Complementary and Integrative Health

The Masters of Science in Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) is designed to provide practicing healthcare professionals with an evidenced-based program in complementary and integrative health practices. Students will be taught to assess, guide and evaluate patient use of alternative modalities and to integrate CIH into one’s own professional practice. The program provides core competencies in complementary and integrative health. This program provides the theoretical basis for applying complementary and integrative health practices and emphasizes the integration of evidence-based CIH therapies such as phytomedicine, functional nutrition, and mind/body modalities within the framework of conventional healthcare practice. A foundational principle of this program is interdisciplinary practice and collaboration with the goal of improving health outcomes. In addition, students will be introduced to historical, indigenous healthcare practices and upon graduation may seek further training to build expertise in a particular modality (e.g., yoga, nutrition, Raiki), which may lead to additional credentialing or licensing. American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation, Inc. has endorsed Drexel University's Complementary and Integrative Health Master's and Certificate programs, which allows graduates of these programs to sit for the nationally accredited board certification in holistic nursing. This program is applicable to a wide range of health care professionals, including nurses, advanced practice nurses, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, psychologists, women’s health practitioners, members of oncology organizations, clinical nutritionists, psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners, and couple and family therapists. This program is congruent with the educational standards set forth by the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) and meets the core competencies of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health.

Online Program

Please refer to Drexel Online Education for application requirements and deadlines.