A formal fellowship in integrative dermatology.
Structured coursework, faculty mentorship, and a research project — the same rigor as any fellowship, delivered online around your practice.
Board-certified dermatologists.
You need a valid, unrestricted license in the U.S., its territories, or Canada. Seats are intentionally limited, and strong applicants are invited to interview.
Eligibility for board certification.
Graduates may sit for the integrative medicine board exam — plus 180+ CME credits, published scholarship, and a network of peers.
Your patients are already living the whole-person question.
They ask about their diet, their stress, their supplements, their gut. The science increasingly agrees with them — skin health is bound up with nutrition, the microbiome, hormones, immune function, environment, and the mind-body connection. Yet no formal fellowship has existed to train dermatologists to answer with real evidence.
The IMDF exists for clinicians who sense that dermatology is on the edge of something larger, and who would rather help build it than wait for it. The first cohort will hold a permanent place in the history of this field.
Apple Bodemer, MD
The first dermatologist board certified in both dermatology and integrative medicine, Dr. Bodemer trained at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Arizona. She is the only dermatologist currently serving on the Integrative Medicine Board.
“I am so incredibly proud to introduce the Integrative Medicine in Dermatology Fellowship program - the first of its kind that offers specially focused integrative medicine training with a pathway to board certification. This program provides high quality, evidence focused education on the use of integrative tools and the philosophy of integrative medicine for people with dermatologic concerns. More importantly, it builds connection within the integrative medicine community!”
Apple Bodemer, MD
Four things happen, every year you are with us.
Everything that’s included
Figures shown for the full two-year track. IDCP alumni complete a shorter path — see the two tracks below.
For the full fellowship. Flexible payment plans are available; details are shared during admissions.
Choose the track that matches your training
If you have already completed the Integrative Dermatology Certificate Program, you skip ahead. If you haven’t, you take it with the fellowship — no separate application.
IDCP Alumni Track
Starts March 2027Board-certified dermatologists who have completed the IDCP* · 1 year 3 months
IMDF Track
Starts May 2027Board-certified dermatologists joining the IDCP cohort and the fellowship together · 2 years
then 1–4 weekly
+ case study project
Spring Retreat
Spring Retreat
research project
1 publication-ready
research project
Both tracks include the same mentorship, research project, and board-certification eligibility.
*Previous IDCP alumni must enroll within 3 years to qualify for grandfathering. Future IDCP alumni will have a 3-year grace period following graduation.
for Integrative Medicine
Developed in collaboration with University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine
The faculty of the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine have contributed their Foundational Fellowship Curriculum (FFC) to the IMDF program. The FFC provides state of the art knowledge in all the major domains of integrative medicine recommended by the American Board of Integrative Medicine (ABOIM). The Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine has been teaching physicians and health professionals for 20 years in their fellowship programs.
Schedule a call with our director
Thirty minutes, one to one, to talk through eligibility, the two tracks, and whether the fellowship fits your practice. Bring any question — nothing is too small.
Pick a time +
There will only ever be one first cohort.
Tell us you’re interested — nothing more. The program director will follow up personally with eligibility details, the curriculum, and what the application involves.
Enroll
The program director reviews every submission personally.
Common
questions
How much time does it actually take each week?+
It varies, but the fellowship is built for a practicing clinician. Expect one to four self-paced modules a week, one live virtual session a month, and mentorship sessions across the year. The first nine months of the two-year track are the busiest.
Do I have to stop practicing or relocate?+
No. Coursework and mentorship are online and largely self-paced, and you apply what you learn in your own clinic. The only travel is the in-person gatherings — the IDCP Intensives, the Integrative Dermatology Symposium, and the alumni Spring Retreat.
What does board certification require?+
To sit for the integrative medicine board exam you must be a physician and a graduate of a recognized U.S., Canadian, or international allopathic or osteopathic college of medicine (international graduates also need a valid ECFMG certificate); hold a valid, unrestricted license to practice in the U.S., U.S. territories, or Canada; complete an approved specialty fellowship; provide requested documents and letters of recommendation; and pass the exam.
How is this different from other fellowships?+
Most fellowships go deeper inside a traditional specialty. This one widens it. Instead of viewing skin disease in isolation, you learn to weigh immune function, nutrition, the microbiome, lifestyle, environmental exposures, and mental well-being — then combine them with conventional therapeutics into one personalized plan.
What does “Founding Fellow” mean?+
You’ll be among the first clinicians ever to complete this training. Your feedback and leadership shape the program for the fellows who follow, and the founding class is intentionally small so that mentorship stays personal.
Are payment plans available?+
Yes. Flexible payment plans are available to make the fellowship more accessible. Tuition, payment options, and financing are covered in detail during admissions.
What happens after I graduate?+
Graduation is the beginning. Fellows join an ongoing professional community with continuing education, special events, and future initiatives. Graduates who show excellence in practice, scholarship, education, and leadership may be invited into teaching, research collaborations, mentorship, or faculty roles as the fellowship grows.
