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Excerpts from IFM's white paper, 21st Century Medicine: A New Model for Medical Education and Practice Click here to download Chapter Three: "Emerging Models" Click here to download Chapter Four: "The Clinician's Dilemma"

Excerpt from IFM's Textbook of Functional Medicine Click here to download Chapter Five:  "Changing the Evidence Model"

David S. Jones, MD, FAAFP, FABFP President and Director of Medical Education, IFM

Webinar:"Fundamentals of Functional Medicine: From Organ Systems to Systems Medicine". Dr. Jones explains how functional medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-oriented approach and engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership.

Kristi Hughes, ND Associate Director of Medical Education, IFM

Webinar:"Functional Medicine Fundamentals: The Three Legs of the Stool". Dr. Hughes uses the metaphor of a three-legged stool to show how the patient story and dialogue, modifiable lifestyle factors, and the systems biology matrix are able to guide a whole new teaching methodology for patient-centered care.

Bethany Hays, IFM Faculty Member

Video: "Functional Medicine and the Therapeutic Partnership."  Bethany Hays, MD, FACOG, uses the metaphor of a harbor pilot to explain the functional medicine clinician's role in the therapeutic partnership.

Click here to read "The Functional Medicine Matrix in Clinical Practice" Click here to read "What About the Evidence for Functional Medicine?"