For today’s generation of medical students, the conversation about healthcare includes both traditional and alternative medicine, however; the education received at schools can vary significantly.

AAIM’s medical student membership enables medical professionals in training from all types of programs to continue to grow in their profession while meeting the needs of an increasingly savvy patient. AAIM’s student membership strengthens and promotes the role of integrative medicine, while providing professionals with continuing education, the tools to network, and platforms from which to be heard.

Membership benefits include the following.

• The opportunity to author AAIM courses or certification programs;

• Free subscription to AAIM’s quarterly print publication, the Journal of the American Association of Integrative Medicine;

• Invitation to AAIM’s annual National Conference at a reduced rate;

• Free online continuing education credits;

• Prestigious credentials, including Board Certified in Integrative Medicine, BCIMSM and Board Certified in Integrative Health, BCIHSM; and

• Access to job listings.

Additionally, membership includes a discounted registration rate for AAIM’s 2010 National Conference, Sept. 22–24 in Orlando, Fla.

Membership for full-time students costs $65 per year. To become a member or for more information, click here.

Source: American Association for Integrative Medicine, www.aaimedicine.com