Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine is an evidence-based approach to prevent and treat chronic disease. 

During this rotation, you will gain experience in behavioral counseling and lifestyle medicine treatment plans within clinical settings.

You’ll be trained by faculty members who use lifestyle medicine in their practices.

Through a longitudinal curriculum, you can expect to learn how to incorporate evidence-based lifestyle medicine into your practice. You will rotate within an endocrinology clinic, preventive cardiology clinic, as well as with a registered dietitian in an interdisciplinary outpatient medical center. 

You will also complete the American College of Preventive Medicine’s lifestyle medicine core competencies, which hone your abilities to deliver lifestyle medicine in a variety of clinical and population health settings. 

If you seek to make an impact on both an individual and public health basis, these skills are essential.

The patient population reflects that of Erie County. You will see a diverse group of patients ranging from adolescents to older populations.

Keep in mind: Our program is tailored to trainees’ individual interests. Non-clinical opportunities exist for you — including research and working in educational settings to promote lifestyle medicine within the University at Buffalo — and projects or curriculum development are possible.

Participate in multiple half-day sessions.

This rotation is overseen by: