IHWC Application: Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine

Apply to the Integrative Health & Wellness Coaching Program

Wellness & Lifestyle Series Students: As of August 19th, you must have started the Wellness and Lifestyle Series already in order to be accepted into the Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching Program starting October 14, 2019. At this time, there is not enough time to start the series certificate in time to start our upcoming Coaching Program. You can apply for the coaching program starting in October 2020, but your application will not be reviewed until after October 21, 2019.

Fellowship, IHeLp, and IMR graduates: You may apply through October 7th for the program that starts Oct 14th, 2019

Please allow 30-45 minutes to complete this application. You may save your application and return to it at a later date by clicking on the "save" button at the bottom of this form.

You will be prompted to save your application every 20 minutes, but you can save it more often if you wish. We recommend answering these questions in a word document and copy/pasting into each field, then review the entry for punctuation/spacing issues.

When you are ready to submit your application for consideration, click on the "submit" button. Once you submit your application, you cannot make any changes. Payment of the non-refundable application fee must be made before your application will be reviewed.

Pathway

You'll be asked to select if you are applying for the Integrative Health Coach path (for current health professionals – see eligibility) or Wellness Coach path (Bachelor's level or AA with certain health or wellness related work experience). Also, the Integrative Health Coach path requires a license upload.

* These fields are required.

Your Profession

Selecting one profession from above may not clearly identify your professional practice and background, so please use this comments box to fully describe your professional training and practice:

Your Information

Country

For Integrative Health Coach Pathway ONLY: Licenses, Registration or Certifications

This is a requirement for any Integrative Health Coach path applicants. Please list out ALL licensing, registration and certifications then upload proof (scanned documents)—if you need to fax your documents, please email staff for fax info and to alert them of incoming documents.

License/Registration/Certification

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Résumé/Curriculum Vitae

All applicants are required to submit a résumé or curriculum vitae of their current and previous professional experience. You can upload as a Word or PDF file.

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Application Questions

Please select which pathway you qualify for pursuing certification through UACIM's Integrative Health & Wellness Coaching:

Describe which pre-req you have completed or will complete prior to starting the coaching program. Choose the one best describes your eligibility

UACIM Fellowship Graduate
UACIM IHeLp Graduate
Completed UACIM Wellness & Lifestyle Series certificate
ABOIM certified integrative physician
Completed UACIM online Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) training at a participating residency program
ABOIM certified integrative physician
Have a Master's degree or higher in an Integrative medicine or Integrative health related field
None of the above - but was granted an exception request

Provide additional details for your answer above (If an IMR graduate – when and where did you complete your Residency; If Master’s degree or higher in an IM related field, provide which institution awarded you the degree, in what area of focus, and when; if selecting none of the above because you were granted an exception request, provide details around that)

Tell us about your interest in Integrative Health & Wellness Coach training (why you wish to be accepted, what you will do with your training--describe how you would incorporate these skills into your current practice or how you might work exclusively as Health/Wellness Coach).

What is your current experience with Integrative Health, Wellness and Coaching?

How does integrative health and wellness coaching, as you understand it, fit with your personal values and professional approach to health care?

What most motivates you to work in a health or wellness profession?

Do you have a regular mindfulness practice? Do you incorporate mindfulness into your daily life? Explain.

Describe a time when you were successful at making a sustained behavior change in your life. What were the elements you attribute to that success?

What is your belief or theory about how someone goes about changing a habit, or an attachment to a behavior?

How would you work with a patient or client in establishing goals for health behavior change?

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Once you submit this form, you cannot edit it or access it again. You will be taken to the next step, which is payment for application fee.