The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine has been the global leader in innovative integrative education, evidence-based clinical practice, and influential research since its establishment in 1994 at the University of Arizona. Founded and directed by Dr. Andrew Weil, the Center’s research activities integrate complementary therapies with conventional medicine, investigating the mind-body connection and its application within integrative medicine through collaboration with the Institute on Place and Wellbeing. With over two decades as trailblazers in online learning, the Center offers certification programs that propel professional development in integrative medicine, with graduates who have empowered more than 8 million patients to actively engage in their health. The Center’s consultative practice in Tucson serves patients directly with therapies bridging conventional and complementary approaches, housed in buildings constructed as health-promoting workspaces that embody integrative medicine in both form and function.
Why It Matters: The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine envisions a world where “integrative” is dropped from integrative medicine and it becomes simply good medicine—reflecting understanding that whole person health, addressing mind, body, and community, should be standard practice rather than an alternative approach. By combining rigorous research, clinical practice, and professional education, the Center builds the evidence base and workforce needed to transform healthcare from within. The commitment to honoring each community’s needs, strengths, and ways of understanding health ensures that integrative approaches serve diverse populations rather than remaining accessible only to the privileged few.
