"If you feel and know intuitively that you are ready to dive into your healing art of choice, I don't know of a better, more open and committed and special place than MUIH."
-Julie Reisler, Master of Arts with Nutrition concentration
Whole Person Wellness
MUIH’s sole passion and top priority is improving and advancing the field of integrative health and wellness and graduating students who will positively impact the health and wellbeing of individuals in their community.
MUIH’s programs and graduates are distinguished by their holistic approach to health and wellness. They acknowledge and respect the wisdom of the body and nature as a teacher, focus on the interconnection of mind, body, and spirit, and empower others to achieve balance, health, and wellness. MUIH attracts students, faculty, and staff who are passionate about and embody this approach.
Leaders
MUIH is one of the few universities in the U.S. dedicated solely to integrative health and wellness. MUIH’s deep expertise in integrative health and wellness has a proven record of accomplishment of graduating practitioners, educators, and professionals who have made a positive impact around the world. Graduates gain the unique academic credentials needed for employment and success in a niche and rapidly growing segment of the health care sector.
MUIH offers the largest number and broadest array of integrative health and wellness disciplines of any college or university. Its portfolio includes 22 graduate-level certificates, masters and doctoral degree programs in 9 different health and wellness disciplines.
MUIH helps students turn their passion into a career, with expert faculty who have experience working as practitioners, scholars, and researchers in their field.
Community
MUIH’s community is grounded in the principle of interconnection.The strength and success of the community derives from individual and collective responsibility for its members and the whole. MUIH defines its community broadly, inclusive of students, alumni, employees, partners, local and state societies, and members of the general public and professionals committed to integrative health and wellness.
MUIH’s programs prepare graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to think critically, and apply the best evidence to answer questions and inform decisions in support of individual and community health and wellness. MUIH graduates provide access to high impact care for communities experiencing health care disparities and society’s most prevalent health care concerns.
Students’ experience is enhanced by interacting with a community committed to integrative health and wellness from the first moment they come in contact with the University.
Healing Presence
MUIH’s model for integrative health and wellness is grounded in relationship-centered care and being a healing presence in the world. Healing presence is a hallmark of an MUIH education and an essential element of life at MUIH. Healing Presence is a constellation of personal qualities, relational skills, and professional behaviors that can have a transformational influence on individuals, groups, and communities.
Clients and employers report they can tell the difference between MUIH graduates and other practitioners – they are not just technical competent but provide truly personalized understanding and care and a transformative experience. What MUIH teaches is special and provides students a distinctive foundation to stand out once they graduate.
This relationship-based approach is also evident in the way that members of the MUIH community interact with one another, including in classes and through MUIH’s services.
