 From left: Victoria Maizes, MD, medical director of the UA Program in Integrative Medicine, Joy Weydert, MD, Fellow, James Nicolai, MD, Fellow, Andrew Weil, MD, director of the UA Program in Integrative Medicine, Melissa Young, MD, Fellow, Diane Clawson, DO, fellow, and Monica Myklebust, MD, Fellow. |
The Program in Integrative Medicine at the UA College of Medicine in Tucson has accepted three physicians to its integrative medicine fellowship, the first of its kind in the nation. Three new Fellows, Monica Myklebust, MD, James Nicolai, MD, and Melissa Young, MD, join Diane Clawson, DO, and Joy Weydert, MD, whose fellowships in pediatric integrative medicine began in July 2000. Under the leadership of Andrew Weil, MD, founder and director of the UA Program in Integrative Medicine, and Victoria Maizes, MD, the program's medical director, the five fellows will spend two years studying the theory and practice of integrative medicine, including the core philosophy of natural healing, the history of medicine, the nature of scientific research, and the basis of mind/body interactions. The curriculum includes healing-oriented medicine, the philosophy of science, the art of medicine, culture and medicine, research education, mind/body medicine, spirituality medicine, nutrition, phyto-medicine, energy medicine, and lifestyle medicine. The fellows also will train in guided imagery, acupuncture and osteopathic manipulation. |
Joy Weydert, MD, a board-certified pediatrician,
was in private practice in general and critical
care pediatrics in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prior to joining
the pediatric integrative medicine fellowship
program. She received an undergraduate degree in
nursing from Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, and
worked for 10 years as a nurse before pursuing a
medical degree from the University of Kansas. During
her residency in pediatrics at Indiana University
in Indianapolis, she cared for children in Kenya.
She also worked in Western Alaska with the native
people of the Yupik culture.
James Nicolai, MD, a family practice physician
from Indianapolis, Ind., received his medical degree
from Indiana University School of Medicine in
Bloomington. He served his internship at Methodist Hospital
in Indianapolis. Following family practice training at
St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers in Beech
Grove, Ind., he joined St. Francis Immediate Care Center
as a staff physician.
Melissa Young, MD, who is board-certified in
internal medicine, received her medical degree from
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
in Bronx, N.Y., and completed her residency at
Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Following
residency training she assisted in medicine and
rheumatology private practice.
Diane Clawson, DO, received her degree from
the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
in Pennsylvania and completed an internship in osteopathy at Millcreek Community Hospital in
Erie, Penn. Prior to joining the pediatric
integrative medicine fellowship program, she completed
an internship in psychiatry and a residency in
pediatrics at the University of New Mexico School of
Medicine in Albuquerque.
Monica Myklebust, MD, a family practice
physician from Minneapolis, Minn., received her
medical degree from the University of Minnesota
and completed her residency in family medicine at
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minn.
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