lifestyle medicine board certification

Demonstrate your competency in Lifestyle Medicine
The certification in Lifestyle Medicine demonstrates your competency in Lifestyle Medicine, augmenting your clinical or public health practice with in preventing, managing and reversing chronic and lifestyle-related diseases.  It will also leverage the collaborative team approach having the same line of discipline directed to value-based patient-centered care.

The Board Exam is given by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine with the Philippine College of Lifestyle Medicine.  The certification is required for Physicians and Heath care Professionals who are practicing Lifestyle Medicine in the Philippines.

why certify?

​70 to 80% of all healthcare cost is spent treating chronic disease yet most health professionals treat chronic disease the same way they treat communicable disease: with pills and injections.  Time has changed and the trend of lifestyle-related diseases are exponentially growing but health care providers are slowly adopting the integration of evidence-based lifestyle medicine in their clinical practice.
  • ​Demonstrate your competency
  • Provide value-based health care impact to your patients
  • Be part of the global movement
Note: Please be aware that schedules may change without prior notice.
Recorded Information Session on Lifestyle Medicine Board Examination

LIFESTYLE MEDICINE BOARD EXAM (lmbe) for physicians

Certification in Lifestyle Medicine demonstrates your competency in Lifestyle Medicine, augmenting your clinical or public health practice with in preventing, managing and reversing chronic and lifestyle-related diseases.
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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER (BATCH 2022-2023):
Batch 1
  • October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 - Registration for Lifestyle Medicine training
  • May 8, 2022 - Preceptorship and Immersion Program
  • August 28, 2022 - National LMBE Theoretical Segment
  • September 25, 2022 - National LMBE Oral and Practical Exam (OSCE)
  • December 6, 2022 - International LMBE Written Exam (International Board of Lifestyle Medicine ) In-person - Iloilo

Batch 2
  • April 1 - May 31, 2022 - Registration for the last Grandfathering Batch
  • August 7, 2022 - Preceptorship and Immersion Program
  • November 20, 2022 - National LMBE Theoretical Segment
  • December 6, 2022 - International LMBE Written Exam (International Board of Lifestyle Medicine ) In-person - Iloilo
  • February 5, 2023 - National LMBE Oral and Practical Exam (OSCE)

HOW TO CERTIFY?

CULINARY MEDICINE CERTIFICATION EXAM

The Certification Exam is given by the Philippine Board of Lifestyle Medicine once in each year.  Due to the pandemic restrictions the exam was moved to August 2022 (online proctoring).           
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Culinary Medicine Specialist is a designation that identifies clinician, coaches, chefs and other practitioners who have the comprehensive knowledge on nutrition, culinary coaching and culinary skills as foundation in providing nutrition prescription to improve health and manage lifestyle-related diseases.

lifestyle medicine coaching certification

​ELIGIBILITY
  • Bachelors degree in health science (Nursing, Physical Therapy, Nutrition & Dietetics, Psychology, etc.)
​IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER (BATCH 2022-2023):
Batch 1
  • October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 - Registration for Lifestyle Medicine training
  • May 2022 - Preceptorship and Immersion Program
  • July 2022 - National LMBE Theoretical Segment
  • August 2022 - National LMBE Oral and Practical Exam (OSCE)

Batch 2
  • April 1 - May 31, 2022 - Registration
  • October 2022 - Preceptorship and Immersion Program
  • January 2023 - National LMBE Theoretical Segment
  • February 2023 - National LMBE Oral and Practical Exam (OSCE)
NOTE: Please be aware that schedules may change without prior notice.
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