Modern scientific medicine has advanced rapidly, but those advances have not resulted in better health or health care. Ignoring the healing power of nature and the organism’s intrinsic mechanisms of healing have made us dependent on therapeutic interventions requiring very expensive technology. The future of medicine is integrative – that is, the thoughtful combination of conventional and alternative ideas and practices. Integrative medicine takes advantage of natural healing, treats whole persons (bodies, minds, spirits), considers all aspects of lifestyle in matters of health and illness, honors and supports the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient, and makes use of all appropriate therapies, using simpler, low-tech methods when possible. Promising trends in health care and its challenges will be shared, as will Dr. Weil’s vision for integrative medicine 10 – 20 years from now. He will also discuss the particular relevance of integrative medicine to the field of dermatology.