Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Harvard Medical School Osher Research Center

The Osher Research Center is affiliated with the Osher Clinical Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
“Patients do not see complementary and conventional medicine as being mutually exclusive. This pattern will probably continue and may even expand as evidence of effectiveness accumulates”
- The Institute of Medicine

“The market for complementary and integrative medicine is vast and shows no sign of diminishing. This trend must be guided by scientific inquiry, clinical judgment, regulatory authority, and shared decision-making.”
- Dr. David Eisenberg

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Introduction

The Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies is a Harvard Medical School (HMS) program whose mission is to facilitate interdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration for purposes of 1) research evaluation of complementary and integrative medical therapies, 2) delivery of educational programs to the medical community and the public, and 3) the investigation of the design of sustainable models of complementary and integrative care delivery.

 

Full-time faculty, fellows, and staff of the Division are housed at the

Harvard Medical School Osher Research Center. The Research Center manages a portfolio of clinical trials and basic research investigations and offers continuing medical education courses for medical professionals through the Department of Continuing Education at HMS. The Division has a post-graduate research training program and is involved in the development of programs for residents and medical students. Division faculty, in conjunction with a team of complementary care providers and other healthcare providers, also investigate models of integrative care for various diseases and conditions.

 

The Division has an affiliated clinical program, the Osher Clinical Center for Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a Harvard-Medical-School-affiliated teaching hospital. Information about this center is available at its own website which can also be reached by following the link at the top of this page.



Mission Statement

The mission of the Harvard Medical School Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies is to facilitate interdisciplinary and inter-institutional faculty collaboration for purposes of:

  1. research evaluation of complementary and integrative medical therapies,
  2. delivery of educational programs to the medical community and the public, and
  3. investigation of the design of sustainable models of complementary and integrative care delivery in an academic setting.
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