Customized Shadow Experience

Clinical Shadow Experience

Spend a full day inside a thriving functional medicine practice.

Go beyond the classroom and observe how an experienced provider applies evidence-based functional medicine in real patient visits. This immersive clinical shadow gives you the opportunity to see real-world decision-making, patient communication, clinical workflows, and treatment implementation across a variety of conditions.

Every shadow day is unique and based on the clinic schedule, providing exposure to a wide range of patient encounters while allowing time to ask questions throughout the day and during a dedicated Q&A session.

During your shadow, you may observe:

• Comprehensive hormone optimization consultations for men and women
• BHRT and pellet therapy procedures
• Peptide therapy consultations and treatment planning
• Medical weight-loss visits, including InBody body composition analysis
• Advanced functional medicine testing and interpretation (DUTCH, GI-MAP, Boston Heart, longevity biomarkers, cortisol, thyroid, and specialty labs)
• Thyroid optimization and metabolic health evaluations
• Gut health and functional medicine treatment planning
• Nutraceutical recommendations and personalized protocols
• Follow-up visits, patient education, and care planning

What’s Included

• 7 hours of live clinical observation
• 1 hour of dedicated provider Q&A
• Observation of real patient visits (based on the day’s schedule)
• Opportunity to ask clinical questions throughout the day
• One observer included (additional team members may be added)

Perfect for: Providers looking to improve clinical confidence, patient communication, protocol implementation, and real-world application of functional medicine.