April 7 - June 29, 2025

 

The Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) Educator Training Program prepares healthcare professionals to implement a 12-week community-based nutrition program in their community. This series is called the Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) series and focuses on whole foods, community-based nutrition.

This training program is designed to spread the reach of the FAME series beyond those classes taught by the Food as Medicine Institute at NUNM, thereby making whole foods nutrition more accessible.

Those eligible to become FAME Educators are licensed naturopathic physicians, master of science in nutrition practitioners, as well as other healthcare providers vetted and approved by the Food as Medicine Institute (FAMI). The FAME Educator Training Program is not designed for community members and does not teach a foundation in nutrition science. The training is for qualified health professionals to learn to teach the FAME series in their own communities.

Minimum requirement is a bachelor’s degree in nutrition, food science, or related field. Non-accredited nutrition or culinary certificates will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis (send a copy of unofficial transcripts and a link to the training provider website to fami@nunm.edu prior to registration for evaluation). Unofficial transcripts and/or copy of diploma(s) are required for registration.

This year's FAME Educator Training begins April 7, 2025. The course is fully online, asynchronous, and uses the Moodle learning management system. The course ends June 29, 2025. 

FAME Educator Training includes the following:

• Introduction to FAME: FAME history, guiding principles, and nutritional philosophy
• Location development
• Program evaluation and research
• FAME costs, pricing, and marketing
• FAME Curriculum training with an experienced FAME Educator
• FAME Educator trainee competency development
• Training manual and supplemental materials (Registration does not include the Food as Medicine Everyday: Reclaim your Health with Whole Foods book, written by Dr. Julie Briley and Dr. Courtney Jackson. Book sold separately* from registration and is required for training - please see below for where to purchase.)

After successful completion of the program, FAME Educators will be prepared to implement the FAME series in their own community and will be eligible to use the proprietary Food as Medicine Everyday curriculum as a member of the Food as Medicine Institute Alliance.

 

Registration fees: $999 for the 12-week FAME Educator Training Program

 

*Book sold separately and is required for training. Estimated cost is $29.95 plus shipping and applicable taxes. Please visit our website to purchase the book. Basic shipping takes about 2 weeks to receive from time of order. If you are signing up for class close to the start date, expedited shipping is available through the NUNM Press for an additional fee. Contact Press Editor isobottke@nunm.edu for details. Copies are also available through Amazon (with various delivery dates), as well as a Kindle version.