FIM | Integrated Health Trust | Bailbrook House | London Road West | Bath | BA1 7JD
Tel: 0845-890-9131 | Email: info@IntegratedHealthTrust.org
Tel: 0845-890-9131 | Email: info@IntegratedHealthTrust.org
What is Faculty of Integrated Medicine?
The Faculty of Integrated Medicine's Diploma in the Study of Integrated Medicine is aimed exclusively at medical doctors and post graduate nurses.
This groundbreaking course will define the role and educational standards of the Integrated Medicine doctor and nurse in order to establish a benchmark for the public, healthcare professionals and employers to recognise those who are thoroughly and reliably qualified in Integrated Medicine.
The education of Integrated Medicine doctors and nurses to date is all self-directed and, as a result, those calling themselves IM doctors or nurses may have vastly different levels of skill, experience and knowledge. This has serious disadvantages both for the public and for the profession. For the public there is no formal way to judge the level of training, skill, knowledge or experience of a doctor practising Integrated Medicine, and the choice of an IM doctor will come down to a combination of word of mouth recommendations, marketing and charisma.
It is essential that a regulatory structure is established for doctors and nurses working in this field, and that this is moderated by doctors for doctors and nurses for nurses. Traditionally, all the specialist colleges of medicine have been implemented by practitioners of their own discipline (e.g. surgeons, physicians, nurses, and GPs).
As a result, Integrated Medicine will become more widely recognised as a medical speciality, with defined career pathways and ultimately posts for Integrated Medicine doctors, nurses and consultants within the NHS and Public Health services.
The Faculty of Integrated Medicine's Diploma in the Study of Integrated Medicine is aimed exclusively at medical doctors and post graduate nurses.
This groundbreaking course will define the role and educational standards of the Integrated Medicine doctor and nurse in order to establish a benchmark for the public, healthcare professionals and employers to recognise those who are thoroughly and reliably qualified in Integrated Medicine.
The education of Integrated Medicine doctors and nurses to date is all self-directed and, as a result, those calling themselves IM doctors or nurses may have vastly different levels of skill, experience and knowledge. This has serious disadvantages both for the public and for the profession. For the public there is no formal way to judge the level of training, skill, knowledge or experience of a doctor practising Integrated Medicine, and the choice of an IM doctor will come down to a combination of word of mouth recommendations, marketing and charisma.
It is essential that a regulatory structure is established for doctors and nurses working in this field, and that this is moderated by doctors for doctors and nurses for nurses. Traditionally, all the specialist colleges of medicine have been implemented by practitioners of their own discipline (e.g. surgeons, physicians, nurses, and GPs).
As a result, Integrated Medicine will become more widely recognised as a medical speciality, with defined career pathways and ultimately posts for Integrated Medicine doctors, nurses and consultants within the NHS and Public Health services.
