Global Standards • Credible Credentials • Public Protection

Setting the Standard for
Holistic & Integrative Medicine

IBHIM provides global standards, competency-based credentials, and ethical frameworks for practitioners across traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine.

The vast majority of countries formally acknowledge traditional, complementary and integrative healthcare.

170
Member States acknowledge the use of traditional, complementary and integrative healthcare
88%
Of all countries use traditional and complementary practices therapeutically.
90%
WHO Member States report using traditional medicine and are asking for stronger evidence and regulation.
Source: WHO Global Report on Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2019
7
Practice Domains
15+
Systems of Medicine
4
Credential Levels
Global
Standards Framework

The Seven Domains

Modality families usable within any System of Medicine, governed for safety, documentation, and outcomes.

D1
Mind–Body & Spiritual Practices
D2
Biologically Based Practices
D3
Manipulative & Body-Based Methods
D4
Energy Therapies
D5
Food-Based & Culinary Medicine
D6
Environmental & Design-Based Practices
D7
Regenerative & Emerging Therapies

Credentials Ladder

Competency-based progression recognizing demonstrated practice, not politics. No voting rights attached to honors.

MHIM

Member in Holistic & Integrative Medicine

Foundational competence

DHIM

Diplomate in Holistic & Integrative Medicine

Independent practitioner

SHIM

Specialist in Holistic & Integrative Medicine

Advanced practice & leadership

IHIM

Integrator in Holistic & Integrative Medicine

Expert integration across systems

IBHIM credentials are professional designations issued by the International Board of Holistic & Integrative Medicine, an independent professional organization. They are not governmental licenses or academic degrees. The word 'Board' is part of IBHIM's organizational name.

Join the Movement

Be part of a global community setting standards, protecting the public, and elevating holistic and integrative medicine worldwide.