Florida State University’s College of Nursing has been honored as the first health professions program in the country to offer students a complete academic route to lifestyle medicine certification.
This recognition was revealed by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
This designation guarantees that students registered in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Lifestyle Medicine pathway will complete all requirements necessary to qualify for the lifestyle medicine certification examination conducted by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.
Earning this certification reflects a professional’s proficiency in the evidence-based management, reversal, and prevention of chronic illnesses. At present, over 8,000 healthcare professionals globally possess lifestyle medicine certifications.
Alicia Craig-Rodriguez, a clinical professor and coordinator of the Lifestyle Medicine track at the FSU College of Nursing, oversees the program.
“This significant designation indicates that FSU’s rigorous program is committed to offering students an in-depth exploration of lifestyle medicine education and training,” she stated.
FSU College of Nursing Dean Jing Wang expressed her views regarding this accomplishment.
“Dr. Craig-Rodriguez is a pioneer in lifestyle medicine,” she remarked. “I take immense pride in the efforts she and her colleagues have made to achieve such a recognition.”
The Lifestyle Medicine track is one of five options available to graduate students aspiring to earn their DNP. The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is part of the college’s comprehensive online graduate offerings, which feature the newly introduced Master of Science in Nursing, the first MSN in the country with a focus on AI Applications in Healthcare.
The college is also home to the first nurse practitioner-led lifestyle medicine clinic located in a nursing school in the nation, which is currently accepting patients via phone at (850) 655-4434 or by email at [email protected].
For further details about the FSU College of Nursing and its academic offerings, visit nursing.fsu.edu
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