Vision Statement
The Osher Center for Integrative Health at Vanderbilt is committed to creating an integrative health center that is focused on the patient, the practitioner and the healing environment. We care for ourselves and our center so that we can best serve our patients. We continually strive to provide transformative care guided by the individual’s journey and informed by continuous quality improvement. We hone and support relationships in all aspects of the health and healing process.
History of the Center
The Osher Center for Integrative Health at Vanderbilt is a well-established interdisciplinary integrative medicine center, providing clinical services, education and training, and research. The Center was founded in 2007 as the Vanderbilt Center for Integrated Health. In 2014, a Center was awarded an endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation and became the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt. Since that time, the Center has continued to grow.
Recently, the name was changed from the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine to the Osher Center for Integrative Health, reflecting a movement in the field to emphasize the role of integrative modalities in promoting health, and not only treating disease or disorder.
Focus of our Clinical Care
The Osher Center at Vanderbilt has maintained a primary focus on treating individuals with chronic illness, including a high preponderance of chronic pain. Our treatment model is multimodal and interdisciplinary.
Following an in-depth integrative health consultation with a nurse practitioner or physician, patients are referred to individual treatment modalities and/or group programs based on their needs, goals, and interests. Treatment modalities represented at our center include: acupuncture, biofeedback, health coaching, health psychology, mindfulness, physical therapy, therapeutic massage, and therapeutic movement (including Tai Chi and yoga).
Physical Location
The Osher Center for Integrative Health is housed in the 3401 West End building, one mile from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) main campus. This 15,000 square foot space, a collaboration between Southeast Venture and VUMC's Office of Planning, incorporates natural elements and soothing tones to cultivate a calming atmosphere. In addition to offices and treatment rooms, the Osher Center features dedicated rooms for yoga, meditation, acupuncture, massage, and mind-body practices. The unique design reflects the Center's core philosophy: to integrate mind, body, and spirit for the well-being of patients, staff, and faculty alike. Here, your journey towards wellness is supported in an atmosphere that is calming and restorative.
The Osher Collaborative
The Osher Collaborative for Integrative Health comprises an international group of eleven academic health Centers funded by The Bernard Osher Foundation to study, teach, and practice integrative healthcare. The Osher Collaborative amplifies the collective impact of the eleven Osher Centers on health and well-being for all.
The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health
The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health (the Academic Consortium, or ACIMH) is the world’s most comprehensive community for advancing the practice of whole health, with leading expertise in research, clinical care, and education. By consolidating the top institutions in the integrative medicine space, all working in unison with a common goal, the Academic Consortium is the premier organizational home for champions of whole health.
