Identify patient access to Integrative Therapies
The Program Director of the Integrative Therapies in Primary Care sub-specialty is Joyce Anastasi.
Curriculum
| Courses | Credits |
| Integrative Therapies I | 3 |
| Integrative Therapies II | 3 |
| Integrative Therapies III | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 |
M8760
Integrative Therapies I: Unconventional Systems of Health Care and Issues
Credits: 3
This course will provide an introduction to the health care systems within the field of Integrative Medicine.
Historical and theoretical foundations of several major integrative medicine traditions such as Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Ayurveda, Kampo, etc. will be presented.
M8761
Integrative Therapies II
Credits: 3
This course will focus on various integrative therapies commonly practiced and encountered within the context of
the health care system. Basic principles of each therapy as well as safety considerations, training, and
credentialing of integrative practitioners will also be discussed.
M8762
Integrative Therapies III
Credits: 3
This course incorporates both a weekly seminar and a one-day a week clinical with an integrative medicine
practitioner. The seminar is co-lead by an integrative medicine practitioner and a nurse practitioner. Students will
be required to analyze and formulate appropriate therapeutic plans by incorporating both Western and Integrative
therapies diagnosis and management.
School of Nursing
The School of Nursing has paved the way for professional nursing since 1892 and continues to lead the field as the foremost institution for advanced practice nursing.
The School of Nursing is a designated World Health Organization Collaborating Center for International Nursing Development in Advanced Practice. With urban clinical sites, expert faculty practitioners, cutting edge research, and the strength of the Columbia name and reputation, the School of Nursing produces graduates who possess the skills necessary to bring advanced practice nursing into the new millennium. As medical advances offer a cascade of new and useful therapies, the need for more health care providers will increase exponentially. Our country will face many health care challenges in the next 20 years, and nurse practitioners are essential to providing access to quality primary care.
Founded in 1892 as Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, the School became part of Columbia University in 1937 and began offering the baccalaureate degree. It is one of the oldest schools of nursing in the US. In 1956, it became the first nursing program in the country to award a master’s degree in a clinical nursing specialty. In 1999, the School granted its first doctoral degree. More than 9,000 nurses have graduated since the School opened.
The School is part of the Columbia University Medical Center along with the Mailman School of Public Health, the School of Dental and Oral Surgery, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Each of these schools adds to the richness and diversity of the educational experience of students and faculty.
School of Nursing faculty have substantial experience in curriculum, instructional design, and research. They maintain expertise in their areas of teaching responsibility through participation at local, regional, and national conferences, involvement in scholarly presentations and publications, and faculty practice.
Columbia University School of Nursing is distinguished by the clinical excellence of its programs and graduates. Columbia nurses are making crucial contributions and improving the health of individuals wherever they practice.
The above information is current as of 1/07 and is subject to change at any time.