Nervously hoping and praying your patients might get better.
Worrying a LOT about whether or not patients are about to quit coming in to see you.
Routinely feeling anxious, drained, overwhelmed, (or all of the above) by seemingly complicated, difficult, real-world cases.
Feeling like you’re just “throwing darts” to see if something sticks, vs creating clear, logical, direct treatment plans every time.
Investing lots of time, energy and $$ into supposed “advanced trainings” that provide little, if any, real-world, practical, confidence-boosting, APPLICABLE skills.
Wishing you could charge a decent rate for your services (or even just collecting the fees you’re already charging) without feeling a little guilty or ashamed.
Growing weary of the insurance game, and wish you could transition to a cash practice where people VALUE and WANT your services and are happy to pay you out of pocket.
Spending inordinate amounts of time MARKETING your practice, going to trade shows, health fairs, random speaking gigs, and other boring marketing stuff – and seeing limited results.
Starting to question whether or not you will EVER get over the hump and become the bonafide, go-to expert you envisioned becoming when you embarked on your journey into holistic medicine.
You’re consistently and predictably getting amazing results for virtually all your patients…
(no more nervously “hoping and praying” your patient might get better and worrying they might stop working with you)
AND…
You’re getting those results with an elegantly simple yet incredibly powerful framework that’s not only saving you TONS of energy and effort but that makes clinic FUN and JOYFUL…
(no more dreading those anxiety-provoking, complicated cases that feel heavy and discouraging – because they’re now simple and straightforward to solve and treat)
AND…
You’re ethically generating more profit by efficiently and economically dispensing and selling the precise nutritional supplements your patients need…
(no more ridiculous overkill “shotgun” (and frankly, embarrassing) supplement plans that seem so common in the Conventional Functional Medicine world)
AND…
Your patients are happy to pay you cash for their visits AND their supplements…
(because you’re not price-gouging them AND there’s no doubt in their mind about your expertise and ability to get results)
AND…
Because of the results and awesome experience your patients have with you, they consistently and continually refer their friends, co-workers, and loved ones to you…
(no more trade shows, health fairs, random speaking gigs, or any other time-consuming, boring marketing stuff)
AND…
Your schedule stays full all the time with great-fit patients who are grateful to be working with you…
(because you’re a REAL expert with a reputation for excellent care and stellar results)
I knew I needed a fresh approach with a fresh perspective. So, I decided to look for another way.
It was from that moment forward that the principles and techniques from these FIVE key areas I had studied extensively both BEFORE and AFTER getting my degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine began to fuse and meld into a system all its own:
I come from a long medical tradition (in my immediate family alone there are 5 MDs, a nurse, and a psychotherapist).
Despite the fact I graduated #1 in my high school class and had received recruitment letters from Stanford, Cal Tech, NYU, and a few other “famous” colleges around the country, I chose a different path.
After 2 years at The University Of North Texas studying Jazz Performance (Percussion) – where I was first introduced to yoga and meditation by a Dallas area yoga teacher – I left college to play professionally gigging 4-5 nights a week while also working part-time at a local bookstore in Houston.
It was at that bookstore that I spent most of my time (and paycheck) in the Natural Medicine, Meditation, and Mysticism sections, immersing myself in books on subjects such as Transformational Psychology, NLP, Qigong, Yoga, Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and Western mysticism.
When, in 1994, I was offered a job at a friend’s web development company, I jumped at it and through on-the-job-training (aka “getting paid to screw up then get it right”) became a skilled coder in just a few short years.
In 1999, after I’d worked a couple more IT jobs, I landed a job at a small startup software company here in Houston which gave me the flex hours (and extra funds) needed to begin my formal studies in Holistic Medicine, specifically Traditional Chinese Medicine.
So, that fall (1999) I enrolled at The American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine here in Houston, TX with the intention of getting my license and becoming an accomplished herbalist and Medical Qigong practitioner. 4 years later, in the Fall of 2003, I graduated with honors with a new mission and purpose.
It was then that I embarked on the most challenging and difficult journey that we all face as holistic medical practitioners who want to be successful: Building a full-time practice that generates a steady income in the field of natural medicine.
I no longer work the 100+ patient/week schedule. However, I still work two and a half weekly 7 hour clinic shifts seeing around 65 patients plus two short 3 hour telemedicine shifts on other days seeing around 10-15 remote patients.
Otherwise, I spend my time mentoring my associates and practitioners across the United States, Canada, and Europe helping them learn my clinical and practice management systems that have enabled myself and dozens of my clients to:
Not only are these serious problems people are finding difficulty getting help with,
they're also problems people are willing to pay you to help them solve.
(These are actual screenshots from our patients.)
18 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
12 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
4 CEU/PDA
4 CEU/PDA
4 CEU/PDA
18 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
TWO main units of 18 CEU each for a total of 36 CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
THREE main units of 6 CEU each for a total of 18 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
THREE main units of 6 CEU each for a total of 18 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
TWO main units of 18 CEU each for a total of 36 CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
THREE main units of 6 CEU each for a total of 18 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
THREE main units of 6 CEU each for a total of 18 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
6 total CEU (NCCAOM, CA, and FL)
Biomedical Foundations
5-Element Functional Medicine Approach
Once you officially join the fall 2020 cohort for our Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine Certification, you’ll also get access to these courses designed to give you a massively unfair advantage in growing your practice to where you want it to be both professionally and financially…
This is Chris’ step-by-step blueprint for running SUCCESSFUL ads on Google and Facebook.
In Chris’ clinics, there is never a worry as to whether new patients are coming or not. That’s because not only are patients constantly referring, they’ve been running ads on Google and Facebook for over a decade and those ads bring in 10-20 new patient inquiries EVERY SINGLE WEEK on autopilot.
You’re going to get the strategy from start to finish, with a step-by-step walkthrough on how to set up your own autopilot patient attraction system.
Raw and unfiltered, this is an in-your-face, tough-love journey designed to break you out of low-vibration states that keep you from showing up as the most awesome, powerful, joyful version of you.
Packed with not only motivational and inspirational words, but also practical visualization and meditation exercises, this is one of the most loved trainings inside Chris’ “War Room” practice management program.
Take a front-row seat at the annual event that (pre-corona) was the in-person intensive Chris hosted for his high-level “War Room” clients.
A combination of strategy and mindset around practice growth, marketing, and practice management with a healthy dose of community and camaraderie. You’ll find tons of gold nuggets throughout this amazing weekend intensive.
A fully sequenced and step-by-step process designed to help you uncover and then release the mental blocks that are keeping you from experiencing the kind of success and abundance you are capable of.
This challenge was pivotal for dozens of people who took it back in 2019, and you’ll have full access to all the recordings, exercises, and visualizations so you can start experiencing amplified growth on both personal and professional levels.
Yes. In order to begin your certification process in 5-Element Functional Medicine, you must be a current license-holder in your state or province for the type of medical care you provide (i.e. acupuncturist, naturopath, MD, etc.).
It is essential that anyone practicing as a certified 5-Element Functional Medicine clinician be properly educated in the field of medicine, and requiring a license is our way of ensuring this.
The enrollment process is simple and conducted entirely online:
We’ve partnered with Affirm(TM) and Paypal Pay Later(TM) to make it easy for you to set up a payment plan that works for you. Both options are seamless and easy to use.
We also accept in-full tuition payments via Mastercard, Visa, American Express, and Discover.
After you successfully enroll, you have 72 hours to request a refund if for some reason you wish to back out. After that, there are no refunds.
This is to protect the program from pirating and also to ensure those who invest in the full program are protected against people trying to steal the information.
We wish there weren’t people out there who do things like this, but the reality is there are and, as they say, “one bad apple spoils it for the rest of the bunch”.
YES. We are set up with the following certifying bodies, and we will gladly apply with any requested certifying body (we cannot guarantee approval, but we’ll try):
TOTAL PDA/CEU FOR THIS CERTIFICATION:
Core Foundations = 18 Units
Endocrinology I = 18 Units
Endocrinology II = 18 Units
Reproductive Medicine I = 18 Units
Reproductive II = 18 Units
All accepted enrollees will – upon payment of tuition – gain access to the recorded versions of the training.
LIVE instruction (required for those who wish to become officially certified AND get the requisite CEU) will be done via ZOOM or similar video conference system.
The live sessions are typically conducted on a Sat, Sun, Mon schedule, one weekend every other month.
The best way to truly master this method is to put it into practice. If you are consistent showing up for once weekly Clinical Rounds (via Zoom) where we work actual cases together, you will likely gain significant skill with minimal extra study.
Personal study time varies but a couple of focused hours a week to review recordings and read Chris’ materials should suffice to gain a significant grasp of the framework and process of 5EFM.
YES. We will have an exam at the end, however it will be a self-paced exam and you will do it on your own at home. You will be free to use the reference materials in completing the exam.
At this time, we can only offer CEU and certification to those who attend live during the specified dates and times to receive both CEU/PDA units.
This is a certification program, meaning we are going to certify that your grasp of the material is sufficient to consider you an expert, and you will be listed in our practitioner directory. We will also refer patients to you when the need arises (Chris already has one book generating a lot of interest from all over North America and there are a couple more in the pipeline).
Therefore, we expect you to attend live and be present for the training on the specified dates.
Unfortunately we cannot accommodate special circumstances for those unable to attend live on certain days. This is because of rules and regulations related to the PDA/CEU granting bodies.
At this time we do offer these courses on a rotating basis, therefore we will allow you to take the next offering of any course you missed and still get your CEU/PDA plus credit towards certification.
Usually each course is offered live every 8-12 months on a rotating basis.
The schedule is typically (all time are CENTRAL timezone):
We may have classes that deviate from this general schedule, however our intention is to keep things along these exact lines for the live courses.
Absolutely. We have TWO avenues for receiving mentorship and guidance both directly from Chris and our 5EFM Graduate Council:
Weekly Clinical Rounds (each MAIN MODULE includes 8 weeks of Clinical Rounds)
Conducted via video conference, these are in-depth case reviews where Chris analyzes the specifics of submitted cases, proposing a 5EFM diagnosis and providing a sample treatment plan based on 5EFM therapeutic principles.
When your case is scheduled for review, you will have the opportunity to be part of the dialogue and have any questions answered.
These calls have become quite legendary, as together with students Chris has been able to solve very difficult cases and recommend very compact treatment plans that have led to major breakthroughs for patients.
Online Community
We have a closed, students-only Facebook group where students ask questions, share discoveries, and help each other gain clarity on cases as well as cross-refer to each other. Our graduates are also active in the group and always provide helpful tips and suggestions.
You’ll love the “tribe” we’re assembling. It’s truly a group of like-minded and like-hearted practitioners looking to serve with integrity and lovingkindness.
Yes. You are required to submit 2 cases and complete the review of each in order to get your certification.
If for some reason you do not submit your cases or you do not complete the review of each case, you will still receive your CEU but you will not receive certification at the end of the year and will have to wait until the following year to get your certification (you will not have to retake the classes, but you will have to complete your case reviews before the end of the next academic year).
If, after 2 academic years, a student has not completed their required 2 case reviews, they will become ineligible for certification without re-registering for and re-taking the course.
Yes. For each Certification Module, you will be required to attend the Monday Clinical Rounds for 8 consecutive weeks.
Clinical Rounds commence the Monday following the LIVE training for that Module.
Example:
If you attend the Endocrinology I module, which falls on Sat, Sun, and Mon, your first Clinical Rounds will be the NEXT Monday, and you will attend Clinical Rounds for the next 8 Mondays.
We have a list of books in the secure member portal. These books will serve to inform and guide but they are not manuals of the 5EFM system.
The “Official” Clinical Manuals of 5-Element Functional Medicine will be compiled in 2022.
In the meantime, we have tons of reference materials, slides, and other study resources for you.
Yes. You will receive access to a detailed reference guide outlining the exact supplements (including exact manufacturers) used in Chris’ clinic, along with general dosing guidelines.
On clinical rounds calls, you will become familiar with the supplement selections and dosing as applied to real-world cases as well.
Once you have paid tuition, here’s what you receive:
5-Element Functional Medicine is about simplicity and clarity and there is no reason why you will not be able to begin implementing the strategies and processes right away.
The whole point of this program is to empower us to help more people in more powerful and effective ways.
So… you are not only allowed, you are ENCOURAGED to start implementing and using this as soon as possible in your clinic.
We have a very active and engaged community in our private Facebook group. Just drop your question or concern in there and you’ll receive positive, helpful support every time.
At this time we do not have a scholarship program. It’s something we will definitely look at in the future.
Once you complete registration, your spot will be secure and you will receive a confirmation email with details and logistics to make sure you are all set.
These calls are like REAL clinical rounds where we don’t imagine or pretend cases, we solve REAL cases submitted by members.
This is, BY FAR, the most powerful way to master the medicine – from actually doing it. And, on these 2-hour weekly training and mentoring sessions, you will experience an acceleration in your clinical skills like never before.
That’s because MENTORSHIP and SUPPORT are the missing element in our profession and from just about every other course out there. The things you will learn, in terms of FRONT LINE application of the treatment strategies, are PRICELESS.
Detailed and insanely useful (and practical) resource information for the supplements used in 5-Element Functional Medicine, including:
Includes 12 meditations that Chris developed and has practiced at various times over the past 20 years PLUS some really important instruction on how to use them effectively to develop levels of calm, focus, and perception that allow you to perceive with extraordinary subtlety.
If there’s ONE thing that differentiates the average from the elite practitioner, it is the ability to intentionally direct and channel mental and emotional energy at will.
These meditations help you begin learning how to do just that. And they will transform how you show up and how you see, hear, and think in clinic.
Get help from like-minded and like-hearted practitioners who are just as focused on making a REAL difference in people’s lives as you are.
Ask clinical questions.
Get ideas for expanding your clinic or taking on more patients.
Post cases and get help.
It’s the ultimate “hive mind”… A “curated” group of ONLY those serious enough and willing to step up and invest in their clinical expertise on a elite level.
However, I know that’s a tall order even for the most seasoned and successful of us out here.
OR, you can split it into two payments: An initial payment of $3750 followed by a second payment of $3750 90 days later.