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NEWS: Institute for Functional Nursing Partners with the Institute for Functional Medicine
Date:
July 28, 2025
The Institute for Functional Nursing (IFN) is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)—the global leader in functional medicine education. This collaboration opens new opportunities for registered nurses and nurse practitioners to access IFM’s gold-standard certification pathway while engaging in training tailored to the nursing profession.
About IFN
Where Functional Medicine Meets the Heart of Nursing.
The Institute for Functional Nursing trains RNs and NPs to lead the future of healthcare—rooted in systems biology, real healing, and nurse-powered transformation. Our programs are informed by the functional medicine competencies published by IFM and integrate nursing-specific perspectives, preparing nurses to take a leadership role in transforming patient care.
Press Release: The Institute for Functional Nursing Becomes an Organizational Member of The Institute for Functional Medicine
SILVERDALE, Wash., July, 28, 2025 – The Institute for Functional Nursing (IFN) is pleased to announce it has become an interprofessional organizational member with The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). Introducing the functional medicine model into the ranks of nursing professionals is a critical touchpoint in shifting the current paradigm of seeing body systems and areas as separate to moving the needle to seeing and treating the person as a whole.
“This partnership represents a major step toward redefining what’s possible in nursing,” says Brigitte Sager, DNP, founder of IFN. “By empowering nurses and nurse practitioners with functional medicine knowledge, we’re not only advancing their ability to deliver whole-person care—we’re also helping shape a future where nursing professionals play a vital role in healing healthcare itself.”
IFN is dedicated to empowering nurses to lead with a functional approach to healthcare. IFN fosters innovation, connection, and transformation for nursing professionals. Through organizational membership with IFM, IFN will focus on creating awareness and increasing functional medicine education and its integration into practices within the nursing field.
“Nurses are an integral and invaluable part of the collaborative care team that is transforming medicine. Patient outcomes and provider well-being are markedly improved when functional medicine is practiced by passionate professionals across multiple disciplines,” states IFM’s Director of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation, Karen Sigmon-Smith, MPH, CHLC. “We are honored and excited that IFN is now an interprofessional organization member that will help us meet our mission of the widespread adoption of functional medicine.”
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and has been the leading voice for functional medicine for more than 30 years. IFM supports the confident and competent practice of functional medicine through high-quality ACCME-accredited education, certification, partnerships across medical disciplines, and advocating on behalf of functional medicine patients and practitioners around the globe.
As an interprofessional organizational member, IFN nursing professionals will receive special discounts on IFM core functional medicine curriculum and other programs and products. For more information, visit: https://www.ifm.org/partnerships/interprofessional.
About The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM):
As the leading voice for functional medicine for more than 30 years, IFM is advancing the transformation of healthcare for patients and practitioners worldwide. Functional medicine evaluates the whole person and treats underlying processes and dysfunctions that cause imbalance and disease by addressing the unique physical, mental, and emotional needs of each patient. IFM supports the confident and competent practice of functional medicine through ACCME-accredited education, industry-leading certification, partnerships across medical disciplines, and advocating on behalf of functional medicine clinicians and patients around the globe. IFM’s Find a Practitioner database is the largest functional medicine referral network in the world. Visit IFM.org for more information.
About The Institute for Functional NursingTM (IFN):
The Institute for Functional Nursing™ (IFN) is a pioneering educational hub designed to empower nurses with the tools, training, and community to transform healthcare from the inside out. Led by Brigitte Sager, DNP, IFN bridges the gap between conventional nursing and root-cause, whole person care. IFN exists for nurses who know there’s a better way—those ready to move beyond symptom management and step into leadership as healers, educators, and changemakers. Through evidence-based education, holistic frameworks, and nurse-specific programming, IFN supports RNs and NPs in building sustainable, fulfilling practices rooted in purpose and aligned with the future of healthcare. Together, they’re creating a new standard—one nurse at a time. Visit fxnursing.com for more information.
For more information:
Visit: fxnursing.com
What This Means for Nursing Professionals:
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Special discounts on IFM’s core functional medicine curriculum for IFN members
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Greater access to evidence-based, nurse-specific functional medicine training
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Opportunities to become leaders in the growing field of root-cause, whole-person heallthcare
Our Mission and Vision
Our mission is to support the nursing profession by equipping RNs and NPs with the education and tools to practice functional nursing within their scope—rooted in systems biology, guided by evidence, and focused on prevention, healing, and patient-centered care.
By integrating functional principles into everyday practice, we envision a future where nursing professionals are at the forefront of a healthcare revolution, ensuring every patient receives personalized, effective, and compassionate care—while reviving the heart of nursing and re-centering its healing mission.
