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Functional medicine is evolving – Are you keeping up with the changes?
Functional medicine is evolving – Are you keeping up with the changes?
Start your journey to functional medicine certification with a 7-day free trial!
Start your journey to functional medicine certification with a 7-day free trial!
The most comprehensive certification program in functional medicine
The most comprehensive certification program in functional medicine
The Kharrazian Institute offers the most comprehensive functional medicine certification programs available today:
68-hour Certified Functional Medicine Clinician/Consultant program
300-hour Advanced certification — the highest level of functional medicine education
Regular updates with new courses from leading functional medicine experts.
Professional recognition in the functional medicine community.
Patient referrals through our exclusive Practitioner Locator directory
+ You'll receive access to more than 200 hours of cutting-edge functional medicine coursework, including:
Gastrointestinal
• How the GI System Works and Impacts Human Health
• Clinical Mechanisms of Digestive Dysfunction
• The Clinical Role of Intestinal Permeability and Endotoxemia
• Clinical Mechanisms of Digestive Dysfunction
• The Clinical Role of Intestinal Permeability and Endotoxemia
Autoimmunity
• Fundamentals of autoimmunity
• Dietary, infection, and environmental triggers
• How to identify and manage autoimmune disease and mechanism
• Dietary, infection, and environmental triggers
• How to identify and manage autoimmune disease and mechanism
Neuroinflammation
• Introduction to Neuroinflammation Concepts
• Understanding Clinical Severities of Neuroinflammation
• Lifestyle and Dietary Approaches for Neuroinflammation
• Understanding Clinical Severities of Neuroinflammation
• Lifestyle and Dietary Approaches for Neuroinflammation
Hashimoto's
• The physiological web of Hashimoto's
• Triggers for Hashimoto's
• How to clinically manage Hashimoto's with diet, nutrition, and lifestyle strategies
• Triggers for Hashimoto's
• How to clinically manage Hashimoto's with diet, nutrition, and lifestyle strategies
Chronic Fatigue and Pain
• Introduction to cellular and physiological bioenergetics
• The neurophysiology of pain
• Clinical evaluation and treatment of fatigue and pain syndromes
• The neurophysiology of pain
• Clinical evaluation and treatment of fatigue and pain syndromes
The Endocrine System
• The physiological web of male, female, adrenal, and thyroid hormones
• Nutraceuticals and peptides that impact endocrine function
• Clinical management and interventions
• Nutraceuticals and peptides that impact endocrine function
• Clinical management and interventions
Chronic Inflammation
• Endogenous and exogenous triggers of inflammation
• The pathophysiological web of chronic inflammation
• Clinical evaluation and treatment strategies
Essentials of Functional Medicine
• The functional medicine model
• Clinical principles
• Brain, immune, bioenergetics, endocrine. biotransformation principles
• Clinical principles
• Brain, immune, bioenergetics, endocrine. biotransformation principles
Explore the Kharrazian Institute with a 7-day free trial. The first module of every course is included, allowing you to experience how our practical, clinically focused approach helps you adapt to the evolving landscape of functional medicine. No commitment required.
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Master Classes with leading functional medicine experts
Master Classes with leading functional medicine experts
Every other month, Dr. Kharrazian invites a leading expert in the field of functional medicine to teach a course in the area of their expertise. Master Class topics include:
- TIGER (Toxin, Infection, Gut Health, Eating Right, and Rest), Akil Palanisamy, MD
- Sex Steroid Optimization in Males and Females, Mark Holthouse, MD
- Neurological Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Randy Vawdry, NP-C
- Environmental Medicine, Joseph Pizzorno, ND
- How to Think Like a Functional Gastroenterologist, Steven Sandberg-Lewis, ND
- Communication, Habits, Attitudes, Hope, and Cognitive Distortions in the Complex Patient, David Musnick, MD
- Beyond Pills and Protocols: The Roots of Salutogenic Science, David Rakel, MD
- Understanding the role of iron overload and undiagnosed anemia in chronic patients, Christy Sutton, DC
- Functional Medicine Approach to Dementia, Kat Toups MD
- Navigating the Nuances of Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy, Monique Class, MS, APRN-BC
- Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Anil Bajnath, MD
- How to Perform a Nutrition Physical Exam, Michael Stone, MD, MS
- Cardiovascular Disease, Randy Vawdry, NP-C
- Cardiometabolic Disease, Mark Hothouse, MD
What Experts Say...
What Experts Say...
The Kharrazian Institute has earned accolades from renowned healthcare professionals across the spectrum. Leading doctors praise its cutting-edge content, practical insights, and transformative impact on clinical practice.
Dr. Kharrazian has been a prominent educator and highly-respected clinician in the functional medicine community since the inception of functional medicine. He is an expert clinician and an innovator in this field.
Mark Hyman, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Director Of Center For Functional Medicine
Chairman, Institute For Functional Medicine
Ten-Time New York Times Best Selling Author
Dr. Kharrazian is a brilliant clinician educator that has inspired many as we learn the principles of Functional Medicine, myself included. He is superb at teaching clinicians the power of using functional medicine oriented history and physical examination to understand and then address the root causes of disease and health. Integrating the latest research and years of clinical experience, Dr. Kharrazian, is an international leader in Functional Medicine.
Terry Wahls, MD, IFMCP
New York Times Best selling author of The Wahls Protocol – How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine
Dr. Kharrazian’s work represents the vanguard in our understanding of the role of lifestyle choices in charting the brain’s destiny. His highly effective educational outreach has opened the door for countless healthcare providers, allowing them to dramatically increase their effectiveness in treating and indeed preventing so many of the pernicious conditions that plague our modern society.
David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM
Author, #1 New York Times Bestselling book, Grain Brain and Brain Maker
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Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN
Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN
Dr. Kharrazian is a Harvard-Medical School trained researcher, an Associate Clinical Professor at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and a world-renowned functional medicine practitioner.
Dr. Kharrazian has a built a reputation for his unique ability to integrate medical literature with real-life patient treatment to develop effective clinical models, which have been successfully applied by healthcare practitioners throughout his 25+ years of clinical practice and his role a researcher.
The clinical models he has developed have dramatically impacted countless healthcare and medical clinics throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. The Kharrazian Institute currently has more than 5,000 healthcare providers enrolled in courses from all regions of the world. His educational programs have been adopted by multiple universities and used for post-graduate medical education.
Dr. Kharrazian has a built a reputation for his unique ability to integrate medical literature with real-life patient treatment to develop effective clinical models, which have been successfully applied by healthcare practitioners throughout his 25+ years of clinical practice and his role a researcher.
The clinical models he has developed have dramatically impacted countless healthcare and medical clinics throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. The Kharrazian Institute currently has more than 5,000 healthcare providers enrolled in courses from all regions of the world. His educational programs have been adopted by multiple universities and used for post-graduate medical education.
Start Your Journey Toward Certification with The Kharrazian Institute with a 7-Day Free Trial!
Start Your Journey Toward Certification with The Kharrazian Institute with a 7-Day Free Trial!
The Kharrazian Institute offers two comprehensive certification pathways for professional advancement:
* The 68-hour Certified Functional Medicine Clinician/Consultant program covering essential clinical strategies.
* The 300-hour Advanced certification representing the highest level of functional medicine education available.
Both tracks provide healthcare practitioners and qualified consultants with recognized credentials that demonstrate your commitment to evidence-based functional medicine expertise.
* The 68-hour Certified Functional Medicine Clinician/Consultant program covering essential clinical strategies.
* The 300-hour Advanced certification representing the highest level of functional medicine education available.
Both tracks provide healthcare practitioners and qualified consultants with recognized credentials that demonstrate your commitment to evidence-based functional medicine expertise.
(No credit card required for free trial.)
FAQs
FAQs
Cost: A KI membership is $295 per month with a $500 setup fee. Membership gives you access to all course videos and course materials for all past and future courses. Read more HERE.
Access: The courses are available at any time via Online Replays. New courses will be livestreamed and then available as an Online Replay. Members are notified by email when new courses are added to the platform
Qualifications: The courses are designed for licensed healthcare professionals and those with a solid background in healthcare or medical sciences. However, anyone can enroll.
Order of progression: You do not have to take the courses in any particular order. However, all of the courses are designed to connect with each other if you are interested in learning the bigger picture.
Cancellation policy: You can cancel your subscription at any time. However, please note that we do not offer refunds.
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