The Origins of Integrative Medicine-The First True Integrators: Western States Class of 1953.

Abstract

A newly invigorated natural healing emerged after World War II. The postwar energy behind natural healing was allowed some room to grow as the American Medical Association was occupied with President Truman's political push for universal health care in the United States. Western States College (WSC) of Portland, Oregon, was one of the centers of this energy, and WSC's class of 1953 was perhaps the high point of Dr Budden's efforts to educate the complete alternative physician.