Integrative Health and Applied Research (IHEAR) Summer Training Program

The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health provides an eight-week summer training program focused on Integrative Health and Applied Research (IHEAR) for an interprofessional cohort of predoctoral health professions students. The goal of the NIH-funded training program is to increase the capacity of the integrative medicine research workforce to address scientifically established differences in health and wellness and make integrative healthcare available to all.

Program Overview and Curriculum

This program offers a robust early-career pathway for predoctoral health professions fellows to study and participate in integrative health research. The curriculum includes instruction on scientifically proven differences in health and healthcare outcomes and mentored research projects based in real-world applications to improve access to integrative health care for all people.

The core training includes:

• Instruction in the science of social health and the role of complementary and integrative health approaches to improve health and wellness for all
• Development of foundational research skills (e.g., formulating research questions, selecting research methods, interpreting evidence)
• Participation in mentored, applied research projects

Program Summary Table

Eligibility and Application Requirements

Applicants to the program must be currently enrolled in a health professions doctoral program (such as acupuncture, medicine, naturopathy, nursing, osteopathy, pharmacy, and public health). Furthermore, applicants must be a United States citizen, a non-citizen national, or a foreign national possessing a visa permitting permanent U.S. residence.

The Osher Center welcomes learners with a diversity of lived experiences. We support a comprehensive application review, considering all elements of the application for admission. Decisions are made independent of GRE scores which are not required.

Application Materials

All applications must be submitted electronically using the online application form. Applicants must provide a Personal Statement (600-word maximum, submitted as PDF) addressing these points:

• Why are you interested in integrative medicine?
• What are your academic and career goals?
• What has inspired or motivated you to pursue these goals?

Please direct any questions about the program to Ms. Yvette Coulter at [email protected].