Lifestyle Medicine Certification: What You Need to Know

Healthcare is changing, and leadership in lifestyle medicine has never mattered more. Patients and health systems are seeking clinicians who can move beyond managing disease to delivering evidence‑based, whole‑person care that produces lasting health outcomes. Lifestyle medicine certification distinguishes physicians and eligible health professionals as leaders in this evolving landscape. It provides the credibility, confidence, and shared framework needed to help patients prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic disease — while strengthening collaboration across the interprofessional care team. This is not an add‑on to practice; it is a turning point. In this webinar, join the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) featuring Certification Manager Rebecca Deutsch and Lifestyle Medicine Program Coordinator and physician Dr. Deborah Gracia as they explore why the moment for certification is now. The discussion will highlight the value of certification for physicians and health professionals across disciplines, clarify eligibility and pathways, and examine how certification supports leadership, professional growth, and team‑based care. The session provides a clear overview of the certification process, including certification maintenance, and helps viewers understand how to take the next step with confidence. Whether you are actively preparing or just beginning to explore certification, this webinar will help you chart your path toward lifestyle medicine certification in 2026 or 2027. 00:00 Introduction 10:40 Turning Knowledge Into Action 16:00 How to Get Certified 26:00 Q&A Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJ... Learn more about the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine and Certification: https://ablm.org/ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠  / ⁠⁠⁠⁠   Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?... Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠  / american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine