Virtual lifestyle Medicine Internship
SWIPE Virtual Internship is offering a comprehensive, flexible and practical way of getting acquaintance to all the competencies of LM including:
– A complete understanding of LM history taking and follow-ups
– Ethics of Group Medical Appointments (GMAs)
– Motivational interviewing and Coaching skills
– Inclusion of behavior change theories
– Root cause analysis
– Differential diagnosis
– Dealing with lapse and relapse patients
– Utilization of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system
– Search and use of international evidence and research
– Data collection and research for validation of six pillars of SWIPE
Virtual internship is divided into the following two categories:
1 Fast Pace Internship:
– Eligibility: Medical and Allied health care professionals
– Duration of Internship – 3.5 months
– 120 hours of Lifestyle Medicine teaching
– Includes 10 days Crash course of LM philosophy, it’s pillars, a personalized lifestyle prescription, group discussions, and research projects
– No CME credits
– Fee -PKR 60,000/ USD 500
Deadline for registration 28.07.2023
2 Routine Pace internship
– Duration of internship – 3 months
– Pre-requisite- six months certification of LMPC from Riphah Institute of Lifestyle Medicine (Fee – PKR 60,000/USD 500)
– CME hours based
– 4 hours of weekly teaching-2 days per week teaching activities
– Fee of Internship only – PKR 25,000
Deadline for registration 28.07.2023
