Educational Programs
The Integrative Medicine Program is committed to providing educational opportunities and training for existing and future health care professionals in the area of integrative medicine by offering an excellent internship and observer program. We invite undergraduate, graduate students, doctoral students and clinicians to apply.
Internship Program
Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students with a concentration and interest in health education, complementary and integrative medicine or community and public health may apply for a full-time internship. You must be actively enrolled at an institution of higher learning in order to be considered for this internship program.
The undergraduate and graduate internships are three-month programs in the area of complementary and integrative medicine. The research internship is a six-month or longer program in the area of natural products, mind-body research and other areas related to integrative medicine. All internships are uncompensated, full-time positions.
Qualified applicants must have an interest in complementary and integrative medicine; be enthusiastic, detail-oriented and thorough; have excellent verbal and written communication skills; and work well independently.
Once an information form and application is approved, an interest survey will be completed to personalize your plan to accommodate your key areas of interest.
Observer Program
Our observer program is designed for national and international healthcare professionals and clinicians interested in learning more about integrative medicine in a comprehensive cancer center. The primary goal of the program is to expose the observer to key aspects of the Integrative Medicine Program at M. D. Anderson.
The observer program is a typically a three- to five-day program. The itinerary is comprised of meetings with program directors and facilitators, program and institutional tours and participation in Place … of wellness classes.
Once an information form and application is approved, you will complete an interest survey so that we can personalize your itinerary to your key areas of interest.
Observer Program Schedule 2009 (doc)
How to Apply
All requests will be processed within a 30-day period by the Integrative Medicine Education Committee. Once the committee approves the request, the applicant will receive detailed information and forms for the application process. This paperwork, along with all required documents will then be submitted to U.T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Trainee and Alumni Affairs Office. These applications can take up to 45 days to process.
Interested applicants must complete and return the internship/observer information form (doc) to Felicia Webber Stephens, program coordinator, at fdwebber@mdanderson.org, or via U. S. mail at the following address:
Integrative Medicine Program
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 145
Houston, Texas 77030
Attn: Felicia Stephens
Using Natural Defense in Cancer Prevention and Care
David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., renowned psychiatrist and researcher in neurocognitive function, cofounder of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), spoke at an Integrative Medicine Program Lecture Series special program on July 12, 2009. Dr. Servan-Schreiber is the author of the acclaimed book, "Anticancer: A New Way of Life", a New York Times bestseller translated into more than 33 languages.
What health behaviors can help to stimulate our natural mechanisms against developing cancer? What has been happening since World War II in societies of developed nations that has promoted a dramatic rise in the occurrence of cancer?
Using Natural Defense in Cancer Prevention and Care (58:24)
Read more about Dr. Servan-Schreiber's visit to M. D. Anderson in Focused on Health.