Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

AWCIM Alumni & Associates Day 2026

An exclusive kick-off celebration for AWCIM alumni, associates, and current students on March 11, 2026.

Join us for a one-of-a-kind gathering filled with big ideas, bold stories, and joyful reconnections. Hosted by the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (AWCIM), Alumni & Associates Day kicks off our 2026 Integrative Medicine Conference with an afternoon of engaging talks and an evening of community celebration.

This event is open exclusively to AWCIM alumni, students, associates—and their invited colleagues. Space is limited, so add it to your conference registration early!

Registration & Details

• Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
• Time: 1:00 - 5:15PM
• Cost: $50 (add-on to your IMC conference registration) Includes all talks, reception entry, food, drinks, and activities.
• Agenda:
  o Lightning Lectures: 2:00–5:15 PM
  o Alumni & Associates Celebration Reception: 5:15–7:00 PM

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Registration

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Visit the registration desk to check-in for Alumni Day and early check-in for IMC 2026. Enjoy light refreshments and connecting with fellow graduates.

Lightning Lectures

2:00 PM – 5:15 PM

We’re kicking things off with an energizing keynote by Dr. Stephen Dahmer, followed by our signature Alumni Lightning Lectures—short, powerful talks from AWCIM alumni making waves in integrative medicine.

Welcome Remarks with Victoria Maizes, MD

Talk 1 - The AWCIM Story of Perseverance and Purpose – Stephen Dahmer, MD and Klein Powell

Category 1: Clinical–Practical Talks

Talk 2 - Metabolic Health and the GLP-1 Journey Through the Lens of the Gut Microbiome – Bindiya Gandhi, MD

Talk 3 - Expanding the Integrative Model: Including Oral-Systemic Health - Christina Kraft, DMD

Talk 4 - I Don't Believe Everything I Was Taught in Medical School - Adalberto Renteria, MD

Audience Q&A - Moderated by Stephen Dahmer, MD

LACE Health presents Why We’re Obsessed with Radically Expanding Access to Integrative Medicine – Layla Yarjani

Category 2: Innovation–Research Talks 

Talk 5 - Innovation to Impact: Evidence-Based Validation of AI-Enabled Digital Art Therapy for Wellness - Soma Sengupta, MD

Talk 6 - Yoga for Incontinence: Strengthening the Core to Alleviate Incontinence - Catherine Arima, MD

Talk 7 - Choline - The Brain-Building Nutrient Most Pregnant Women Are Missing – Camille Hoffman, MD

Audience Q&A - Moderated by Ann Marie Chiasson, MD

Category 3: Wildcard Talks 

Talk 8 - Ceremony in Surgery: Ritual and the Sacred in the Operating Room – Elizabeth Raskin, MD

Talk 9 - Medicine’s Meaning Crisis - Jon Tilburt, MD

Audience Q&A - Moderated by Victoria Maizes, MD

Alumni & Associates Celebration Reception

5:15 PM – 7:00 PM Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine

After the lectures, the celebration continues at the AWCIM complex! Enjoy an unforgettable evening featuring:

• Healthy, anti-inflammatory hors d'oeuvres and drinks
• Music and entertainment
• Connection and community

Whether you're catching up with classmates or meeting new colleagues, this relaxed, joyful reception is the perfect way to celebrate our shared mission in integrative medicine.

Why You Should Attend

Learn from Alumni Innovators
Discover fresh ideas and clinical pearls from AWCIM graduates leading the way in integrative health.

Connect with Visionaries
Strengthen your network with hundreds of like-minded professionals dedicated to advancing whole-person care.

Celebrate in Style
Savor good food, great company, and the incredible energy of a community committed to transformation.

You’ll enter the Integrative Medicine Conference 2026 feeling inspired, reconnected, and recharged.