Mission

The one-year in-person Integrative Medicine Fellowship is a rigorous and highly selective program designed to provide unparalleled real-world experience in the clinical practice of integrative medicine, balanced with dedicated academic study. Fellows engage deeply with the online fellowship curriculum in a structured, decompressed format while applying this knowledge through mentored patient care, gaining the competence and confidence needed for the effective clinical implementation of integrative medicine.

Vision

Our vision is for the one-year in-person Integrative Medicine Fellowship to serve as the premier bridge between academic study and clinical practice, recognized nationally as the model for training physicians in the real-world application of integrative medicine. We aim to use this fellowship as a learning laboratory to continually refine best practices in education and clinical implementation, foster innovation in whole-person care, and contribute to the advancement of integrative medicine as an academic and clinical discipline.

Requirements to Apply

1. Medical Degree
   1. Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution.
2. Residency Training
   1. Successful completion of an ACGME-accredited residency program in:
      1. Family Medicine (required if seeking involvement in teaching or precepting family medicine residents),
3. Board Certification/Eligibility
   1. Current board certification or active board eligibility in the corresponding specialty (family medicine).
4. Medical Licensure
   1. Unrestricted, active license to practice medicine in the state of Arizona OR ability to obtain prior to start
5. Professional Standing
   1. Maintains good standing with all applicable medical boards and professional regulatory agencies.
      1. No current sanctions, disciplinary actions, or restrictions that would limit clinical or academic practice.

Application Deadline

January 31, 2026

Application Instructions

To apply, please upload the following materials through the below link.

Upload Application Materials 

Required Materials

• Current CV
• Two letters of recommendation (one must be from your program director if you have not yet completed residency)
• One-page personal statement or letter of intent

Your personal statement should describe your interest in integrative medicine, your career goals, and how this fellowship aligns with your professional and personal development.

This is a full-time position: 1.0 FTE split into 0.5 FTE Clinical and 0.5 FTE Academic

What are FTEs?

• Full-time equivalent-unit that indicates the distribution of workload of an employed person
• Each 0.1 FTE corresponds to a four-hour half-day of work, whereas 1.0 FTE is a full work-week (10 four-hour half-days = five eight-hour work days = 40-hour work week)

Clinical Component

Fellows are expected to complete five clinical sessions per week. Each clinical session is half-day (e.g., 8 a.m. – noon or 1–5 p.m.). Five clinical sessions equal 0.5 FTE (0.1 FTE represents one weekly half-day session)

Weekly:

• 0.5 FTE of direct patient care seeing integrative patients at Andrew Weil Integrative Health Clinic (AWIHC) at Banner University Medicine Sunrise Clinic
  • The AWIHC is the clinical arm of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine staffed by five fellowship-trained integrative physicians: Dr. Stephen Dahmer, Dr. George Schatz, Dr. Carli Ogle, Dr. Victoria Maizes and Dr. Randy Horwitz.
  • The AWIHC is an integrative consultation-only practice that provides integrative care to thousands of patients per year.
  • Fellows should expect to see approximately 30-40 integrative patients per week, and approximately 1,600–2,000 patient encounters during the year — an intensive level of exposure that far exceeds what is available in most educational settings. This immersive experience allows fellows to apply evidence-based integrative approaches across a diverse range of patients and conditions, bridging academic learning with hands-on expertise. The depth and breadth of this clinical training make the fellowship a uniquely prestigious opportunity for physicians seeking to master the true practice of integrative medicine.
  • Patient visit length:
    • 60 minutes per new patient integrative intake
    • 30 minutes for each integrative follow-up
  • Fellows new to Banner system will be onboarded according to accepted practices and will undergo a clinical ramp up period to the above full-time schedule
    
    If a fellow is interested in a junior faculty position, then consideration can be made to allow for 0.1 FTE attending of family medicine residents at the Alvernon Family Medicine Clinic.

Academic Component

• Fellows enrolled in the FCM one-year in-person fellowship will also be enrolled in the AWCIM two-year online fellowship, and will begin this curriculum in the spring (Spring Class of 2028) prior to the commencement of the in-person fellowship in July 2025.
• The Fellowship in Integrative Medicine is a 1,000-hour, two-year online program with clinical mentorship and three immersive retreats in Arizona.
• Monthly Case Presentations: Case conferences in which fellows will present a specific patient case using an integrative medicine H&P format and solicit ideas for approaches to patient care from AWCIM faculty and other integrative practitioners of various backgrounds and expertise.
  • Held on the fourth Friday (noon–1 p.m.)
• Monthly Integrative Lecture Presentations: Monthly Integrative Medicine Teaching Day presentations for the Alvernon Family Medicine residents/faculty in an appropriate integrative medicine topic. Experiential (hands-on) presentations are highly encouraged. These usually occur monthly on the fourth Thursday from 3:30-5 p.m. Fellows are expected to do at least six lectures in the year and can have guest speakers for the other lectures if desired.
• Conference Attendance (Expenses provided by the AWCIM)
  • Integrative Medicine Summit 2027
  • Integrative Medicine in Residency National Meeting
• Optional
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) sessions with community psychiatrist Dr. Pamela Mirsky.
  • Participation as Healer’s Art facilitator: Faculty facilitator for the medical student elective Healer’s Art. This is a humanistic medicine elective within the College of Medicine – Tucson that allows medical students to safely and deeply ponder concepts of awe in medicine, grief, loss and the meaning of service. Fellows will be supported in their groups by a more experienced Healer’s Art facilitator. There are five weekly evening sessions, usually consecutive, starting in January of the year of the residential fellowship.
  • We encourage fellows to use CME funds to participate in integrative medicine conferences or activities, or to learn the practice of an integrative medicine modality of interest.
  • DOs have an option to participate in OMM Clinic.
  • Research
    • It is encouraged that each fellow participate in a research project within the AWCIM of their choice. Details of specific opportunities will be discussed upon notification of acceptance.
  • Lectures for the Integrative Medicine Elective Rotation 2026-2027
    • IMER is a medical student and resident elective rotation that takes place for one month twice per year typically in once in the fall (virtually) and once in the spring (in person), and lecture opportunities can be made available if desired.

The current PGY4 salary is $95,000 for the academic year.

Benefits include:

• 20 days of paid vacation in addition to six Banner-recognized national holidays
• Medical insurance
• Life insurance
• Professional liability insurance
• 401(k) match eligibility
• The University of Arizona Qualified Tuition Reduction program
• You will receive a 50% discount for the online fellowship for being a residential fellow. You will pay the online tuition on your own after setting up a payment plan.
• CME: $2,500 for the entire academic year

Andrew Weil Integrative Health Clinic at Banner – University Medicine Clinic at Sunrise
6860 E. Sunrise Dr., Ste. 100
Tucson, AZ 85750
520-694-1042

Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
1502 E. Mabel St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
520-210-9161

Alvernon Department of Family and Community Medicine Administration Building 
655 N. Alvernon, Ste. 228
Tucson, AZ 85711