How to Become a Functional Medicine Practitioner

Feeling burned out in your current role? You’re certainly not alone. Research suggests that more than 50 percent of physicians now experience burnout, with some literature proposing even higher numbers, up to 80 percent of the physician population. It makes sense: if you’re a doctor, you’re almost guaranteed to face high patient volumes, long working hours, and countless other stressors from the current medical system.

We all want meaningful and rewarding work. In your case, you want that work to involve helping your clients and patients find health, yet your current role undermines your ability to do just that. Functional Medicine allows you to get to the root cause of a patient’s concern—to help them truly heal and make a lasting, positive difference in their lives. What’s more, Functional Medicine embraces a collaborative healthcare model to provide you and your clients with extra layers of support and create a better, more satisfying work environment.

Practitioners: Here’s Why You Should Embrace Functional Medicine

Revolution Health Radio podcast, Chris Kresser

Long hours, high patient turnover, and the struggle to make a difference contribute to physician burnout. Learn how physician burnout has ballooned to such a serious problem and what you can do to prevent it.

This doctor is likely experiencing stress. Doctors—and other professionals—may need help learning how to avoid burnout at work.

Jobs are often difficult and stressful. If you’re exhausted and feeling detached at work, you’re likely experiencing professional burnout. Here's how to avoid burnout or how to correct it if you’re already experiencing it.

If you want to pursue a career in Functional Medicine, there are different routes you can take based on your interests. Here we discuss the current options.

Effective time management strategies can help you run your Functional Medicine practice—without running yourself into the ground. Here’s how to find the time to make a big difference in the world without compromising your health.

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You get that our current approach to healthcare isn’t working. And you’re starting to understand just how vital a role you have to play in changing it. You’re ready to join the healthcare revolution, and you want to learn how to become a Functional Medicine practitioner.

Once you’re clear on the exact direction you intend to take—perhaps you want to explore additional licensing, for example, and shift your capacities—it’s time to take the next step in your training. The ADAPT Practitioner Training Program offers cutting-edge training from an evolutionary perspective that also uniquely supports the practice-management and practice-building side of Functional Medicine. Learn more about your next steps.