2025-10-02T16:23:18-04:00 2024-12-31 431012822 CONNER ASH PC 12101 WOODCREST EXECUTIVE DR STE 30 ST LOUIS MO 63141 990 2024-01-01 320208451 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AMER 3143987343 PO BOX 6432 CHESTERFIELD MO 63006 SUSAN BENIGAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3143987343 2025-09-24 true true ROBERT M KLUTHO CPA P00229981 3142052510 2025-09-24 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SUSAN BENIGAS PO BOX 6432 CHESTERFIELD MO 63006 12615392 false X WWW.LIFESTYLEMEDICINE.ORG X 2004 MO BY TRAINING AND EQUPPING PHYSICIANS AND INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS IN EVIDENCE-BASED LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, AND PROVIDING THE PRACTICE TOOLS AND PATIENT-FACING RESOURCES NEEDED FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE INTEGRATION AND PATIENT-EMPOWERMENT, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ACLM) IS LEADING THE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE- BASED, HIGH-QUALITY LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, WHICH INCLUDES FOOD AS MEDICINE, AS THE STANDARD OF CARE IN TREATING, REVERSING, AND PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASE AND SELECT AUTOIMMUNE CONDITIONS. LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IS THE MEDICAL SPECIALTY THAT TREATS ROOT CAUSES WITH THERAPEUTIC LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS. IT IS HOW CLINICIANS RESTORE PATIENT HEALTH AND REIGNITE THEIR JOY OF THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. SICK-CARE MANAGES SYMPTOMS >> ROOT-CAUSE CARE RESTORES HEALTH. 15 15 43 1190 0 2427229 2810180 6030758 6513424 83520 198600 41130 8541507 9563334 0 0 3699628 3983253 0 80370 5112156 5799043 8811784 9782296 -270277 -218962 4811616 5037247 1863739 2267597 2947877 2769650 X MISSION STATEMENT: ADVANCING EVIDENCE-BASED LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TO TREAT, REVERSE AND PREVENT NON-COMMUNICABLE, CHRONIC DISEASE. VISION STATEMENT: A NATION AND WORLD WHEREIN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IS THE FOUNDATION OF HEALTH AND ALL HEALTHCARE. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ACLM) SUPPORTS ITS MEMBERS IN PROVIDING WHOLE-PERSON, PERSON-CENTERED, INTEGRATED, AND COLLABORATIVE CARE THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE-FIRST APPROACH TO REAL "HEALTH" CARE IS ESSENTIAL TO OPTIMIZING VALUE-BASED CARE, TO ACHIEVING THE QUINTUPLE AIM, AND TO THE OUTCOME GOAL OF WHOLE PERSON HEALTH. ACLM IS THE NATION'S MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, FOCUSED ON TREATING ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASE WITH THE GOAL OF HEALTH RESTORATION-INCLUDING MEDICATION DE-ESCALATION, EVEN DISCONTINUANCE WHEN DISEASE REMISSION IS ACHIEVED. ACLM IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIPS, PRACTICE ADVANCEME false false 5367503 3700964 ANNIVERSARY YEAR: FOUNDED IN 2004, 2024 MARKED ACLM'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, COMPLETE WITH ACLM'S JUNE 2024 INDUCTION INTO THE AMA HOUSE OF DELEGATES. ACLM ENDED THE YEAR WITH MORE THAN 13,500 MEMBERS, AN INCREASE OF NEARLY 2,000% OVER THE PAST DECADE. EDUCATION & EVENTS: SPANNING THE MEDICAL EDUCATION CONTINUUM, ACLM'S WORK INCLUDES A FOCUS ON UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (UME), GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME), AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) THAT NOW INCLUDES A WIDE ARRAY OF CME/CE-ACCREDITED COURSE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING THE 18-HOUR "REMISSION OF TYPE 2 AND REVERSAL OF INSULIN RESISTANCE CERTIFICATE" COURSE AND A MULTI- MODULE "FOOD AS MEDICINE" FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS COURSE. MORE THAN 60,000 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS REGISTERED FOR ACLM'S COMPLIMENTARY 5.5-HOUR CME/CE ACCREDITED "LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AND FOOD AS MEDICINE ESSENTIALS" ONLINE COURSE, WHICH RECEIVED IN 2024 BOTH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVES (AAMSE) PROFILES OF EXCELLENCE AWARD AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) POWER OF ASSOCIATIONS GOLD AWARD. ACLM'S PLEDGE OF 100,000 COMPLIMENTARY COURSE REGISTRATIONS WAS SHOWCASED IN SUPPORT OF THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HUNGER, NUTRITION AND HEALTH AND RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025. REGULARLY PRICED AT 220, THIS REPRESENTS ACLM'S 22M COMMITMENT OF COMPLIMENTARY TRAINING TO ADVANCE NUTRITION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, ENHANCED BY THE MORE THAN 10,000 COMPLIMENTARY DOWNLOADS OF ACLM'S CULINARY MEDICINE CURRICULUM. THIS YEAR, THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE RESIDENCY CURRICULUM (LMRC) WAS CONTRACTED INTO 170 SITES AND 370 RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, REPRESENTING A 26% ANNUAL INCREASE. ACLM HAS ESTABLISHED AND FACILITATES 185 LIFESTYLE MEDICINE INTEREST GROUPS (LMIGS), OPERATING ON MEDICAL (116 OF THE 185), HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS REPRESENTS A MORE THAN 35% ANNUAL INCREASE. WITHIN ITS SECOND YEAR, 70 ACADEMIC PATHWAY PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED-AN 84% YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE-RESULTING IN STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS HAVING ALREADY FULFILLED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR PREREQUISITES TO SIT FOR THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ABLM) EXAM. ACLM DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED ITS UME LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CURRICULUM CERTIFICATION, WITH THE DESIGNATION OF PLATINUM PLUS GIVEN TO BOTH UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY. ACLM'S LM 2024 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, HOSTED IN ORLANDO, FL, HAD A SOLD-OUT IN-PERSON, RECORD-BREAKING 4,500 REGISTRANTS, WITH 2,200 OF THESE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY. OVER 200 RESEARCH ABSTRACTS WERE ACCEPTED. THE CONFERENCE MEETS THE LIVE CME PREREQUISITE TO SIT FOR THE ABLM EXAM, WHILE ACLM'S "FOUNDATIONS OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE BOARD REVIEW COURSE" SERVES AS THE PREMIER NON-LIVE BOARD EXAM PREPARATORY CURRICULUM. THERE WAS A 10.5% INCREASE IN ABLM EXAM REGISTRATION BETWEEN 2023 AND 2024 BY THOSE DESIRING CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD. SINCE THE INAUGURAL 2017 EXAM, 3,810 PHYSICIANS IN THE U.S. HAVE BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED IN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, ALONG WITH 1,314 OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. WORLDWIDE, ACROSS 72 COUNTRIES, 6,293 PHYSICIANS AND 1,715 OTHER CLINICIANS ARE CERTIFIED FOR A TOTAL OF 8,008. 1970 1907574 RESEARCH: ACLM'S RESEARCH DEPARTMENT LED AN EXPERT PANEL IN THE PUBLICATION OF ACLM'S FIRST PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO IDENTIFY REMISSION AND EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TREATMENTS. A 24-ARTICLE "FOOD AS MEDICINE" SERIES DEVELOPED BY ACLM WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FRONTIERS OF NUTRITION JOURNAL. ACLM'S DIET SCREENER DEBUTED, A FREE 27-ITEM ASSESSMENT TOOL TO HELP ASSESS AND TRACK PATIENTS' PROPOSTION OF WHOLE, UNREFINED PLANT-BASED FOODS AND WATER INTAKE, WITH WORK UNDERWAY FOR IT AND ACLM'S SHORT FORM ASSESSMENT TO BE ITNEGRATED INTO THE EPIC ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR). SELECT PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED: LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PERFORMANCE MEASURES: AN EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENT DEFINING METRICS TO IDENTIFY REMISSION OR LONG- TERM PROGRESS FOLLOWING LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TREATMENT (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 2024:15598276241230237); AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENT: LIFESTYLE MEDICINE FOR OPTIMAL OUTCOMES IN PRIMARY CARE (AM J LIFESTYLE MED. 2024;18(2):269-293); LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IMPLEMENTATION IN 8 HEALTH SYSTEMS: PROTOCOL FOR A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY INVESTIGATION. (JMIR RES PROTOC. 2024;13:E51562); EVALUATION OF THE REACH AND UTILIZATION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE'S CULINARY MEDICINE CURRICULUM (FRONT NUTR. 2024;11:1338620). WORK CONTINUES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACLM'S FIRST CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE TITLED "LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AND PREDIABETES IN ADULTS," TARGETED FOR Q2 2025 PUBLICATION. 2359901 82376 PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT & ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES: JANUARY 2024 MARKED THE DEBUT OF ACLM'S PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT DEPARTMENT, WITH OVERSIGHT OF ACLM'S HEALTH SYSTEMS COUNCIL (HSC), LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CLINICAL PRACTICE INTEGRATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ADDRESSING LIFESTYLE-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE HEALTH DISPARITIES. ACLM'S HSC EXPANDED TO 114 MEMBERS IN JUST ITS THIRD YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER SYSTEMS UNITED IN THE PURSUIT OF HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION TO ADDRESS UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. A CURATED REPOSITORY OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CLINICAL PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION BRIEFS IS AMASSING AS MEANS OF SHARING BEST PRACTICES WITH THE GOAL OF REPLICATION. PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN ACLM'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON CAPITOL HILL AND IN OUR WORK WITH KEY ADVOCACY PARTNERS. ADVOCACY PRIORITIES INCLUDE INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, INCLUDING OPTIMAL NUTRITION, IN ALL MEDICAL EDUCATION; ADDRESSING MISALIGNED QUALITY MEASURES, ADVOCATING FOR MEASURES THAT INCENT AND REWARD LIFESTYLE MEDICINE ROOT CAUSE INTERVENTION THAT TREATS AND RESULTS IN REMISSION (REVERSAL) OF DISEASE; AND PAYMENT MODELS THAT SUPPORT THE PHYSICIAN-LED INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM AND GROUP SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS THAT DATA SHOW AS EFFICACIOUS IN ADDRESSING OUR EPIDEMIC OF CHRONIC DISEASE-FROM PEDIATRICS (FAMILIES) TO GERIATRICS. NEW ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIPS FORGED THIS YEAR INCLUDE THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICIANS FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. ACLM'S HEALTH EQUITY ACHIEVED THROUGH LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (HEAL) INITIATIVE EXPANDED IN 2024, WITH A CONTINUED FOCUS ON OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) AND EXPANSION OF ACLM'S HEAL SCHOLARSHIP, EQUIPPING UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE (UIM) CLINICIANS WITH TRAINING AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 26 HEAL SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN 2024, WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND DIVERSIFYING THE MEDICAL WORKFORCE. ACLM AWARDED 112 INAUGURAL NATIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE (NTI) SCHOLARSHIPS, A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ABLM), DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS (PCPS) IN EACH OF OUR NATION'S ~1,400 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS). THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE IN OUR NATION'S UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM LIFESTYLE MEDICINE ROOT CAUSE TREATMENT AND THE CARE DELIVERED BY A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE-TRAINED PCP-CARE THAT WILL IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY, FOOD LITERACY, AND STRIVE FOR WHOLE PERSON HEALTH. 1096744 822510 MEMBERSHIP, PARTNERSHIPS & OPERATIONS: LED BY A PASSIONATE AND VISIONARY 15-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACLM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE RAPID MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, NEARING THE 14,000-MEMBER MARK. 30 MEMBER INTEREST GROUPS (MIGS), A JOURNAL CLUB, A ROBUST WEBINAR SERIES, AND MORE FACILITATE ACTIVE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT. ACLM'S 12-MONTH "NEW MEMBER EXPERIENCE" RECEIVED THREE AWARDS IN 2024: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVES (AAMSE) PROFILES OF EXCELLENCE AWARD, AS WELL AS TWO AWARDS FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE): POWER OF ASSOCIATIONS GOLD AWARD AND THE GOLD CIRCLE AWARD. ACLM CONNECT, OUR ONLINE MEMBER COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN ENGAGEMENT, CONSIDERED ONE OF ACLM'S MOST VALUED MEMBER BENEFITS. IN 2024, THERE WERE OVER 100K DOWNLOADS FROM ACLM'S EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES. ACLM CONTINUED TO FORGE KEY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT 2024, ANNOUNCING A MAJOR GLOBAL IMPACT PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE ZONES TO ADDRESS OUR NATION'S UNSUSTAINABLE CHRONIC DISEASE TRENDS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS. THIS PARTNERSHIP REPRESENTS THE INTERSECTION OF CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY, ESSENTIAL FOR USHERING IN SUSTIANABLE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE. THE INNOVATORS COUNCIL WAS UNVEILED IN 2024, BRINGING TOGETHER RISK-BEARING ENTITIES. INAUGURAL MEMBERS INCLUDE HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS, ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND SELF-FUNDED EMPLOYERS. ACLM NOW WORKS WITH 70+ CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION. THIS INCLUDES OUR ONGOING WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) THAT RESULTED IN A SPACE FORCE PARTNERSHIP TO TRAIN AND EQUIP CLINICIANS WHO ARE DELIVERING CARE TO WITHIN THIS BRANCH OF OUR ARMED FORCES. ACLM'S JOBS BOARD CONTINUES TO GROW, WITH JOB OPENING POSTS FROM MANY OF HEALTHCARE'S MOST PROMINENT BRANDS. IN ORDER TO ASSIST PATIENTS SEARCHING FOR A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE-TRAINED CLINICIAN, LMPROS.COM, ACLM'S DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CLINICIANS, SAW CONTINUED EXPANSION. ACLM EARNED MANY HIGH-VISIBILITY MEDIA PLACEMENTS IN 2024, INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MEDSCAPE, AND HEALIO. ACLM'S BLOG EXPANDED, AND OUR MONTHLY CURATED NEWSLETTER, INSIDER, WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE FIFTH YEAR, CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDING INDUSTRY AVERAGES FOR READERSHIP AND CLICKS. ACLM'S STAFF EXPANDED THIS YEAR TO 40 DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS ACROSS 21 STATES, VITAL TO SUPPORTING THE GROWTH IN SIZE AND SCOPE OF ACLM'S MEMBERSHIP AND MISSION-ADVANCE INITIATIVES. OUR VIRTUAL WORKPLACE IS SECURE AND ENABLED BY ACLM'S MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION OFFICE ENVIRONMENT AND WEBSITE HOSTING ON A TIER 4 SERVER, ENSURING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CYBER SECURITY. 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DEPUTY DIRECTOR 171246 19388 190634 JOHN H KELLY JR FOUNDING PRES. 18000 LEAD FACULTY false LIANA LIANOV PAST PRESIDENT 8700 LEAD FACULTY false MICHELLE L TOLLEFSON FMR SECRETARY 25500 LEAD FACULTY false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MISSION STATEMENT: ADVANCING EVIDENCE-BASED LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TO TREAT, REVERSE AND PREVENT NON-COMMUNICABLE, CHRONIC DISEASE. VISION STATEMENT: A NATION AND WORLD WHEREIN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IS THE FOUNDATION OF HEALTH AND ALL HEALTHCARE. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ACLM) SUPPORTS ITS MEMBERS IN PROVIDING WHOLE-PERSON, PERSON-CENTERED, INTEGRATED, AND COLLABORATIVE CARE THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS. A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE-FIRST APPROACH TO REAL "HEALTH" CARE IS ESSENTIAL TO OPTIMIZING VALUE-BASED CARE, TO ACHIEVING THE QUINTUPLE AIM, AND TO THE OUTCOME GOAL OF WHOLE PERSON HEALTH. ACLM IS THE NATION'S MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, FOCUSED ON TREATING ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASE WITH THE GOAL OF HEALTH RESTORATION-INCLUDING MEDICATION DE-ESCALATION, EVEN DISCONTINUANCE WHEN DISEASE REMISSION IS ACHIEVED. ACLM IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIPS, PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT, AND BY FILLING THE GAPING VOID OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, INCLUDING OPTIMAL NUTRITION, IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, FROM UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (UME) AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) TO CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME), WHILE ACTIVELY SUPPORTING AND ACCELERATING INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF CLINICIANS AND ALL PATIENTS. LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IS A MEDICAL SPECIALTY THAT USES THERAPEUTIC LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS AS A PRIMARY MODALITY TO TREAT CHRONIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, TYPE 2 DIABETES, AND OBESITY. LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CERTIFIED CLINICIANS ARE TRAINED TO APPLY EVIDENCE- BASED, WHOLE-PERSON, PRESCRIPTIVE LIFESTYLE CHANGE TO TREAT AND, WHEN USED INTENSIVELY, OFTEN REVERSE SUCH CONDITIONS. APPLYING THE SIX PILLARS OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE-A WHOLE FOOD, PLANT-PREDOMINANT EATING PATTERN, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, RESTORATIVE SLEEP, STRESS MANAGEMENT, POSITIVE SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND THE AVOIDANCE OF RISKY SUBSTANCES-ALSO PROVIDES EFFECTIVE PREVENTION OF THESE CONDITIONS. A FORMER ACLM PRESIDENT EMPHASIZES, "LIFESTYLE AS MEDICINE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PREVENT UP TO 80% OF CHRONIC DISEASE; NO OTHER MEDICINE CAN MATCH THAT. IN ADDITION, IT IS POTENTIALLY INEXPENSIVE AND EVEN COST- SAVING; FREE OF ALL BUT GOOD SIDE EFFECTS; SAFE AND APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN AND OCTOGENARIANS ALIKE. IT IS, QUITE SIMPLY, THE BEST MEDICINE WE'VE GOT." FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ANNIVERSARY YEAR: FOUNDED IN 2004, 2024 MARKED ACLM'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR, COMPLETE WITH ACLM'S JUNE 2024 INDUCTION INTO THE AMA HOUSE OF DELEGATES. ACLM ENDED THE YEAR WITH MORE THAN 13,500 MEMBERS, AN INCREASE OF NEARLY 2,000% OVER THE PAST DECADE. EDUCATION & EVENTS: SPANNING THE MEDICAL EDUCATION CONTINUUM, ACLM'S WORK INCLUDES A FOCUS ON UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (UME), GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME), AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) THAT NOW INCLUDES A WIDE ARRAY OF CME/CE-ACCREDITED COURSE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING THE 18-HOUR "REMISSION OF TYPE 2 AND REVERSAL OF INSULIN RESISTANCE CERTIFICATE" COURSE AND A MULTI- MODULE "FOOD AS MEDICINE" FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS COURSE. MORE THAN 60,000 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS REGISTERED FOR ACLM'S COMPLIMENTARY 5.5-HOUR CME/CE ACCREDITED "LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AND FOOD AS MEDICINE ESSENTIALS" ONLINE COURSE, WHICH RECEIVED IN 2024 BOTH THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVES (AAMSE) PROFILES OF EXCELLENCE AWARD AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) POWER OF ASSOCIATIONS GOLD AWARD. ACLM'S PLEDGE OF 100,000 COMPLIMENTARY COURSE REGISTRATIONS WAS SHOWCASED IN SUPPORT OF THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HUNGER, NUTRITION AND HEALTH AND RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025. REGULARLY PRICED AT 220, THIS REPRESENTS ACLM'S 22M COMMITMENT OF COMPLIMENTARY TRAINING TO ADVANCE NUTRITION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, ENHANCED BY THE MORE THAN 10,000 COMPLIMENTARY DOWNLOADS OF ACLM'S CULINARY MEDICINE CURRICULUM. THIS YEAR, THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE RESIDENCY CURRICULUM (LMRC) WAS CONTRACTED INTO 170 SITES AND 370 RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, REPRESENTING A 26% ANNUAL INCREASE. ACLM HAS ESTABLISHED AND FACILITATES 185 LIFESTYLE MEDICINE INTEREST GROUPS (LMIGS), OPERATING ON MEDICAL (116 OF THE 185), HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS REPRESENTS A MORE THAN 35% ANNUAL INCREASE. WITHIN ITS SECOND YEAR, 70 ACADEMIC PATHWAY PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED-AN 84% YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE-RESULTING IN STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS HAVING ALREADY FULFILLED A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR PREREQUISITES TO SIT FOR THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ABLM) EXAM. ACLM DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED ITS UME LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CURRICULUM CERTIFICATION, WITH THE DESIGNATION OF PLATINUM PLUS GIVEN TO BOTH UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY. ACLM'S LM 2024 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, HOSTED IN ORLANDO, FL, HAD A SOLD-OUT IN-PERSON, RECORD-BREAKING 4,500 REGISTRANTS, WITH 2,200 OF THESE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY. OVER 200 RESEARCH ABSTRACTS WERE ACCEPTED. THE CONFERENCE MEETS THE LIVE CME PREREQUISITE TO SIT FOR THE ABLM EXAM, WHILE ACLM'S "FOUNDATIONS OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE BOARD REVIEW COURSE" SERVES AS THE PREMIER NON-LIVE BOARD EXAM PREPARATORY CURRICULUM. THERE WAS A 10.5% INCREASE IN ABLM EXAM REGISTRATION BETWEEN 2023 AND 2024 BY THOSE DESIRING CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD. SINCE THE INAUGURAL 2017 EXAM, 3,810 PHYSICIANS IN THE U.S. HAVE BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED IN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, ALONG WITH 1,314 OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. WORLDWIDE, ACROSS 72 COUNTRIES, 6,293 PHYSICIANS AND 1,715 OTHER CLINICIANS ARE CERTIFIED FOR A TOTAL OF 8,008. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B RESEARCH: ACLM'S RESEARCH DEPARTMENT LED AN EXPERT PANEL IN THE PUBLICATION OF ACLM'S FIRST PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO IDENTIFY REMISSION AND EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TREATMENTS. A 24-ARTICLE "FOOD AS MEDICINE" SERIES DEVELOPED BY ACLM WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FRONTIERS OF NUTRITION JOURNAL. ACLM'S DIET SCREENER DEBUTED, A FREE 27-ITEM ASSESSMENT TOOL TO HELP ASSESS AND TRACK PATIENTS' PROPOSTION OF WHOLE, UNREFINED PLANT-BASED FOODS AND WATER INTAKE, WITH WORK UNDERWAY FOR IT AND ACLM'S SHORT FORM ASSESSMENT TO BE ITNEGRATED INTO THE EPIC ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR). SELECT PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED: LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PERFORMANCE MEASURES: AN EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENT DEFINING METRICS TO IDENTIFY REMISSION OR LONG- TERM PROGRESS FOLLOWING LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TREATMENT (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 2024:15598276241230237); AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENT: LIFESTYLE MEDICINE FOR OPTIMAL OUTCOMES IN PRIMARY CARE (AM J LIFESTYLE MED. 2024;18(2):269-293); LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IMPLEMENTATION IN 8 HEALTH SYSTEMS: PROTOCOL FOR A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY INVESTIGATION. (JMIR RES PROTOC. 2024;13:E51562); EVALUATION OF THE REACH AND UTILIZATION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE'S CULINARY MEDICINE CURRICULUM (FRONT NUTR. 2024;11:1338620). WORK CONTINUES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACLM'S FIRST CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE TITLED "LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AND PREDIABETES IN ADULTS," TARGETED FOR Q2 2025 PUBLICATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT & ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES: JANUARY 2024 MARKED THE DEBUT OF ACLM'S PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT DEPARTMENT, WITH OVERSIGHT OF ACLM'S HEALTH SYSTEMS COUNCIL (HSC), LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CLINICAL PRACTICE INTEGRATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ADDRESSING LIFESTYLE-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASE HEALTH DISPARITIES. ACLM'S HSC EXPANDED TO 114 MEMBERS IN JUST ITS THIRD YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER SYSTEMS UNITED IN THE PURSUIT OF HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION TO ADDRESS UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. A CURATED REPOSITORY OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CLINICAL PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION BRIEFS IS AMASSING AS MEANS OF SHARING BEST PRACTICES WITH THE GOAL OF REPLICATION. PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN ACLM'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON CAPITOL HILL AND IN OUR WORK WITH KEY ADVOCACY PARTNERS. ADVOCACY PRIORITIES INCLUDE INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, INCLUDING OPTIMAL NUTRITION, IN ALL MEDICAL EDUCATION; ADDRESSING MISALIGNED QUALITY MEASURES, ADVOCATING FOR MEASURES THAT INCENT AND REWARD LIFESTYLE MEDICINE ROOT CAUSE INTERVENTION THAT TREATS AND RESULTS IN REMISSION (REVERSAL) OF DISEASE; AND PAYMENT MODELS THAT SUPPORT THE PHYSICIAN-LED INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM AND GROUP SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS THAT DATA SHOW AS EFFICACIOUS IN ADDRESSING OUR EPIDEMIC OF CHRONIC DISEASE-FROM PEDIATRICS (FAMILIES) TO GERIATRICS. NEW ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIPS FORGED THIS YEAR INCLUDE THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICIANS FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. ACLM'S HEALTH EQUITY ACHIEVED THROUGH LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (HEAL) INITIATIVE EXPANDED IN 2024, WITH A CONTINUED FOCUS ON OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) AND EXPANSION OF ACLM'S HEAL SCHOLARSHIP, EQUIPPING UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE (UIM) CLINICIANS WITH TRAINING AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 26 HEAL SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN 2024, WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND DIVERSIFYING THE MEDICAL WORKFORCE. ACLM AWARDED 112 INAUGURAL NATIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE (NTI) SCHOLARSHIPS, A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ABLM), DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS (PCPS) IN EACH OF OUR NATION'S ~1,400 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS). THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOSE IN OUR NATION'S UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM LIFESTYLE MEDICINE ROOT CAUSE TREATMENT AND THE CARE DELIVERED BY A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE-TRAINED PCP-CARE THAT WILL IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY, FOOD LITERACY, AND STRIVE FOR WHOLE PERSON HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D MEMBERSHIP, PARTNERSHIPS & OPERATIONS: LED BY A PASSIONATE AND VISIONARY 15-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACLM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE RAPID MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, NEARING THE 14,000-MEMBER MARK. 30 MEMBER INTEREST GROUPS (MIGS), A JOURNAL CLUB, A ROBUST WEBINAR SERIES, AND MORE FACILITATE ACTIVE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT. ACLM'S 12-MONTH "NEW MEMBER EXPERIENCE" RECEIVED THREE AWARDS IN 2024: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL SOCIETY EXECUTIVES (AAMSE) PROFILES OF EXCELLENCE AWARD, AS WELL AS TWO AWARDS FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE): POWER OF ASSOCIATIONS GOLD AWARD AND THE GOLD CIRCLE AWARD. ACLM CONNECT, OUR ONLINE MEMBER COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN ENGAGEMENT, CONSIDERED ONE OF ACLM'S MOST VALUED MEMBER BENEFITS. IN 2024, THERE WERE OVER 100K DOWNLOADS FROM ACLM'S EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES. ACLM CONTINUED TO FORGE KEY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT 2024, ANNOUNCING A MAJOR GLOBAL IMPACT PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE ZONES TO ADDRESS OUR NATION'S UNSUSTAINABLE CHRONIC DISEASE TRENDS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS. THIS PARTNERSHIP REPRESENTS THE INTERSECTION OF CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY, ESSENTIAL FOR USHERING IN SUSTIANABLE HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE. THE INNOVATORS COUNCIL WAS UNVEILED IN 2024, BRINGING TOGETHER RISK-BEARING ENTITIES. INAUGURAL MEMBERS INCLUDE HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS, ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND SELF-FUNDED EMPLOYERS. ACLM NOW WORKS WITH 70+ CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION. THIS INCLUDES OUR ONGOING WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) THAT RESULTED IN A SPACE FORCE PARTNERSHIP TO TRAIN AND EQUIP CLINICIANS WHO ARE DELIVERING CARE TO WITHIN THIS BRANCH OF OUR ARMED FORCES. ACLM'S JOBS BOARD CONTINUES TO GROW, WITH JOB OPENING POSTS FROM MANY OF HEALTHCARE'S MOST PROMINENT BRANDS. IN ORDER TO ASSIST PATIENTS SEARCHING FOR A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE-TRAINED CLINICIAN, LMPROS.COM, ACLM'S DIRECTORY OF CERTIFIED LIFESTYLE MEDICINE CLINICIANS, SAW CONTINUED EXPANSION. ACLM EARNED MANY HIGH-VISIBILITY MEDIA PLACEMENTS IN 2024, INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MEDSCAPE, AND HEALIO. ACLM'S BLOG EXPANDED, AND OUR MONTHLY CURATED NEWSLETTER, INSIDER, WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE FIFTH YEAR, CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDING INDUSTRY AVERAGES FOR READERSHIP AND CLICKS. ACLM'S STAFF EXPANDED THIS YEAR TO 40 DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS ACROSS 21 STATES, VITAL TO SUPPORTING THE GROWTH IN SIZE AND SCOPE OF ACLM'S MEMBERSHIP AND MISSION-ADVANCE INITIATIVES. OUR VIRTUAL WORKPLACE IS SECURE AND ENABLED BY ACLM'S MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION OFFICE ENVIRONMENT AND WEBSITE HOSTING ON A TIER 4 SERVER, ENSURING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CYBER SECURITY. OUR ENHANCED CUSTOMER SERVICE SOFTWARE AND CAPACITY IS ALSO INTENDED TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL MEMBER AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN PLACE AND COVERS ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN SHORT, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WOULD ARISE WHEN ANY OF THE ABOVE HAS COMPETING LOYALTIES BY VIRTUE OF THE PERSON'S ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION AND ANY DUALITY WITH OTHER BUSINESSES OR ORGANIZATIONS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCOVERED OR DISCLOSED, THE AFFECTED MEMBER IS NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR VOTING ON THE ISSUE IN CONFLICT AND THAT MEMBER'S ATTENDANCE AT ANY MEETING UPON WHICH ACTION IS TAKEN IS NOT COUNTED TOWARDS DETERMINING A QUORUM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BASE SALARY - WILL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND MAY BE INCREASED BEYOND THE COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BASED UPON EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE. THIS BASE SALARY SHALL BE PRORATED FOR ANY PARTIAL YEAR OF THE EXECUTIVES EMPLOYMENT HEREUNDER. BONUS - THE EXECUTIVE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL BONUS BASED UPON EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE AGAINST A PLAN TO BE MUTUALLY AGREED UPON BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE FROM TIME TO TIME. EACH BONUS SHALL CORRESPOND TO THE CALENDAR YEAR AND SHALL BE PAID TO THE EXECUTIVE IN ONE LUMP SUM, SUBJECT TO DEDUCTIONS AND WITHHOLDING, DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR. THE BONUS IS NOT ALLOWED TO EXCEED 20% OF THE BASE SALARY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE PUBLIC ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.