Company Overview


American Integrative Medical Association


Mission Statement


A Not For Profit-Public Service professional certification and credentialing agency for medical practitioners of Integrative Medicine and Health Care as defined by the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Mission of the American Integrative Medical Association is to enhance the public trust in the quality of complementary and alternative health care delivery in the United States. The creation of the American Integrative Medical Association provides a clearinghouse and registry for practitioners and establishes a creditable database of qualified practitioners and the development of a bonafide natural health and wellness product authentication system used to verify health related claims relative to the use of herbs and other natural substances.

Credentialing and Authentication forms a basis in which practitioners, business professionals and the public can gain the self-assurance needed in today’s competitive market. Patients, consumers and businesses will make decisions based on creditable references from one reliable source as the American Integrative Medical Association. It is believed this service will undoubtly improve complementary and alternative heath care delivery, improve public confidance, and create increased opportunities for greater insurance reimbursement for services rendered and practice legislation in states which remain resistant to alternative health care licensure.

In carrying out these activities the American Integrative Medical Association is responsive to change and innovations in education, current practices, and new treatment modalities. The American Integrative Medical Association promotes the use of effective measurement tools, peer review standards, the faculty- staff of the University of Integrative Health Sciences, professional laboratories including the resources of the National Institutes of Health. The American Integrative Medical Association mandates stringent principles to assess the professional competencies of complementary and alternative health care clinicians and practitioners, clinical facilities, educational programs and the bona fide content, affect and effect of herbal and natural products.



Vision Statement


The American Integrative Medical Association will:


· Be a source of inspiration, encouragement, support and assistance to all who strive for professionalism, educational excellence, and public confidence in the complementary and alternative health care industry.
· Encourage and facilitate continuing education programs.
· Be data and evidence driven.
· Be a national leader in the credentialing and certification of complementary and alternative medical and allied health care clinicians and practitioners.
· Become a reliable resource for monitoring natural healthcare products and herbs.
· Maintain objectivity and independence while continuing internal and external organizational relationships.
· Development of a consultative role with public and private agencies, programs, and educational institutions focused on CAM issues.
· Become the primary source for the verification of practitioner qualifications and experience utilizing our Membership Verification System.
· Become a source for the verification of claims made by natural product developers and distributors.
· Become a trusted resource for the public and other interested persons involved in the complementary and alternative health care Industry.
· Be an authoritative spokesperson for the Complementary and Alternative Health Care Industry in support of the furtherance of Integrative Complementary Alternative Medical Arts.
· Represent all accepted candidates at appropriate public forums, government bodies and other interested audiences.



The American Integrative Medical Association is not a membership organization, but actually an association by which legitimate complementary and alternative medical and allied healthcare clinicians, practitioners, educators and natural product developers, voluntarily submit substantial documentation to a peer review panel for consideration and recognition. Accepted candidates are entered into a database which will serve denote the professional status of the applicant. (This status shall serve to alleviate any concerns a potential patient, client, employer or any concerned individual may have relative to the qualifications and appropriateness of training and experience of a clinician or practitioner. In reference to natural health care products or natural product distributors an accepted status shall serve to indicate that sufficient evidence of testing and clinical trials was presented to satisfy the peer review panel warranting an accepted status.)


Typical candidates for acceptance include: (Not all disciplines are noted.)

· Medical Doctors
· Naturopathic Doctors
· Allopaths
· Doctor-Osteopathy
· Doctor-Chiropractic Medicine.
· Doctor-Dental Surgery
· Doctor-Psychology
· Doctor-Philosophy
· Doctor-Pharmacy
· Acupuncturist
· Esthetician
· Practical Nurse
· Registered Nurse
· Nurse Practitioner
· Physician Assistant
· Physical Therapist
· Nurse Midwife
· Dietician
· Pharmacist
· Herbalist
· Nutritionist
· Physical Therapist
· Occupational Therapist
· Naturopaths
· Homeopaths
· Holistic Dentist
· Massage Therapist
· Doctor-Oriental Medicine
· Alternative Medicine Practitioners
· Other Practitioners of CAM treatment modalities.



The acceptance of membership,referral or affiliation of a clinician, practitioner, educator or natural health care product. by the American Integrative Medical Association, Its Staff or representatives do not in any way represent an endorsement of any care, treatment or service (s) provided by the accepted or referred clinician, practitioner,educator or natural health care product.