The International Organization of Nutrition Consultants
(IONC) provides two designations the ROHP which is a
2,000-hour program and the RNCP which is a 1,000-hour program. However, the IONC has provided a 1,000-hour credit toward the ROHP certification to Health Professionals enrolled in the GIMA program in
recognition of their previous training.
Online Nutrition Certification Exclusively for Health Professionals | Fast-Track | Online | On-Demand | At Your Own Pace | Unparalleled Expertise
Online Nutrition Certification
for Regulated Healthcare Professionals
Expertise that only Healthcare Professionals can deliver
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Global Integrative Medicine Academy
The Global Integrative Medicine Academy was created to satisfy a need, expressed by many health professionals, to establish credentials as experts in Nutritional Medicine. But, health professionals also needed to be able to complete the program with a minimum impact on their career, family, and lifestyle. That is why the Advanced Nutritional Medicine and Sports Nutrition Certification Program was created.
FAST-TRACK NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE CERTIFICATION EXCLUSIVELY FOR REGULATED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
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Become a Registered Orthomolecular Health Practitioner (ROHP)
Qualify for a ROHP or Registered Nutritional Consultant Practitioner ( RNCP) / What is this? ⓘ
Establish the credentials and the credibility you always wanted that are essential to a successful nutritional medicine consultant. On completion of the Advanced Nutritional Medicine and Sports Nutrition Program you will qualify to become a Registered Orthomolecular Health Practitioner (ROHP). You will receive a registration number from The International Organization of Nutritional Consultants (IONC) upon joining their organization.
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PROGRAM EXCLUSIVE TO regulated HEALTH PROFESSIONALS / FAST-TRACK PROGRAM CAN BE COMPLETED IN HALF THE TIME
The International Organization of Nutritional Consultants (IONC) has given regulated healthcare professionals taking The Advanced Nutritional Medicine and Sports Nutrition Specialist Program a 1,000-hour credit for their previous scholastic studies in key area of health sciences. This enables you to jump right into the clinically relevant nutritional medicine courses and become a recognized expert in this field in record time (often less than a year).
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COMPLETE THE FAST-TRACK PROGRAM WITH A MINIMUM IMPACT ON YOUR FAMILY, CAREER, AND LIFESTYLE
The program can be completed online, on-demand, anytime on any device. You can complete the program as fast as you want or take as much time as you want. There is no time limit to complete the program.
- 1BECOME A REGISTERED ORTHOMOLECULAR HEALTH PRACTITIONER (ROHP)
Establish the credentials and the credibility you always wanted that are essential to a successful nutritional medicine consultant. On completion of the Advanced Nutritional Medicine and Sports Nutrition Program you will qualify to become a Registered Orthomolecular Health Practitioner (ROHP). You will receive a registration number from The International Organization of Nutritional Consultants (IONC).
- 2PROGRAM EXCLUSIVE TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS / FAST-TRACK PROGRAM CAN BE COMPLETED IN HALF THE TIME
The International Organization of Nutritional Consultants (IONC) has given health professionals taking The Advanced Nutritional Medicine and Sports Nutrition Specialist Program a 1,000-hour credit. In doing so the IONC has effectively recognized the academic training and credentials of all health professionals.
- 3COMPLETE THE FAST-TRACK PROGRAM WITH A MINIMUM IMPACT ON YOUR FAMILY, CAREER, AND LIFESTYLE
The program can be completed online, on-demand, anytime on any device. You can complete the program as fast as you want or take as much time as you want. There is no time limit to complete the program.
Here’s What You’ll Get When You Enroll
6 Courses, involving 22 different subjects, comprising 120 hours of video lectures, and 22 online multiple-choice exams. Lifetime Access
262 PDFs /viewed online or downloaded Required Reading and Supplemental Material
22 ready to use forms, assessments, and templates Everything you need to begin nutritional consulting on completion of the program
Become A Recognized Expert
In Nutritional Medicine
A complete curriculum of 6 Courses
that will establish you as a leading expert in Nutritional Medicine
Become A Recognized
Expert
In Nutritional Medicine
A complete curriculum of 6 Courses
that will establish you as a leading expert in Nutritional Medicine
Length: 21 hours
Subjects:
- Cardiovascular
- Diabetes, Pre-diabetes, and Blood Sugar Irregularities
- Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases
- Osteoporosis
Length: 20 hours
Subjects:
- Female and Male Reproductive Health Issues
- Sports Medicine Part 1
- Sports Nutrition Part 2
- Weight Management and How to Run a Weight Management Program
Length: 12 hours
Subjects:
- Brain Development and Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer’s disease, Dementia, Parkinson’s, MS, ALSA) (5 hours)
- Neuropathies, Concussion, and Nervous System Toxicity, Autism (3 1/2 hours)
- Nutritional Medicine and Mental Health Disorders (3 1/2 hours)
Length: 20 hours
Subjects:
- Liver Diseases
- Kidney Diseases
- Essentials of Pharmacology
- Blood Tests, Biomarkers, and Longevity
Length: 20 hours
Subjects:
- Adjunctive Nutritional Management of Cancer and Cancer Prevention
- Gastrointestinal Diseases (Celiac, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Diverticular Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome etc.)
- Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Assessment of the Patient and Patient Programming
101 - Essentials of Metabolism and Theories of Aging
Length: 22 hours
Subjects:
- Essentials of Nutrition and Metabolism Part 1 (8 1/2 hours)
- Essentials of Nutrition and Metabolism Part 2 (8 1/2 hours)
- Theories of Aging (5 hours)
102 – NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE IN NEUROLOGY
Length: 12 hours
Subjects:
- Brain Development and Neurodegenerative Diseases (Alzheimer’s disease, Dementia, Parkinson’s, MS, ALSA) (5 hours)
- Neuropathies, Concussion, and Nervous System Toxicity, Autism (3 1/2 hours)
- Nutritional Medicine and Mental Health Disorders (3 1/2 hours)
103 – NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE IN METABOLIC DISEASES
Length: 21 hours
Subjects:
- Cardiovascular
- Diabetes, Pre-diabetes, and Blood Sugar Irregularities
- Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases
- Osteoporosis
104 – NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE IN SYSTEMIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
Length: 20 hours
Subjects:
- Liver Diseases
- Kidney Diseases
- Essentials of Pharmacology
- Blood Tests, Biomarkers, and Longevity
105 – NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND SPORTS NUTRITION
Length: 20 hours
Subjects:
- Female and Male Reproductive Health Issues
- Sports Medicine Part 1
- Sports Nutrition Part 2
- Weight Management and How to Run a Weight Management Program
106 – NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE IN CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES AND NUTRITION AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMS
Length: 20 hours
Subjects:
- Adjunctive Nutritional Management of Cancer and Cancer Prevention
- Gastrointestinal Diseases (Celiac, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Diverticular Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome etc.)
- Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Assessment of the Patient and Patient Programming
About the Instructor,
Dr. James Meschino
Dr. James Meschino DC, MS, ROHP, is an educator, author, and researcher having taught numerous continuing education courses in nutritional medicine to healthcare professionals across North America and abroad. He is an associate professor in the division of physiology and biochemistry at The Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, where he has taught and coordinated courses in the nutrition and biochemistry programs since 1984. He also taught the second and third-year nutrition courses at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and obtained a Doctor of Naturopathy degree in 2007. He has been a faculty member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, lecturing in their Integrative Cancer Fellowship Program. He has also been a faculty member of the American Council on Exercise and has published over 150 research review papers on topics involving nutritional and lifestyle medicine. Dr. Meschino is also the author and co- author of four nutrition/wellness/anti-aging books. He was selected to Dr. Deepa Chopra’s Beyond Performance Program as the resident nutritional medicine consultant.
Here’s what What Students Are Saying... about the course
CHIROPRACTOR, SPECIALIZES IN FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE
“The volume of expertise is amazing, well supported and is presented in a way that it can be understood and retained…. When you are done a section on a specific health condition you feel you have the expertise to address the condition immediately and you are given all the supporting research you could ever need,”
DR. KELLY KRAMP, CHIROPRACTOR
“The Gima program is the most impressive, comprehensive program I have ever experienced, It provides an extensive basic knowledge of physiology, biochemistry, endocrinology ect, with clear explanations and complete nutritional recommendations for virtually any physical or even mental diagnosis, which allows you to treat any diagnosis with a complete nutritional treatment plan. This Certification Clearly catapult's any doctor to the top of his field I strongly recommend it to any doctor interested in growing their practice.”
Dr. Judy Williamson
Chiropractor
My registered nutritional consultant practitioner (rncp) designation gave me the much needed recognition and credibility to take nutritional consulting to whole new level in my practice.
I have a bachelors degree in Human Biology and I was lucky to receive a very strong understanding of molecular biology and biochemistry. After my degree I wanted to shift my focus in Nutrition and Natural Health but I had to find an online course because I couldn’t leave my full time job and my home responsibilities. I have searched and talked with many schools abroad offering online courses in these fields but nothing seemed to satisfy my needs for a deeper and detailed look in the science around these topics. Finally, I randomly came across GIMA on google and the course material looked very promising. However, when I actually enrolled and started doing the course I was blown away by the material. It far exceeded my expectations for scientific integrity and depth of knowledge. In addition, Dr James Mechino is an amazing educator and he manages to explain things in such a smooth and understandable manner. His ability to translate, communicate and pass on the science despite all its complexity, is simply astounding and I am so much grateful. Not only this course has given me the knowledge and understanding, at the specialist level, for nutrition medicine and natural health, but, it has also laid down the strongest foundations enabling me to begin practicing clinically with patients/clients and also further continue with my studies in Nutrition and pursue further expertise in the field. For anyone who wants to learn Nutritional Medicine down to the substantial, biochemical/molecular level, this is the course to choose! Many thanks to Dr Mechino and GIMA team. Honestly, it was one of the best choices I have even done.
Savvas Kattamis
Student
I am amazed by the material in this course and feeling so blessed that someone like Dr Meschino actually organised so much volume of high quality research-based scientific knowledge.
I have a bachelors degree in Human Biology and I was lucky to receive a very strong understanding of molecular biology and biochemistry. After my degree I wanted to shift my focus in Nutrition and Natural Health but I had to find an online course because I couldn’t leave my full time job and my home responsibilities. I have searched and talked with many schools abroad offering online courses in these fields but nothing seemed to satisfy my needs for a deeper and detailed look in the science around these topics. Finally, I randomly came across GIMA on google and the course material looked very promising. However, when I actually enrolled and started doing the course I was blown away by the material. It far exceeded my expectations for scientific integrity and depth of knowledge. In addition, Dr James Mechino is an amazing educator and he manages to explain things in such a smooth and understandable manner. His ability to translate, communicate and pass on the science despite all its complexity, is simply astounding and I am so much grateful. Not only this course has given me the knowledge and understanding, at the specialist level, for nutrition medicine and natural health, but, it has also laid down the strongest foundations enabling me to begin practicing clinically with patients/clients and also further continue with my studies in Nutrition and pursue further expertise in the field. For anyone who wants to learn Nutritional Medicine down to the substantial, biochemical/molecular level, this is the course to choose! Many thanks to Dr Mechino and GIMA team. Honestly, it was one of the best choices I have even done.
Dr. Judy Snider
Chiropractor
I was able to generate nutrition consulting opportunities immediately.
I highly recommend this course, it was well presented by Dr. Meschino and contained a well balanced amount of clinical information and evidenced based scientific content. The course materials allows the practitioner to utilize the content immediately in their practice.
Thank you so much for putting this course together!
Global Integrative Medicine Academy
Become A Recognized Expert In Nutritional Medicine A complete curriculum of 6 Courses that will help establish you as a leading expert in Nutritional Medicine