SAFM’s Practitioner Activator program is the fourth and final program in the progression of four programs that students experience at SAFM. It is designed to provide our practitioner community with the support they need on an ongoing basis in order to be capable, confident, fulfilled practitioners using applied functional medicine in clinical practice throughout their career. That is, Doing the work – with success and satisfaction! 

Activator program access automatically begins after successful completion of the Level 2 AFMC exam. Within Activator, you will find a rich diversity of SAFM students and stages of progession in both training and business growth/maturity – from those who completed their Level 2 AFMC exam just last month. to those who were AFMC-certified last year, to those who were AFMC-certified many years ago and are continuing to build and enjoy the practice of their dreams with the support of SAFM resources and our inspired community. You may remain enrolled at SAFM and benfiting from Activator as long as you wish, as long as you are professionally engaged in some type of active medical or wellness practice.

Our practitioners seek to apply their learning professionally in many different modalities, countries of practice, payment models, business structures, multimodality collaboration models, and service offerings. Hence, Practitioner Activator cannot and does not provide a single, step-by-step “how to” instruction on building a business.  Instead, you will find a continuously expanding toolbox of assessments, resources, and education to help you address the current gaps in your business creation and growth, as they evolve and change over time.  Plus mentoring via Targeted Q&A sessions, a community engagement Hub, and small group peer Masterminds to support You in wherever you choose to focus next.

Learn more here about the six educational Elements and featured components of this program. You can dive into any number of topics including marketing, practice efficiency and support, social media, programming and pricing guidance, advanced clinical education, clinical efficiency tools to help maximize your impact, and so much more!

SAFM’s Practitioner Activator program is only open to Full Access enrolled SAFM students who have passed the AFMC Level 2 exam (which requires completion of both the Level 2 Functional Medicine and Ignite Your Clinical Practice programs).

Activator will enroll students three times a year (spring, summer, autumn) following each of the yearly AFMC certification exam periods.  For each of these enrollment dates, a two week Activator registration window opens up the month prior.

The Activator program will benefit all practitioners including conventional, independent private practice, insurance based, cash based, or other models of practice. Activator will cover topics across a diversity of practice models, so that you can simply take what you need from each of the Elements that are relevant for your professional journey, and tailor a program that fits you!

You’ll learn ways to be more effective in applying Functional Medicine quickly and expand your reach and impact, with skills like: running group medical visits, capturing patient success and testimonials, billing and coding, motivational interviewing, and advanced functional medicine topics to expand your knowledge.

Each month, the Practitioner Activator program currently offer three Live events for all participants (a two-hour Element Intensive lecture and two 60-minute Targeted Topic Q&A sessions). You will also be able to join a live peer Mastermind group that meets monthly for 90 minutes.

There’s also plenty of opportunity for self-study! Once enrolled, you will have access to our library of Element Intensive sessions, PDFs, worksheets, videos and guides to help you along your path, as well as a rich community experience inside the Activator Hub. It’s recommended to carve out at least 2-3 hours per week to dedicate to your activation.

Yes! You will have the opportunity to learn from experts on how to create your own business plan, shape your money mindset, and get the proper legal framework in place and so much more as you navigate the challenges of entrepreneurship.

This is a safe place to get a handle on the basics for running a healthcare business without committing to an MBA. We teach you to “ask who, not how” by introducing you to expert leaders in industries like financial, legal, marketing and more!

Learn more here about how the Activator program works.