Lifestyle Medicine Specialist
Now Offering Employee Training through Corporate Partnership.
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8-Week Online Asynchronous Program
Our Lifestyle Medicine Specialist Course is designed to give you the knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience to help others lead healthier, more fulfilling lives. Lifestyle medicine emphasizes the power of everyday choices—small changes that can make a big difference in preventing and even reversing chronic conditions. Grounded in research, this course explores how nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and social connection can transform health outcomes. Considering the current demand on medical doctors and other senior healthcare professionals, they simply do not have the time to provide patient education in the above areas. This is where the lifestyle medicine specialist plays a significant role—filling a gap by working in conjunction with the healthcare team to provide patients with information that will help them live healthier lives. Join a growing field that’s focused on prevention, well-being, and lasting change.
Program Information
Program Highlights
- Flexible Learning: Complete engaging online modules with resources, videos, visuals, and quizzes.
- Career-Boosting Credential: Earn a recognized certificate as a Lifestyle Medicine Specialist, opening doors to opportunities in health and wellness.
- Real-World Impact: Gain practical health coaching experience through hands-on application hours in the health field.
- Affordable: Earn this certificate and apply it as 3 hours of credit for prior learning toward a UofM bachelor’s or master’s degree in the College of Health Sciences—at a fraction of the cost of a typical 3-credit hour course.
This course is perfect for:
- Individuals 18+ with a High School Diploma or GED
- Current or aspiring health professionals
- Anyone passionate about health and wellness, eager to make a difference
No prior experience required—just a desire to learn and inspire change.
Through our comprehensive curriculum, you’ll:
- Understand Chronic Diseases: Identify lifestyle-related diseases, their risk factors, and proven methods to prevent or treat them through lifestyle changes.
- Master Health Coaching: Develop essential coaching skills to empower others to make lasting behavior changes.
- Apply Practical Strategies: Practice effective techniques to support clients in achieving their health goals.
- Structure: Modular, asynchronous online content paired with hands-on practicum hours in the health field.
- Time Commitment: Approximately 7 weeks of coursework + 20 additional application hours for real-world experience; course instructors will work with students to secure clinical application hours.
- Modality: Fully online with interactive resources, videos, visuals, and quizzes.
- Outcome: Earn a Lifestyle Medicine Specialist certificate and credit for prior learning.
Corporate Partnership Information
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Employees: Please email Michelle Stockton with the name and contact information of your company’s clinical education coordinator or decision maker. We’ll provide the necessary details and help facilitate program onboarding.
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Clinical Education Coordinators/Decision Makers: Please contact Michelle Stockton directly to get started.
For employees of companies with an established lifestyle medicine partnership, you can reach out to your clinical educator or human resources to inquire about enrollment.
Yes! Our community program is open to anyone who qualifies. Visit the community program website below
For more information contact:
Michelle Stockton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Unit Coordinator
Global HLSC/Lifestyle Medicine Programs
mstocktn@memphis.edu