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ACCAHC's Project Donors are individual philanthropists, foundations, businesses, organizations, agencies and other entities which have each funds to support a specific program or aspect of ACCAHC's mission. The grant can target a portion of ACCAHC's internal budget or fund a special project identified by a Working Group or the Board. From ACCAHC's first work in 2004 as part of the Integrated Healthcare Policy Consortium (IHPC) and through an alliance with the Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF). ACCAHC's mission has been advanced though the vision and commitment of these funding partners. We are grateful.
Current Project Donors
 Whole foods supplement manufacturer Standard Process recognized the potential value of bringing together leading researchers from the complementary and alternative healthcare disciplines to advance a common agenda. The firm, which sells only to healthcare professionals, is particularly interested in advancing research models which respect the whole person care of integrative practices and the role of nutrition in health. Consistent with this view, Standard Process supports a multifaceted nutrition research program including clinical trials at naturopathic, chiropractic and conventional medical institutions. The firm has granted $23,500 since mid-2007 to support the development of the ACCAHC Research Working Group, including a July 2008 retreat in which the RWG team met in Washington, D.C. to estabish the RWG priorities.
 The first significant project that ACCAHC undertook the publication of the Clinicians' and Educators' Desk Reference on the Licensed Complementary and Alternative Healthcare Professions. Lombard, Illinois-based National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) stepepd up to support this project with a $10,000 grant. One of just a handful of multidisciplinary universities of natural health sciences, NUHS' academic offerings include programs in chiropractic medicine, acupuncture and Oriental medicine, naturopathic medicine and massage therapy. NUHS president James Winterstein, DC has led the transformation of the 100-year old institution from a chiropractic college (which in the mid-20th century also had a naturopathic program) into a multidisciplinary university. NUHS subsequently led support for the ACCAHC Center for Optimal Integration with a Gold Level commitment of $30,000 over 3 years. Thanks to Dr. Winterstein and NUHS for their generous support of these essential projects.
 The NCMIC Foundation was established by the NCMIC Group to extend the business' longtime support of complementary and alternative approaches to health care in clinical practice, research and academics. NCMIC is the leading provider of malpractice insurance for the chiropractic and naturopathic medical professions and has repeatedly made critically important philanthropic investments of strategic value in advancing these disciplines. NCMIC is now in its second three year term of significant support for ACCAHC. Funds for the 2011-2013 term are dedicated to the ACCAHC Center for Optimal Integration.
 ACCAHC has enjoyed a long relationship with the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine which represents 43 conventional academic health center members. (See a Brief History or go to www.imconsortium.org) Executives of the two consortia met in a reception at the 2006 North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine (NARCCIM) sponsored by the conventional Consortium. ACCAHC was a Participating Organization at that meeting and will be again for the May 12-15 meeting in Minnesota, around which ACCAHC chose to schedule its own May 10-12 meeting (see below), to further foster inter-professional, inter-organizational and inter-institutional ties. The Consortium leadership chose to donate 15 scholarships of NARRCIM attendance for student researchers from the ACCAHC disciplines which are being offered through a process directed through ACCAHC's own Research Working Group (RWG), two of the members of which serve on the NARCCIM program committee. An ACCAHC RWG team lead by Healther Zwickey, PhD managed the selection process. The Consortium subsequently chose to sponsor a reception and dinner on May 11 as part of a 4 hour meeting of roughly 80 professionals, principally members of the Steering Committee of the Consortium and leaders of the ACCAHC board and working groups. Thanks to the Consortium for this grant, and especially to Mary Jo Kreitzer, RN, PhD, Adi Haramati, PhD, and Victor Sierpina, MD, for taking the lead in making it happen.
 Andrew Weil, MD, has generously contributed $5000 of his own funds to help support the costs of ACCAHC’s May 10-12, 2009 gathering in Minnesota. Through his books and speaking appearances, Weil has awakened millions of people to the potential in integrating natural health care and distinctly licensed natural health practices with conventional treatment and providers. Weil is the physician face of “integrative medicine.” The program Weil started at the University of Arizona School of Medicine in 1995 has now become a recognized Center of Excellence in Integrative Medicine. The Center offers a Fellowship in Integrative Medicine which has become the educational standard for MD academics in that field. Weil has also been a visible proponent of the licensed CAM professions, including bucking the direct opposition to naturopathic licensing from the Americal Medical Association in both California and New York. Hearing of the ACCAHC's need for $15,000-$20,000 for ACCAHC's pioneering meeting to convene leaders of all of it Working Groups, Special Interest Groups and Board of Directors, Weil quickly responded that he would support the meeting personally with $5000 if ACCAHC found a matching amount, which ACCAHC quickly did through its members (see below). Weil's personal commitment speaks strongly to his belief in the importance of the integration of all disciplines in quality patient care.
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ACCAHC Member Respondents to Weil's Challenge ($6750)
Within 7 days of the challenge grant from Dr. Weil (noted above), the following institutions and individuals came forward to over-match Weil's generosity.
 $500
American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
Five Branches University
Helfgott Research Institute, National College of Natural Medicine
National University of Health Sciences
New York Chiropractic College
Western States Chiropractic College
$200
Morgan Martin, ND, LM, Director, Naturopathic Midwifery Program, Bastyr University (Board, EWG)
$150
Elizabeth Goldblatt, PhD, MPA/HA, Vice President, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Board Chair, IOM Summit Planning Committee Member)
$100
John Kepner, MBA, Executive Director, International Association of Yoga Therapists (Traditional World Medicines Organizational Member)
Beth Rosenthal, PhD, MBA, MPH, ACCAHC’S Assistant Director
Richard Hammerschlag, PhD, Co-Founder; Director of Research, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (RWG, Co-Chair)
Rita Bettenburg, ND, Dean of Naturopathic Medicine, National College of Natural Medicine (EWG)
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Certification and Testing Organization Affiliate Member)
Frank Nicchi, DC, MS, President, New York Chiropractic College (Board)
Christine Goertz, DC, PhD, Director, Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (RWG, Co-Chair)
Marcia Prenguber, ND Chair, Council on Naturopathic Medical Education; Director of Integrated Care and Naturopathic Residency, Center for Cancer Care at Goshen Health System (Board, CWG Co-Chair)
Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH Senior Investigator, Helfgott Research Institute, National College of Natural Medicine (RWG)
Tom Souza, DC, DACBSP, Professor and Dean of Academic Affairs, Palmer College of Chiropractic West (EWG)
Matthew J. Taylor, PT, PhD, RYT, President, International Association of Yoga Therapists (Board)
Heather Zwickey, PhD, Director, Helfgott Research Institute (RWG)
Hong Jin, LAc Clinical Services Director, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (CWG)
Patricia Wolfe, ND, President, Boucher Institute (Board)
Michael Sackett, DC Chief of Staff/Clinical Internship Department Chair, Southern California University of Health Sciences (CWG)
Felicia Tomasko, RN, Board Member, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (Traditional World Medicines member)
Lixing Lao, PhD, LAc, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Kernan Hospital Mansion and Faculty Member, Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Program, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (RWG)
Joe Brimhall, DC, President, Western States Chiropractic College; past-president, Council on Chiropractic Education (Executive Committee)
William Meeker, DC, MPH President, Palmer College-West Campus (CWG)
Donna M. Feeley, MPH, RN, CMT, Chair, National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (Board, EWG)
Qianzhi (Jamie) Wu, LAc Dean of Faculty, Academy of Oriental Medicine of Austin (CWG)
Mitchell Haas, DC, MS Professor and Dean of Research, Western States Chiropractic College (RWG)
Martha Brown Menard, PhD, MA, CMT Associate Research Professor, University of Virginia School of Medicine (RWG)
Patricia Herman, ND, MS, PhD University of Arizona (RWG)
Adam Burke, PhD, MPH, LAc, Director, Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Associate Professor, Health Education, San Francisco State University (EWG)
Wendy Weber, ND, MPH, PhD Bastyr University (RWG)
Michael Wiles, DC, Dean, College of Chiropractic, Northwestern Health Sciences University (EWG)
John Weeks, Executive Director
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Northwestern Health Sciences University - ACCAHC 2009 Leadership Conference Support ($5000)
 Northwestern Health Sciences University provided generous support of the ACCAHC leadership meeting which took place on their campus May 10-12, 2009. The University first donated space on its campus for the gathering. Members of the staff helped organize the meeting's particulars in the months leading up to the meeting. Onsite, they hosted a welcoming reception and dinner on Sunday evening, May 10, when all the participants arrived. One of their students donated time in note-taking. ACCAHC particularly extends thanks to Mark Zeigler, DC, Northwestern's president; Chuck Sawyer, DC and Michael Wiles, DC, for guidance; student Jolene Habeck; and staff member Diane Newcomer.
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Past Project Donors
ACCAHC's earliest work (2004-2006) was engaged as part of IHPC's National Education Dialogue to Advance Integrated Health Care: Creating Common Ground . Philanthropic support was then directed through the Institute for Alternative Futures rather than directly to ACCAHC. Project Donors supporting that work included:
- Anonymous Midwestern Foundation: Inter-institutional academic collaboration
The support of these entities allowed ACCAHC to participate in or develop projects which have fostered cross-disciplinary, inter-institutional education and understanding aimed at bettering patient care.
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