Osher Center for Integrative Health – UW Department of Family Medicine

The Osher Center for Integrative Health

The Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Washington was established in July 2018 with the generous support of The Bernard Osher Foundation. We seek to transform health care in the region by integrating traditional and complementary wellness approaches into patient care.

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What is Integrative Medicine?

Integrative medicine brings together conventional and complementary practices in a coordinated manner to promote health, illness prevention and healthy living. It emphasizes a holistic, patient-focused approach to health care and wellness, treating the whole person. The UW Osher Center emphasizes that the practitioner and patient are partners in the healing process, and all factors that influence health, wellness and disease are taken into consideration.

Small Grant Opportunities

Each year the UW Osher Center for Integrative Health funds up to three small research projects conducted by University of Washington faculty members, fellows, and residents.

News & Events

Ear Seeds

U.S. News talked to Gracia Tharp, LAc, lead acupuncturist at the Osher Center for Integrative Health, about ear seeding auriculotherapy. Read the article.

Osher Center’s Gracia Tharp in U.S. News

Gracia Tharp, LAc, was interviewed for a July piece in U.S. News. Read the article, “Acupuncture for Insomnia: How Acupuncture Can Help You Sleep“.

Osher Center, Cha Chi Ming Cooking Class: April 7, 6:00pm

The Osher Center for Integrative Health at UW and the Cha Chi Ming Fund are excited to present our 5th Integrative Health Seminar and first ever virtual cooking class on Thursday, April 7, 2022 from 6:00pm – 7:15pm via Zoom. Cooking Up Health: Recipes for Reducing Inflammation Common Threads’ Chef Jared Batson will lead an interactive cooking session to to [...]

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