Thank you for visiting the IFM website and for your interest in learning more about functional medicine. If you are a practitioner interested in transforming the way you practice, this section of our website aims to give you an overview of where you can start to explore the practice of functional medicine. 

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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 the Executive Summary Click here to download the Chapter One: "Introduction to 21st Century Medicine" Click here to download Chapter Two: "The Changing Medical Environment"

Excerpts from IFM's Textbook of Functional Medicine Click here to download Chapter Two: "What is Functional Medicine?" Click here to download Chapter Three: "Why Functional Medicine?" Click here to purchase textbook

Excerpts from IFM's Strategic Plan Click here to download "The Problem/The Solution" Click here to download "A Comprehensive Clinical Model for Chronic Disease"

David S. Jones, IFM President

"Needed:  A Coherent Architecture for 21st-Century Clinical Practice and Medical Education" by David S. Jones, MD and IFM President.  Published in Alternative Therapies (July/August 2010).

Ruth DeBusk, IFM Faculty Member

"Applying Functional Nutrition for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management:  Bridging Nutrition and Functional Medicine in 21st-Century Healthcare"  by Ruth DeBusk, PhD, RD; Victor S. Sierpina, MD; and Mary Jo Kreitzer, RN, PhD. Published in Explore magazine (January/February 2011).

Mark Hyman, IFM Chairman

Video: IFM Chairman, Mark Hyman, MD explains the difference between conventional medicine and functional medicine, using the example from his own practice of a young girl with severe autoimmune disease.

Mark Hyman, Patrick Hanaway, Jeffrey Bland

Video: "Functional Medicine: A New Operating System for 21st Century Health Care" featuring IFM Faculty - Mark Hyman, MD; Patrick Hanaway, MD; and Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, CNS.