50% Scholarship Match for Primary Care Providers
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) play a vital role in providing essential healthcare to marginalized communities, where chronic disease rates are often disproportionately high. Yet, clinicians in these centers often lack the resources to drive lasting healthy behavior change.
To address this gap, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) in partnership with the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) is expanding the National Training Initiative — offering a 50% scholarship match for primary care providers (MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs) working in FQHCs to earn lifestyle medicine board certification.
“This training has transformed the way I approach patient care. It empowers providers to address chronic disease at its root, giving our patients real hope for long-term health.”
— Priya Kamath, MD, FQHC Primary Care Provider
“Lifestyle medicine allows our clinicians to provide proactive care rather than just managing symptoms. The ability to integrate this approach in an FQHC setting is a game-changer.”
— Michael Sanchez, DO, FQHC Medical Director
Why is Lifestyle Medicine Useful for FQHCs?
Chronic Disease Burden – FQHCs serve communities with higher rates of lifestyle-related diseases, making the clinical delivery of lifestyle medicine a powerful tool to improve patient outcomes while addressing cost of care.
Health Equity Impact – By investing in evidence-based, whole-person approaches, we help address the root causes of disease and reduce lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities in care.
Clinician and Patient Empowerment – Training in lifestyle medicine enhances provider satisfaction, reduces burnout, and improves patient engagement.
Supporters and Impact Partners include:
How the 50% Scholarship Match Works
For every dollar invested in training an eligible primary care provider, ACLM and ABLM will match 50% of the cost (up to $1,673.) This matching support helps reduce financial barriers, making it easier than ever for clinicians on the front lines to access this transformative education and training.
Ways to provide matching funds:
Want to Support an FQHC Provider?
If you are an individual donor or organization looking to fund a provider’s training, your contribution will be matched by ACLM and ABLM—doubling your impact to advance health equity through lifestyle medicine.
“ACE is proud to be a founding impact partner to help bring behavior-change and lifestyle medicine coaching to communities that need it most. With a mission to get people moving toward adopting and maintaining healthier lifestyles, collaborations with like-minded partners such as ACLM are crucial to increase participation in physical activity and other healthy lifestyle behaviors for improved health outcomes of all people.”
Cedric Bryant, PhD, FACSM
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Council on Exercise (ACE)
“There’s a serious gap in teaching our medical professionals about the power of food and nutrition in health care. It hurts patients who would benefit from holistic treatments or prevention plans and is something we can no longer ignore.”
James P. McGovern
House Representative
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS IMPACT PARTNERS
$100,000+
PARTNER WITH US
If you or your organization wish to support the National Training Initiative as an Impact Partner ($5,000 or more), please reach out to the ACLM Partnerships Team (partnerships@lifestylemedicine.org) to discuss the initiative and learn more about receiving this designation.