Integrative Health & Precision Wellness Concentration

The Integrative Health & Precision Wellness Concentration prepares MSN students to practice at the intersection of conventional medicine, integrative health, and precision wellness.

Healthcare is evolving. Patients are increasingly seeking clinicians who can move beyond symptom management to provide individualized, upstream care grounded in science and compassion. This concentration prepares advanced practice nurses to lead in this emerging clinical frontier — where conventional medicine, integrative health, and precision wellness converge.

Building on a strong foundation of nursing science and clinical practice, students develop the knowledge, clinical reasoning, and practical skills to deliver evidence-informed, whole-person care across diverse settings. Students gain fluency in functional and precision wellness tools — including functional laboratory interpretation, nutrigenomics, lifestyle medicine, and wearable technology — and learn to integrate this data into individualized, prevention-focused care plans that address root causes of illness and support long-term health optimization.

Learning Objectives

  • Integrate principles of integrative and holistic health into advanced practice nursing across diverse clinical contexts.
  • Interpret functional, genomic, metabolomic, microbiome, wearable, and digital biomarker data to inform precision wellness care plans.
  • Conduct comprehensive, whole-person assessments incorporating biomedical, lifestyle, and social determinants of health.
  • Develop individualized, evidence-informed care plans that blend conventional and complementary approaches, including nutrition strategies, mind-body therapies, and genomics-informed prevention.
  • Foster interprofessional collaboration and systems-level thinking to implement and sustain integrative care models.
  • Lead innovation in practice, policy, and emerging care delivery models to expand access to integrative and precision wellness care.

Graduates of this concentration will be well positioned to distinguish themselves clinically, bridge conventional and holistic approaches, and help shape the future of patient care — reflecting Yale School of Nursing’s commitment to excellence, innovation, and leadership in nursing education.

Eligibility & Logistics

The concentration is open to second-year MSN students. Students must obtain permission from their academic advisor prior to applying.

Required Coursework

  • Integrative and Holistic Health for the Advanced Practice Nurse (NURS 7205)
  • Applying Integrative and Holistic Health to Clinical Practice (NURS 7206)
  • Clinical Practice in Integrative/Holistic Health (NURS 7216) — includes 67.5 clinical hours in an integrative health setting

For more information, please contact:

Amanda Swan
Concentration Director
Amanda.swan@yale.edu