Lifestyle Medicine Academic Resources

The Culinary Medicine Curriculum

Free, ready-to-use 9 week curriculum based on the ground-breaking work of Dr. Michelle Hauser. Highly versatile this framework can be integrated in various health professional education settings. The curriculum establishes a strong foundation in Culinary Medicine and is a key part of supporting patients in achieving better health outcomes. The curriculum comes complete with and instructor’s guide, recipes, shopping lists and more.

The Lifestyle Medicine UME Question Bank

Developed in cooperation with the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, this bank of questions may be used by faculty to create Categorical Assessment Tests. Complimentary, and ready to integrate on Blackboard, Canvas, ExamSoft, and D2L/Brightspace.

Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum from University of South Carolina, Greenville

LMEd offers open access to a collection of evidence-based curricular resources through the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville to train future clinicians in prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases.

LIFESTYLEMEDICINEEDUCATION.ORG

Demonstrate your medical school’s achievement in undergraduate lifestyle medicine education and prepare your students to pursue the educational pathway towards lifestyle medicine certification.

Health Professions Academic Pathway to Certification for Students

Faculty members who teach in health professions master’s and doctoral programs can help their students achieve certification in lifestyle medicine by applying for a course waiver with ACLM. By demonstrating that a lifestyle medicine course taught at the university level includes a minimum of 22 core competencies, ACLM will provide a certificate of waiver equal to the 10 hours of requisite in-person education to sit for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine Certification Exam to students who successfully complete an ACLM approved course.

Download Tools and Resources to Share with Patients and Students

Free, ready-to-use, printable handouts created to make lifestyle medicine accessible and understandable in a variety of health care settings. Fully cited and graphically appealing tools that delve into each pillar, delivery models, assessment forms, and even recipes all at your finger tips.

This comprehensive and practical curriculum is designed to be completed over a one to three-year time period. It includes both didactic and application content and activities. There are currently 272 lifestyle medicine residency programs that exist across 128 sites and more than 6,500+ enrollees. Upon completion of the education and practicum components, residents qualify to sit for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) certification exam.

Description: The Lifestyle Medicine Teen Curriculum is a comprehensive curriculum equipped with slide decks, a teaching manual, and an activity guide that can be used in conjunction with the Teen Lifestyle Medicine Handbook. The curriculum was created in collaboration with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, members of the Pediatric Member Interest Group, pediatricians, teachers, teens, and lifestyle medicine experts all of whom are passionate about helping teens adopt and sustain a joyful, healthful lifestyle.