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VISION: A NATION WHEREIN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IS THE FOUNDATION OF HEALTH AND ALL HEALTH CARE. 15 15 37 0 2285668 2427229 4743928 6030758 -30932 83520 0 6998664 8541507 0 0 3543703 3699628 0 77983 4094439 5112156 7638142 8811784 -639478 -270277 4667930 4811616 1529808 1863739 3138122 2947877 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 MANIFESTING WHOLE HEALTH. ACLM IS THE NATION'S MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, WITH A FOCUS ON TREATING ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASE WITH THE GOAL OF HEALTH RESTORATION. ACLM IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND BY FILLING THE GAPING VOID OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, INCLUDING USING FOOD AS MEDICINE, IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, FROM UNDE false false 4386046 2734490 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 51 TOTAL CME/CE- ACCREDITED COURSE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING THE NEW 18-HOUR "REMISSION OF TYPE 2 AND REVERSAL OF INSULIN RESISTANCE CERTIFICATE" COURSE. 34,000 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS REGISTERED FOR ACLM'S COMPLIMENTARY 5.5-HOUR CME/CE ACCREDITED "LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AND FOOD AS MEDICINE ESSENTIALS" ONLINE COURSE. ACLM'S PLEDGE OF 100,000 COMPLIMENTARY COURSE REGISTRATIONS WAS SHOWCASED IN SUPPORT OF THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HUNGER, NUTRITION AND HEALTH. IN 2023, ACLM EXPANDED THIS COMMITMENT TO 200,000 FREE REGISTRATIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025. REGULARLY PRICED AT 220, THIS REPRESENTS A 44M COMMITMENT BY ACLM TO ADVANCE FOOD AS MEDICINE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE RESIDENCY CURRICULUM (LMRC) WAS CONTRACTED INTO 135 SITES AND 302 RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, WITH OVER 7,000 ENROLLEES. ACLM HAS ESTABLISHED AND FACILITATES 140 LIFESTYLE MEDICINE INTEREST GROUPS (LMIGS), OPERATING ON MEDICAL, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, 38 ACADEMIC PATHWAY PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, RESULTING IN STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS ALREADY HAVING FULFILLED SOME PREREQUISITES FOR THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ABLM) EXAM. ACLM'S SOLD-OUT LM2023 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, WITH 2,000 IN-PERSON REGISTRANTS, WAS HOSTED IN DENVER, CO, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1,200 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY. THIS CONFERENCE MEETS THE LIVE CME PREREQUISITE TO SIT FOR THE ABLM EXAM, WHILE ACLM'S "FOUNDATIONS OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE BOARD REVIEW COURSE" IS REGARDED AS THE PREMIER NON-LIVE BOARD EXAM PREPARATORY CURRICULUM. EVIDENCE OF THE GROWING INTEREST IN THE FIELD, THERE WAS A 35% INCREASE IN ABLM EXAM REGISTRATION BETWEEN 2022 AND 2023 BY THOSE DESIRING CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD. SINCE THE INAUGURAL 2017 EXAM, 3,128 PHYSICIANS IN THE U.S. HAVE BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED IN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, ALONG WITH 1,277 OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. WORLDWIDE, ACROSS 72 COUNTRIES, 5,017 PHYSICIANS AND 1,671 OTHER CLINICIANS ARE CERTIFIED FOR A TOTAL OF 6,688. 20318 1780921 RESEARCH: ACLM'S RESEARCH DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED TWO EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENTS (ECS) IN 2023: "AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENT: LIFESTYLE MEDICINE FOR OPTIMAL OUTCOMES IN PRIMARY CARE" (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 2023:15598276231202970) AND "LIFESTYLE MEDICINE INTENSIVIST COMPETENCIES: 2023 EXPERT CONSENSUS UPDATE" (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 2023:15598276231192846). WORK HAS BEGUN ON DEVELOPMENT OF ACLM'S FIRST CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE TITLED "LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AND PRE- DIABETES IN ADULTS." OTHER ACLM PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED "REMISSION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AFTER TREATMENT WITH A HIGH-FIBER, LOW-FAT, PLANT-PREDOMINANT DIET INTERVENTION: A CASE SERIES" (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 2023;17(6):839- 846), "LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS IMPLEMENTING A GREATER PROPORTION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EXPERIENCE LESS BURNOUT" (AM J HEALTH PROMOT. 2023;37(8):1121-1132), AND "COMMONALITIES AMONG DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2010 TO 2021 CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES: A META-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE" (ADV NUTR. 2023;14 (3):500-515). ACLM SPONSORED A SPECIAL ISSUE ON FOOD AS MEDICINE IN THE JOURNAL FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION, WITH 16 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2023 AND SEVERAL MORE IN REVIEW. 1936700 301064 PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT & HEALTH EQUITY: ACLM'S HEALTH EQUITY ACHIEVED THROUGH LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (HEAL) INITIATIVE EXPANDED IN 2023, WITH A CONTINUED FOCUS ON OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) AND EXPANSION OF ACLM'S HEAL SCHOLARSHIP, EQUIPPING UNDER-REPRESENTED IN MEDICINE (UIM) CLINICIANS WITH TRAINING AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 18 HEAL SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN 2023, WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND DIVERSIFYING THE MEDICAL WORKFORCE. THE NATIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE (NTI) WAS LAUNCHED IN THE FALL OF 2023, A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS (PCPS) IN EACH OF OUR NATION'S ~1,400 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) TO DELIVER LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, INCLUDING FOOD AS MEDICINE, INTERVENTION, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS IN OUR UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES. ACLM ESTABLISHED A PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT FOCUS AREA IN SUPPORT OF THE TRAILBLAZING WORK OF THE CLINICAL PRACTICE AND QUALITY COMMITTEE (CPQC), WHICH IN 2023 INCLUDED THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE REIMBURSEMENT SUMMIT, ADVOCACY WORK RELATED TO THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE, AND ADDRESSING WITH CMS AND NQF MISALIGNED QUALITY MEASURES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE BUILDOUT OF AN EPIC EMR LIFESTYLE MEDICINE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD TEMPLATE. ACLM'S HEALTH SYSTEMS COUNCIL (HSC) EXPANDED TO 103 MEMBERS IN JUST ITS SECOND YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER SYSTEMS UNITED IN THE PURSUIT OF HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION TO ADDRESS UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 1337926 1214283 MEMBERSHIP & OPERATIONS: LED BY A PASSIONATE AND VISIONARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACLM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE RAPID MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, NEARING THE 11,000-MEMBER MARK, REPRESENTING A 20% INCREASE FROM FY22 TO FY23 IN PAID MEMBERSHIP. MEMBER INTEREST GROUPS (MIGS), FACILITATING ACTIVE ACLM MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, GREW TO 30 IN TOTAL IN 2023, WITH THREE NEW GROUPS FORMED: FOOD AS MEDICINE/CULINARY MEDICINE, LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IN PRIMARY CARE, AND NEUROLOGY AND GROUP MEDICAL VISITS. ACLM'S MIGS SAW A 183% INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP FROM 2022 TO 2023, WITH SOME GROUPS NOW HAVING AS MANY AS 1,000 MEMBERS. ACLM CONNECT, OUR ONLINE MEMBER COMMUNITY, LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2021, IS EXPERIENCING TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN ENGAGEMENT-NOW CONSIDERED ONE OF ACLM'S MOST VALUED MEMBER BENEFITS. IN 2023, THERE WERE NEARLY 60,000 DOWNLOADS FROM ACLM'S EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES, WITH CONNECT FACILITATING OVER 1,600 NEW DISCUSSION POSTS AND OVER 9,500 UNIQUE LOGINS (OVER 33,500 TOTAL LOGINS) TO THE COMMUNITY. 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, IS CONTINUING TO EXPAND. ACLM EARNED MANY HIGH-VISIBILITY MEDIA PLACEMENTS IN 2023, INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MEDSCAPE, AND HEALIO. WE LAUNCHED A BLOG, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 50,000 VIEWS, AND OUR MONTHLY CURATED NEWSLETTER, INSIDER, WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE FOURTH YEAR, CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDING INDUSTRY AVERAGES FOR READERSHIP AND CLICKS. EXPANDING OUR VIRTUAL STAFF TO 35 DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS ACROSS 20 STATES HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH IN SIZE AND SCOPE OF ACLM'S MEMBERSHIP AND MISSION-ADVANCE INITIATIVES. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY ACLM'S MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION OFFICE ENVIRONMENT AND WEBSITE HOSTING ON A TIER 4 SERVER ENSURES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CYBER SECURITY. 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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 MANIFESTING WHOLE HEALTH. ACLM IS THE NATION'S MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, WITH A FOCUS ON TREATING ROOT CAUSES OF DISEASE WITH THE GOAL OF HEALTH RESTORATION. ACLM IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND BY FILLING THE GAPING VOID OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, INCLUDING USING FOOD AS MEDICINE, 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, AVOIDANCE OF RISKY SUBSTANCES AND POSITIVE SOCIAL CONNECTIONS-ALSO PROVIDES EFFECTIVE PREVENTION FOR THESE CONDITIONS. FORMER ACLM PRESIDENT DAVID KATZ MD, FACLM, SUMS UP THE POTENTIAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, SAYING "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 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 51 TOTAL CME/CE- ACCREDITED COURSE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING THE NEW 18-HOUR "REMISSION OF TYPE 2 AND REVERSAL OF INSULIN RESISTANCE CERTIFICATE" COURSE. 34,000 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS REGISTERED FOR ACLM'S COMPLIMENTARY 5.5-HOUR CME/CE ACCREDITED "LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AND FOOD AS MEDICINE ESSENTIALS" ONLINE COURSE. ACLM'S PLEDGE OF 100,000 COMPLIMENTARY COURSE REGISTRATIONS WAS SHOWCASED IN SUPPORT OF THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HUNGER, NUTRITION AND HEALTH. IN 2023, ACLM EXPANDED THIS COMMITMENT TO 200,000 FREE REGISTRATIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025. REGULARLY PRICED AT 220, THIS REPRESENTS A 44M COMMITMENT BY ACLM TO ADVANCE FOOD AS MEDICINE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE RESIDENCY CURRICULUM (LMRC) WAS CONTRACTED INTO 135 SITES AND 302 RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, WITH OVER 7,000 ENROLLEES. ACLM HAS ESTABLISHED AND FACILITATES 140 LIFESTYLE MEDICINE INTEREST GROUPS (LMIGS), OPERATING ON MEDICAL, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, 38 ACADEMIC PATHWAY PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, RESULTING IN STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS ALREADY HAVING FULFILLED SOME PREREQUISITES FOR THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (ABLM) EXAM. ACLM'S SOLD-OUT LM2023 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE, WITH 2,000 IN-PERSON REGISTRANTS, WAS HOSTED IN DENVER, CO, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1,200 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY. THIS CONFERENCE MEETS THE LIVE CME PREREQUISITE TO SIT FOR THE ABLM EXAM, WHILE ACLM'S "FOUNDATIONS OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE BOARD REVIEW COURSE" IS REGARDED AS THE PREMIER NON-LIVE BOARD EXAM PREPARATORY CURRICULUM. EVIDENCE OF THE GROWING INTEREST IN THE FIELD, THERE WAS A 35% INCREASE IN ABLM EXAM REGISTRATION BETWEEN 2022 AND 2023 BY THOSE DESIRING CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD. SINCE THE INAUGURAL 2017 EXAM, 3,128 PHYSICIANS IN THE U.S. HAVE BECOME BOARD CERTIFIED IN LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, ALONG WITH 1,277 OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. WORLDWIDE, ACROSS 72 COUNTRIES, 5,017 PHYSICIANS AND 1,671 OTHER CLINICIANS ARE CERTIFIED FOR A TOTAL OF 6,688. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B RESEARCH: ACLM'S RESEARCH DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED TWO EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENTS (ECS) IN 2023: "AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EXPERT CONSENSUS STATEMENT: LIFESTYLE MEDICINE FOR OPTIMAL OUTCOMES IN PRIMARY CARE" (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 2023:15598276231202970) AND "LIFESTYLE MEDICINE INTENSIVIST COMPETENCIES: 2023 EXPERT CONSENSUS UPDATE" (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 2023:15598276231192846). WORK HAS BEGUN ON DEVELOPMENT OF ACLM'S FIRST CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE TITLED "LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AND PRE- DIABETES IN ADULTS." OTHER ACLM PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED "REMISSION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AFTER TREATMENT WITH A HIGH-FIBER, LOW-FAT, PLANT-PREDOMINANT DIET INTERVENTION: A CASE SERIES" (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 2023;17(6):839- 846), "LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS IMPLEMENTING A GREATER PROPORTION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EXPERIENCE LESS BURNOUT" (AM J HEALTH PROMOT. 2023;37(8):1121-1132), AND "COMMONALITIES AMONG DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM 2010 TO 2021 CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES: A META-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE" (ADV NUTR. 2023;14 (3):500-515). ACLM SPONSORED A SPECIAL ISSUE ON FOOD AS MEDICINE IN THE JOURNAL FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION, WITH 16 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 2023 AND SEVERAL MORE IN REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT & HEALTH EQUITY: ACLM'S HEALTH EQUITY ACHIEVED THROUGH LIFESTYLE MEDICINE (HEAL) INITIATIVE EXPANDED IN 2023, WITH A CONTINUED FOCUS ON OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) AND EXPANSION OF ACLM'S HEAL SCHOLARSHIP, EQUIPPING UNDER-REPRESENTED IN MEDICINE (UIM) CLINICIANS WITH TRAINING AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CERTIFICATION IN THE FIELD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. 18 HEAL SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED IN 2023, WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND DIVERSIFYING THE MEDICAL WORKFORCE. THE NATIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE (NTI) WAS LAUNCHED IN THE FALL OF 2023, A LIFESTYLE MEDICINE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS (PCPS) IN EACH OF OUR NATION'S ~1,400 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) TO DELIVER LIFESTYLE MEDICINE, INCLUDING FOOD AS MEDICINE, INTERVENTION, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS IN OUR UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES. ACLM ESTABLISHED A PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT FOCUS AREA IN SUPPORT OF THE TRAILBLAZING WORK OF THE CLINICAL PRACTICE AND QUALITY COMMITTEE (CPQC), WHICH IN 2023 INCLUDED THE LIFESTYLE MEDICINE REIMBURSEMENT SUMMIT, ADVOCACY WORK RELATED TO THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE, AND ADDRESSING WITH CMS AND NQF MISALIGNED QUALITY MEASURES, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE BUILDOUT OF AN EPIC EMR LIFESTYLE MEDICINE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD TEMPLATE. ACLM'S HEALTH SYSTEMS COUNCIL (HSC) EXPANDED TO 103 MEMBERS IN JUST ITS SECOND YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER SYSTEMS UNITED IN THE PURSUIT OF HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION TO ADDRESS UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH INTEGRATION OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D MEMBERSHIP & OPERATIONS: LED BY A PASSIONATE AND VISIONARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACLM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE RAPID MEMBERSHIP GROWTH, NEARING THE 11,000-MEMBER MARK, REPRESENTING A 20% INCREASE FROM FY22 TO FY23 IN PAID MEMBERSHIP. MEMBER INTEREST GROUPS (MIGS), FACILITATING ACTIVE ACLM MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, GREW TO 30 IN TOTAL IN 2023, WITH THREE NEW GROUPS FORMED: FOOD AS MEDICINE/CULINARY MEDICINE, LIFESTYLE MEDICINE IN PRIMARY CARE, AND NEUROLOGY AND GROUP MEDICAL VISITS. ACLM'S MIGS SAW A 183% INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP FROM 2022 TO 2023, WITH SOME GROUPS NOW HAVING AS MANY AS 1,000 MEMBERS. ACLM CONNECT, OUR ONLINE MEMBER COMMUNITY, LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2021, IS EXPERIENCING TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN ENGAGEMENT-NOW CONSIDERED ONE OF ACLM'S MOST VALUED MEMBER BENEFITS. IN 2023, THERE WERE NEARLY 60,000 DOWNLOADS FROM ACLM'S EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND RESOURCES, WITH CONNECT FACILITATING OVER 1,600 NEW DISCUSSION POSTS AND OVER 9,500 UNIQUE LOGINS (OVER 33,500 TOTAL LOGINS) TO THE COMMUNITY. 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, IS CONTINUING TO EXPAND. ACLM EARNED MANY HIGH-VISIBILITY MEDIA PLACEMENTS IN 2023, INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, MEDSCAPE, AND HEALIO. WE LAUNCHED A BLOG, RESULTING IN MORE THAN 50,000 VIEWS, AND OUR MONTHLY CURATED NEWSLETTER, INSIDER, WAS PUBLISHED FOR THE FOURTH YEAR, CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDING INDUSTRY AVERAGES FOR READERSHIP AND CLICKS. EXPANDING OUR VIRTUAL STAFF TO 35 DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS ACROSS 20 STATES HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH IN SIZE AND SCOPE OF ACLM'S MEMBERSHIP AND MISSION-ADVANCE INITIATIVES. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY ACLM'S MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION OFFICE ENVIRONMENT AND WEBSITE HOSTING ON A TIER 4 SERVER ENSURES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CYBER SECURITY. OUR ENHANCED CUSTOMER SERVICE SOFTWARE AND CAPACITY IS ALSO INTENDED TO ENSURE 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.