
IM4US: 2026 Annual Conference
At the annual conference, IM4US will highlight presentations on lifting models of financially-accessible, trauma-informed, culturally safe and culturally-responsive health care, as well as models that are redefining professional expertise through dignified collaboration between diverse healthcare practitioners, patients and communities.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, and public health professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be able to:
1. Utilize inclusive, anti-racist, and culturally relevant strategies to provide dignified collaboration between diverse healthcare practitioners, patients, and communities.
2. Select appropriate integrative health and medicine treatment strategies for use in common problems seen in underserved patient populations.
3. Compare the various best practice models for providing effective integrative health and medicine care for patients in underserved communities.
4. Evaluate the indications, benefits, and risks of integrative health and medicine approaches for underserved populations and select appropriate resources based on patient needs and preferences.
5. Identify new health practitioners and healers across disciplines and professions to foster interprofessional collaboration and therapeutic cooperation.
Course summary
- 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 10.25 ANCC
- 10.25 AOA Category 2-A
- 10.25 Certified Public Health (CPH)
- 10.25 HSC Participation
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Judith Bornstein-Chau, MD
Angela Lee
Neeta Merchant, CLYT; CHNC; CPDM
Marybeth Missenda, MS RPh
Donna Odierna, DrPH MS RH(AHG) CIP
Elena Rosenbaum, Elena Rosenbaum, MD
Ruthann Russo, PhD, DAc, MPH, DiplACLM, DiplAc, NBC-HWC
Renee Schneider, MBA, M.AmSAT
S. Prasad Vinjamury, MD (Ayurveda), DACM, MPH
Rosemarin Ekwueme, MD
Cheryl Martin, MD, FAAFP
Shalini Singh-Karnik
Leonie Smith, Certified Trainer, Nonviolent Communication; Trainer and Facilitator for Sociocracy
Eddah General, RN, MA, CPAN, NEA-BC
Arlene Betancourt, MD, Diplomate ABIM and ABOIM
Mary Lou Breslin
Selena Chan, DO
Isaac Conway-Stenzel
Yvette Coulter
tobi fishel, Ph.D.
David Gaseor, DACM, LAc
Jeffrey Geller, Jeffrey S. Geller MD
Nicole Henderson, BA
Wayne Jonas, MD
AmarAtma Khalsa, MRPL, MTCM, BCC
Eunice Lee, DCN, MS, QTTP
Geeta Maker-Clark, MD, ABOIM
Jenifer Matthews, MD
Charles Mc Neal, BA Psychology, BA Sociology, MA - Education, Ph.D. Education
Sarah Meier, MS, CCMS, NBC-HWC
Neeta Merchant, CLYT; CHNC; CPDM
Vincent Minichiello, MD, ABoIM
Eric (Nyx) Morris, DSW, LCSW-S
Omid Naim, MD in Psychiatry
Donna Odierna, DrPH MS RH(AHG) CIP
Sonia Oyola, MD
Amrita Rehal
Denise Ruvalcaba, B.A Sociology, UC Berkeley
Monica Smith, DC, PhD
Ria Sood, MPH
Krista Ward, DC, MPH
Marliese Warren, MS
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and IM4US. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare
American Osteopathic Association
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians.
National Board of Public Health Examiners
This activity is approved for 10.25 credit(s) accepted by the National Board of Public Health Examiners' Certified Public Health (CPH) recertification program.
Designation Statements
Interprofessonal Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 10.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this program for a maximum of 10.25 contact hour(s) of AOA Category 2A CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
This activity is designated for up to 10.25 ANCC contact hour(s).
Certified Public Health Professionals
This activity is designated for up to 10.25 contact hour(s).
Certificate of Attendance
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for up to 10.25 hour(s) of participation.
Available Credit
- 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 10.25 ANCC
- 10.25 AOA Category 2-A
- 10.25 Certified Public Health (CPH)
- 10.25 HSC Participation

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