Table 1.

Description of the core content areas included in the lifestyle medicine rotation

Lifestyle medicine rotation content area	% of rotations included
Health coaching/patient-centered care: skills necessary to develop a patient-centered clinical relationship	100
Lifestyle medicine in practice: observations of clinicians who've integrated lifestyle medicine into their existing clinical practices	100
Personal fitness assessment: hands-on session to assess fitness level and develop a personal fitness plan for the resident	100
Stress management: cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to manage a stressed patient	100
Patient fitness assessments: a hands-on guide to office-based fitness assessments for patients	90
Business of lifestyle medicine: discussion of how to make lifestyle medicine financially viable in the current medical system	80
Personal health coaching: hands-on coaching session to elicit a lifestyle modification for the resident	80
Benson–Henry Mind Body Medicine Institute: observation and discussion of mind–body medicine techniques and programs	70
Patient-centered medical home: observation of a cutting edge clinical practice	70
Nutrition assessment: a guide to basic program planning, counseling, and metabolic assessments	50
Additional areas supplementing the core
Physical activity in older adults	40
General lifestyle medicine discussions; self-determination and willpower in behavior change; observation of shared medical appointments	20
Employee wellness in a medical setting, general behavioral health, positive psychology, medical weight management, observation of a lifestyle medicine clinic	10