Center for Spirituality and Healing records

Collection

Identifier: ua01213

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Materials include promotional and publicity materials, reports, a publication concenring the visit to the university by the Dali Lama, and DVDs

Dates

1997-2013

Creator

University of Minnesota. Center for Spirituality and Healing (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Use of Materials

Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Copyright

Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.

Historical Note

The Center was established in 1995 with the goal of improving patient care through the integration of spirituality, cross-cultural and complementary healing practices. In 1997, the Academic Health Center (AHC) published the Task Force Report, "Transforming Health Care: Integrating Complementary, Spiritual and Cross-Cultural Care" detailing the Center's expanded mission and role in medical education, research and care. A graduate minor in complementary therapies and healing practices was offered beginning in 1999, and in 2000 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the Center a substantial grant to support the development and integration of complementary and alternative medicine into the health sciences curricula at the University of Minnesota Medical School, the School of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy. The Center also introduced a post-baccalaureate certificate in Complementary Therapies & Healing Practices in 2004.