The School of Applied Functional Medicine™

What is The School of Applied Functional Medicine™?
SAFM is a Functional Medicine Training Program that involves progression through 4 programs at your own pace. Hundreds of hours of rich, functional medicine education. Continuous complex case practice. Clinical practice instruction. Certification. Business skills/mentoring. Inspired community.

What bonuses do I get by signing up for SAFM through FMPhA's partner link?
Since FMPhA is a partner for SAFM and Lauren is a graduate of the program, we offer a private SAFM Pharmacists Circle to give you additional support and guidance through the program.

Who can enroll?
Active medical and wellness professionals who meet SAFM’s eligibility requirements. (This includes pharmacists!)

How long do practitioners remain students at SAFM?
You decide! Enrollment is for a minimum of 6 months. Many remain for 5+ years. Work at your own pace, applying and honing skills in Your practice. Typically, students study 8-12 hrs/week toward certification. Continuous learning and practice support can be career-long. Pause as needed with our Basic Access option.

What is the tuition?
$297/month for all programs**

Who is this for? 
Those who are ready to: 

• Grow your practice
• Dramatically improve patient/client outcomes
• Looking for  heightened confidence in assessment of “dis-ease”
• Learn more about functional medicine science and testing
• Attain a deep understanding of additional “applied” instruction
• Connect with  a community of like minded practitioners

Who is SAFM not for:

• Practitioners who are brand new to Functional Medicine.
  👉 Instead, we'd recommend you join FMPhA Annual Membership to get started!
• Those who want to just dabble in Functional Medicine rather than fully commit to years of study.
• Those who have not yet experienced the SAFM teaching style through the available free content

How can I see what the the teaching style is like?
Here are free resources below to get started on your SAFM journey today:

1. Functional Medicine Fundamentals for Practitioners: A powerful, pearl-packed interview on practicing through the functional medicine lens. This will teach you the basic principles of functional medicine through real life practitioners.
2. Medication Mayhem for Practitioners: explore nutrient depletions, interconnected side effects, and downstream consequences of NSAIDs, OCPs, PPIs, and more.
3. Supplement Myths and Truths for Practitioners: Learn about delivery modes, side effects, labwork, and more.
4. What Functional Practitioners are Missing Most Often: Explore top patterns of disease dynamics, managing medications, understanding symptoms, and how to read optimal lab values.