Medicine Grand Rounds: Integrative Medicine – Past, Present and Future with Dr. Andrew Weil

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

"Integrative Medicine – Past, Present and Future"
Andrew T. Weil, MD

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall, Room 5403
College of Medicine – Tucson
(See flyer below for virtual links)
— A light lunch will be provided. —

Presenter: Dr. Andrew Weil is founder and director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, where he holds the Lovell-Jones Endowed Chair in Integrative Medicine and is also a clinical professor of medicine and public health. The center is the leading effort to develop a comprehensive curriculum in integrative medicine. Graduates serve as directors of integrative medicine programs throughout the United States. Through its Fellowship and Integrative Medicine in Residency curricula, the center trains doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners around the world.

Dr. Weil was born in Philadelphia and completed his undergraduate and medical degree studies at Harvard University. After a medical internship at Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco, he worked a year with the National Institute of Mental Health, then wrote his first book, The Natural Mind. From 1971-75, as a Fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs, Dr. Weil traveled widely in North and South America and Africa collecting information on drug use in other cultures, medicinal plants, and alternative methods of treating disease. From 1971-84, he was on the research staff of the Harvard Botanical Museum and conducted investigations of medicinal and psychoactive plants.

An internationally renowned author, Dr. Weil has written many scientific and popular articles as well as 15 books, including Mind Over Meds (2017), Fast Food, Good Food (2015), Healthy Aging (2005), Eight Weeks to Optimum Health (1997) and Spontaneous Healing (1995). Oxford University Press is currently producing the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, a series of volumes for clinicians in various medical specialties. He also is the founder and chairman of the Weil Foundation, a nonprofit organization which makes grants to support and advance integrative medicine and founder and partner of the True Food Kitchen restaurant group.

In addition, Dr. Weil is founder and editorial director of drweil.com. As part of Seabourn Cruise Lines, Dr. Weil joined The Onboard Spa by Steiner in their “Spa and Wellness with Dr. Andrew Weil” mindful-living program. He is co-founder of Matcha Kari, a provider of Japanese green tea. He also writes a monthly column for Prevention magazine, is a frequent lecturer and guest on talk shows, and is an internationally recognized expert on medicinal plants, integrative medicine and reform of medical education. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

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■ Flyer for this event:  dom_grand_rounds_flyer_2023-09-20_2.pdf
■ Health Sciences Connect Calendar listing

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Grand Rounds are held in Room 5403, on the fifth floor of the College of Medicine – Tucson. To view Medicine Grand Rounds remotely, see this live weblink: https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/. To view it after the fact, click on "Archive" at the top of this same link's webpage and, from the dropdown menu under "Category," select "Department of Medicine" and click "Search" to find the event you're seeking.

Accreditation Statement: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians

For questions or accommodations that may be necessary, please contact the Office of the Chair, 520-626-6349 at least three days in advance of event.