The NCCIH-supported University of California San Diego REACH Center for Translational Science in Whole Person Health (UCSD REACH) unites integrative health institutions to expand research capacity, develop clinician-scientist research careers, share knowledge, and advance the field of whole-person, integrative health.
The UCSD REACH Center builds research capacity within complementary and integrative health (CIH) institutions to accelerate the translation of complementary and integrative health discoveries into real-world practices that improve physical, mental, social, and spiritual health.
Through strategic partnerships, REACH connects academic researchers, clinician-scientists, integrative medicine specialists, and research support staff to study how whole person health approaches can prevent disease and enhance quality of life.
We partner with CIH institutions to provide access to UC San Diego’s scientific infrastructure, data resources, mentorship, and more.
We train and support early-career faculty to become competitive translational scientists.
We fund and guide pilot projects that evolve into impactful, externally funded studies on whole person health.
The UCSD REACH Center advances research and training through partnerships between UC San Diego and accredited complementary and integrative health (CIH) institutions — including schools of acupuncture, physical therapy, music therapy, osteopathic manual medicine, and naturopathic medicine. By providing research training and career development opportunities, REACH aims to increase the number and quality of scientists trained to conduct rigorous, cutting-edge research on CIH practices, and to foster interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships. This collaboration helps fulfill a distinct need to support the development of clinician-scientists trained in CIH practices to pursue clinically informed research careers. See the CIH Partners section for a current list of institutional partners and how to join.
Supported by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), REsearch Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) is a national effort to strengthen research capacity and funding in complementary and integrative health. UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health is honored to house one of three REACH Virtual Resource Centers, alongside the RAND Corporation and the University of Pittsburgh.
Interested in advancing your organization's research capacity? Looking for opportunities to get your integrative medicine research funded? Access a network of research experts dedicated advancing integrative health and supporting your work.
Explore our seven partner institutions collaborating with UCSD REACH to advance whole person health research and training nationwide.
Apply for up to $25,000 in pilot grant funding to advance complementary and integrative health research.
Join a 2-year translational research training program for CIH partner-institution faculty, with mentorship and pilot grant opportunities.