The Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute is the cornerstone of UCI’s new Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Science. The Samueli Institute, in partnership with the College and UCI Health, is committed to reimagining the future of healthcare by pioneering an interdisciplinary, evidence-informed, integrative approach to health and wellness.
Strategic Vision 2021-2026
Discover
Build a robust integrative research program that advances the discovery of the scientific basis of integrative health approaches to optimize health and wellbeing.
- • Create the foundation and framework for an interdisciplinary research team to lead and support the Samueli Institute’s core innovative research efforts.
- • Train, recruit, and retain nationally recognized scientists and clinician-scientists to assume leadership roles as Susan and Henry Samueli Endowed Chairs and Samueli Fellows.
- • Foster the Samueli Institute’s pilot grant awards to encourage discovery in integrative health that can be leveraged for extramural funding.
Teach
Develop an academic integrative health educational curriculum which promotes innovation, academic rigor, collaboration, cultural humility and the development of leaders in the field of integrative health and whole-person care.
- • Create competency and evidence-informed integrative health curricula for healthcare providers that equips them to practice team-based integrative care in conventional clinical care settings.
- • Incorporate the importance of overall patient wellbeing, social determinants of health, and culturally competent care into all curricula and educational offerings.
Heal
Provide comprehensive, whole-person healthcare and disease prevention to our community. Expand the team-based model of care to consist of collaborative integration of all healthcare providers who share the goal of whole-person care.
- • Establish and incorporate integrative health into all clinical settings through the creation of programs that are founded on whole person care and provide team-based novel treatment approaches.
- • Develop best practices and innovation in integrative care that address health promotion, disease prevention and mitigation of chronic conditions.
Serve
Advance and improve access to integrative care that addresses the dynamic, growing needs within our communities and beyond.
- • Create equitable integrative health programs that can be adopted at the population level and allow for opportunities to grow a diverse integrative healthcare workforce.
- • Develop and deliver integrative wellbeing service offerings that promote resiliency and lessen burnout among healthcare providers, faculty and staff.
- • Prioritize a diverse and inclusive patient, provider, and staff environment through increased opportunities for cross-cultural trainings and delivery of culturally competent services.
Our Approach
Working Together
Our care starts with a patient-centered, team-based approach assessing the many factors impacting health.
Customized for You
We seek to identify the underlying mechanisms that may be impacting your body’s ability to heal.
Adaptable Strategies
Our providers work together to develop treatment plans that adapt to your needs.
Diverse and Innovative Resources
Our dedicated providers have diverse medical backgrounds, which are further bolstered by our research.
2024 Annual Report
Celebrating our accomplishments and areas of impact during the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Our History
The Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute was established in 2001 with a generous gift of $5.7 million from Susan and Henry Samueli. Known then as the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine, the Samueli Institute’s purpose was to explore the frontiers of integrative medicine. In 2017, a historic gift from Susan and Henry Samueli transformed the center into the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. The Samueli Institute continues to stay true to its roots and is a vital contributor to the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences’ mission of innovation through integrative health.
