Who This Course is For...
If you've ever finished a visit knowing there was more going on than you had a way to address, this course gives you somewhere to put that instinct.
The gap usually isn't knowledge. Even with advanced training, it's common to know the science and still be unsure where to start with the particular person in front of you. What's missing isn't more information about what's wrong. It's a way to work on what creates health.
This course teaches that second skill through the lens of integrative nursing and functional medicine. You get structure for organizing what you're seeing, tools you can use inside a real visit, and guidance on where to begin.
Built for practitioners seeking to apply the WholeHealth approach in ways that bring greater fulfillment to their work. Written first for nurse practitioners, and equally usable by physician, physican assistants, chiropractors, pharmacists, psychotherapists, occupational and physical therapists, speech language pathologists, nurses, dietitians, acupuncturists, exercise physiologists, and health coaches.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
The body as a system, not a set of silos.
Each topic is taught the way it actually presents in practice and contextualized with information related to impactful lab analysis and safe, pragmatic supplementation.
COURSE MODULES:
01 Introduction to the WholeHealth Model
02 Nutrition & Blood Sugar Balance
03 Nutrient Deficiencies
04 Digestion
05 HPA AXIS Mind–Body, Movement & Sleep
06 Thyroid Hormone Connection
07 Relationships, Purpose, & Environment
08 Case Study Review
WHAT YOU WILL LEAVE WITH
Monday-morning tools, not a reading list.
The WholeHealth Toolkit
Patient handouts, smartphrases, and intake language you can paste into your EHR and use at your next visit.
A framework for decisions
The WholeHealth Model gives you a repeatable way to sort what's driving a presentation and where to start.
Clear referral criteria
Where this approach helps, and where conventional care is the right call. Graded evidence throughout.
Who Teaches It
Our faculty have more than two decades of combined experience in Integrative Nursing practice and functional approaches to health creation.
Laura Sandquist
DNP, APRN, A-GNP-C, FMCP-M
Co-owner & Founder
Laura is a board-certified, doctorally trained nurse practitioner with an additional doctorate in Integrative Health and Healing and certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine.
She created the WholeHealth Model and led what was, at the time, one of the largest integrative and functional medicine departments in the country by provider headcount.
Kate Otremba
DNP, MN, APRN, A-GNP-C, FMCP-M
Co-owner & Founder
Kate Otremba is a board-certified, doctorally trained nurse practitioner with advanced training in integrative health and certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine.
She built the smart phrases, templates, practice guidelines, and much of colleague training the program ran on.
About Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Minnesota Medical Association and WholeHealth NP. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Minnesota Medical Association designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
None of the planners or Faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
ENROLLMENT AND COST
Opens October 2026
$1,195
Full course access, all eight modules, WholeHealth Toolkit resources, and 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. One payment, no subscription. Access for 1 year from time of purchase.
That works out to about $70 per credit hour — in the ordinary range for accredited CME, and less than most conference registrations once travel is counted. The difference is that you keep the tools.
Enrolling as a faculty, student or a team?
Discount rates available. Contact us at hello@wholehealthnp.org.
FREE INTRODUCTION
Start with the free hour.
Introduction to the WholeHealth Model and Method — 60 minutes, no cost, no obligation. It's the clearest way to tell whether this is the training you've been looking for
Do I need functional medicine certification first?
No. The course stands on its own as a foundation in whole-person care, and it also works as a practical complement if you've already trained elsewhere. We find people report this is a helpful training after other integrative or functional medicine training programs because it supports translating what you have learned into practice and provides additional clinical tools.
How much time does it take?
16 hours, self-paced. Most participants work through it over several weeks rather than in one sitting. You have 1 year from time of enrollment to complete the course before it expires.
Does it count for CME or CE?
The course is designated for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through the Minnesota Medical Association. Many state boards and certifying bodies accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit toward continuing education for non-physician practitioners, but acceptance varies — check with your own board before enrolling if credit is the reason you're taking the course.
I'm not a nurse practitioner. Is it still useful?
Yes. While the course is based in advanced practice nursing and functional medicine concepts and practices, it adapts to any health creation scope of practice. We've taught this material to practitioners from many disciplines, and the feedback has been consistent: it translates. So the course is built for everyone working with patients.
Can I share clinical tools with other people?
Enrollment in The WholeHealth Method Foundations Course grants access to the course materials solely to the individual purchaser. Course access may not be shared, transferred, assigned, sublicensed, or otherwise made available to any other person.
The purchaser is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of login credentials and account access information. Sharing login credentials, providing course access to another individual, or allowing another person to access course materials through the purchaser's account is strictly prohibited.
Can I share my login with other people?
All course materials, videos, presentations, downloads, clinical tools, templates, handouts, forms, graphics, and related content are the exclusive property of WholeHealth NP and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. No ownership rights are transferred through purchase of the course.
Do you offer refunds? All purchases are final.
All course purchases are final. Due to the immediate availability of digital content and downloadable materials upon enrollment, no refunds, exchanges, or credits will be provided unless otherwise required by applicable law.