Harvard Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group
Growing Leaders
in Lifestyle Medicine Since 2009
About Harvard LMIG
LMIGs are wonderful ways to increase knowledge and enhance well-being among medical students. Since 2009, HMS has been supporting students through the LMIG by providing healthy lunches, opportunities to connect with fellow students and faculty in small group settings, and deliver powerful presentations from faculty at Harvard, including Walter Willett, PhD on nutrition; Joji Suzuki, MD, on Motivational Interviewing; Dan Lieberman, PhD, on exercise; Beth Frates, MD on behavior change; Rich Joseph, MD on Sleep and many others.
The HMS LMIG has been involved with other activities, including a 5K Plant-Based Fun Run to raise money for the Revere Food Pantry. They have performed research and published it. They have enjoyed virtual cooking classes. Each year brings new leadership and new opportunities to help share lifestyle medicine practices and principles.
Recognition
Harvard LMIG recognized by ACLM at the annual LM2021 conference for
Embracing Communities
Influencing LM Charge
OUSTANDING
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
The Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group at Harvard Medical School recently hosted its first event of 2023, a discussion on the importance of high-quality sleep led by the group's advisor, Dr. Beth Frates. Nearly 50 first-year medical students attended the lunchtime event and enjoyed some healthy food. There was great enthusiasm for Lifestyle Medicine, and we look forward to hosting additional events in the future!
