Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine

Overview

Graduates from Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine program at University of Western States focuses on the clinical management of chronic illnesses and conditions as the framework for presenting the nutrition subject materials.

Students are provided effective, patient-centered management strategies by which to address the myriad of clinical disorders commonly manifest in the current health care system population. This approach allows training to occur in the same context the practitioner will be applying the knowledge. The required coursework combines traditional nutrition science courses with coursework based on the clinical application of functional medicine.

Graduates with Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from University of Western States will:

• Possess the knowledge and skills to assess individuals for nutritional deficiencies and imbalances and apply evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

• Bring to their patients and communities a well-informed understanding of the crucial relationship between whole food nutrition, health promotion and disease prevention.

• Link research findings to the clinical application of the functional medicine model.

• Engage in life-long learning.

• Practice according to ethical and professional standards.

• Produce a scholarly paper on an important functional medicine topic and pass the MS-HNFM comprehensive examination.