RLMI, Moving Medicine Forward team up on CME lifestyle medicine training

By AI, Created 4:21 PM UTC, May 19, 2026, /AGP/ – Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute and Moving Medicine Forward have launched a partnership that puts MMF’s Masterclass on RLMI’s platform with new CME certification and adds RLMI’s Jumpstart program for trainees. The tie-up is aimed at giving clinicians both the science of lifestyle medicine and firsthand experience with whole-food, plant-based care.

Why it matters: - The partnership is designed to widen access to lifestyle medicine education for clinicians, medical students and trainees worldwide. - RLMI and Moving Medicine Forward are pairing formal instruction with experiential learning, a combination they say can help clinicians translate nutrition and lifestyle guidance into practice. - The initiative targets a gap in medical training, where clinicians may study lifestyle medicine but rarely experience its effects directly.

What happened: - The Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute and Moving Medicine Forward announced a new partnership on May 19, 2026. - Moving Medicine Forward’s Masterclass is now CME-certified for the first time. - The Masterclass will be hosted on the RLMI Community platform and made globally accessible to healthcare professionals. - The partnership also connects MMF’s educational pathway with RLMI’s 15-Day Whole-Food Plant-Based Jumpstart program.

The details: - The Masterclass offers up to 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and corresponding International Board of Lifestyle Medicine Maintenance of Certification credits. - RLMI’s 15-Day Whole-Food Plant-Based Jumpstart program offers up to 10 CME credits. - Clinicians, medical students and trainees who purchase and participate in MMF’s Master Class in Plant-Based Clinical Nutrition will be eligible for complimentary enrollment in RLMI’s Jumpstart program. - The Jumpstart program is a physician-led immersion that allows participants to experience a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle firsthand. - RLMI anticipates providing up to 100 sponsored Jumpstart enrollments each year through the partnership. - Dr. Michael Klaper founded Moving Medicine Forward and has reached hundreds of medical students and residents each year through lectures and educational programs. - Dr. Ted Barnett founded the Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute and has long advocated for whole-food, plant-based nutrition in clinical care. - More information is available at the institute’s website. - RLMI’s social channels listed in the release include LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.

Between the lines: - The partnership goes beyond continuing education by trying to change clinician behavior through personal experience. - The CME certification may make the Masterclass easier for clinicians to justify taking, since it can now count toward professional credit requirements. - Sponsoring Jumpstart seats for trainees could help RLMI and MMF build a pipeline of future lifestyle medicine practitioners.

What’s next: - RLMI expects to sponsor up to 100 Jumpstart enrollments annually. - The organizations will likely use the new platform-and-credit structure to reach more trainees and practicing clinicians globally. - The partnership appears aimed at expanding adoption of lifestyle medicine training within medical education and patient care.