Welcome To The Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute
The Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute is an outpatient clinic and research institute dedicated to advancing integrative medical care, research, and education within oncology, psychiatry, neurology, rehabilitation, pain, and palliative care.
Founded in 2018, we recognize the right of everyone to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications, and we are driven by the values of health and social justice.
We are making strides to improve the accessibility of our programs for all patients and support our community’s resilience and efficacy.
In line with our values, we hope to expand our services so everyone may enjoy their benefits. To see the list of insurers we accept by provider, visit our Insurance & Payments page.
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AIMS provides high-quality advanced integrative medical care for patients living with chronic and serious illness
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Supporting women in the wild with science and wisdom about psychedelics.
Supporting women in the wild with science and wisdom about psychedelics. 134. Psychedelics and Grief: When Containment Stops Working Dr. Sunil Aggarwal joins April Pride to talk psilocybin, grief, and the difference between containing a loss and integrating it. April Pride Sep 29 Recently, it occurred to me that my relationship with trust needed tending. When I told a friend, she asked, “Why don’t you trust yourself?” I’ve been sitting with that question because it tracks and it confuses me at the same time. I’ve walked into divorce, entrepreneurship, and work in the Schedule I-adjacent world. Not the choices of ...
Watch now: Psychedelics and Grief: When Containment Stops Working
How Academy Members Are Integrating Psychedelics to Ease Distress Catherine Arnold For patients facing serious illness, some of the deepest suffering cannot be measured on a numerical scale. Some patients experience anxiety that does not respond to conventional treatment, as well as a deep sense of demoralization, isolation, and loss of meaning. Palliative and hospice care have long recognized treatment of this existential distress as central to whole-person care. Now, an emerging field of research is asking whether psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT)—a structured protocol that combines the administration of a psychoactive compound with guided professional psychotherapy before, during, and after the ...
Psychedelic science update & harm reduction training for naturopathic physicians
8 CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) HOURS FEBRUARY 1–4, 2027OPIHIHALE ETHNOBOTANICAL PRESERVEBig Island, Hawai‘i $2,850 INCLUDES Three nights lodging | All mealsGround transportation to and from Kona AirportCourse materials | Guided ethnobotanical tour AIMS Institute in collaboration with Opihihale Ethnobotanical Preserve WHY THIS COURSE? As interest in psychedelic therapies continues to grow, naturopathic physicians are increasingly asked about their safety, effectiveness, legal status, and appropriate clinical use. This immersive continuing education program provides an evidence-based review of current psychedelic science together with practical harm reduction strategies for clinicians whose patients are considering or using psychedelic medicines. Presented by the AIMS Institute in ...