Integrative Medicine Fellowship

Through integrative medicine, we honor the knowledge of our patients that comes from culture, community, and intuition.

The UCSF/SFGH Family and Community Integrative Medicine Fellowship is a teaching and learning fellowship designed to develop skills in practicing holistic and integrative approaches to healing within a county health system. Curriculum and practice cover relationship-centered care, emphasizing the value of:

  • Lifestyle medicine
  • Mind-body practice
  • Ritual and ceremony
  • Spiritual Care
  • Herb and supplement review
  • Community care
  • Nature prescription
  • and more where resonant and accessible for our patient population

 

Program Length: 1 year

Program Application Deadline: November 1st or until position filled

Program Director: Folashade Wolfe-Modupe, MD

 

Components

  • Integrative consult clinic
  • Residency precepting and integrative teaching
  • Possible clinical opportunities at UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and the SFVA Wholistic Health Service
  • Opportunities for creative projects, advocacy, and group visits
 

Eligibility Requirements

  • Completed Family Medicine residency (board eligible or certified)
  • Eligible for medical licensure in our state
  • Demonstrated commitment to caring for medically and economically disadvantaged patients
  • Interest in integrative medicine approaches that blend evidence-based conventional and complementary practices
  • Strong communication skills, teamwork, and a spirit of curiosity and reflection
 

Preferred Experience

  • Prior work in community health, safety-net, or underserved settings
  • Leadership in education, advocacy, or program development
  • Experience or training in integrative medicine (not required, but welcomed)

 

To Apply

Please email and attach CV to: [email protected]. You may also email with additional questions about the position or benefits.

 

More about the Fellowship
 

The UCSF/SFGH Family and Community Medicine Integrative Medicine fellowship is only open to Family Medicine Residency graduates from approved FM residencies. Applicants should have completed their 3rd year of residency prior to starting the fellowship year and be board-eligible.

As a fellow, you will be a clinical instructor for the UCSF/SFGH Family Medicine Residency.

A fellowship position at 1.0 FTE includes:

  • 0.5-0.6 FTE Clinic time - A combination of continuity clinics, outpatient precepting shifts, and IM clinics. Inpatient medicine supervision may be possible
  • 0.4-0.5 FTE Educational time - For case-conference, teaching, project planning-implementation, and learning. Additional details:
  • Program covers full tuition to Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Integrative Fellowship for curricular support and to confer board eligibility ● 20 days paid vacation
  • 10 paid holidays
  • 20 days away for education events
  • Salary: Competitive PGY-4 salary
  • Housing Stipend
  • Unionized position
  • CME: per CIR housestaff contract
  • Full housestaff benefits: Health, dental, vision, disability, malpractice
  • Start date: Negotiable July through September
  • 12 month contract from start date

 

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