Catalyzing New Ideas in Healthcare

Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to the answer to all questions.

One of the Institute's goals is to nurture young health professionals by encouraging the exploration of creative paradigms that foster connections between mind, body, and spirit. Specifically, we seek to rigorously test the hypothesis that mindful practices, which enhance self-awareness and self-reflection, will lead to improved patient-provider communication and better healthcare. By including today's medical students, health professionals, and young scholars in our dialogues and pro-viding mentoring opportunities with our Scholars, we hope to inform tomorrow's conventional wisdom regarding health and healthcare. The Institute also trains current medical education leaders in the skills and qualities we believe necessary to advance the research and practice of integrative health. Future plans include training at our clinical setting, as well as leadership retreats focused on managing systemic change and fostering self-awareness, compassion, and empathy.


Upcoming Training

Faculty Training in Mind-Body Medicine

April 7-10, 2011
Aspen Wye River Marriott Conference Center, Queenstown, MD.

Educating for Enhanced Self-Awareness and Self-Care:
An Experiential Faculty Training in Mind-Body Medicine

This program is designed for faculty members in the health professions who are interested in launching mind-body medicine skills groups at their institutions. For more information, click the links below:



If you have received a letter of acceptance to the Mind-Body training program, refer to your letter from TIIH for payment options.

Payment is due within 30 days of your receipt of the acceptance letter.