About us

The Integrative Health Institute at Mount Royal (IHI at MR) is Canada’s first post-secondary institution dedicated to advancing complementary and alternative health education and practice.

Mount Royal is a leader in identifying new areas of study and collaborative research — like integrative health.

The Integrative Health Institute at Mount Royal was established in 2005 to provide a focal point for the continued development and integration of complementary and alternative health care into the fabric of Mount Royal and the community.

Advisory committee

The Integrative Health Institute at Mount Royal will have as its resource, an advisory committee made up of leaders in complementary, alternative and conventional health care and post-secondary education.

Judy Forrester, B.Sc., DC, M.Sc., PhD Committee Chair	Vice-President, Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors
David Crocker, B.Sc. (Hon)	Director of Clinic Services Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network
Patti Derbyshire, MA, Dip. (Comm), Cert. (Aromatherapy); Adv. Cert. (Aromatic & Medicinal Plants)	Faculty, Bissett School of Business Mount Royal University
Shannon Hinds	MRU Alumni Representative
Badri G. Rickhi, M.B., B.Sc., FRCP(c)	Director and Founding Member, Canadian Institute of Natural and Integrative Medicine
Lanre Salami, MBBS (Lagos), RMT	Director, Orthopaedic Massage Consultants
Jeffrey Schaefer, M.Sc., MD, FRCPC	General Internist and Clinical Associate Professor University of Calgary
Aparna Taylor, ND	Naturopath, Provital Health & Wellness
John Toews, M.D., LMCC, FRCPC	Psychiatrist, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
Ken Wilson, BSc., Dip (Gen Mgmt)	Vice-President, Coril Holdings
Joyce Woods, RN, BN, BA, M.Ed., Ph.D.	Faculty, School of Nursing, Mount Royal University
Benny Xu, TCMD, R.Ac.	President, Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

Ex-officio members

Trevor Davis, PhD
Associate Vice-President, Research
Mount Royal University

Brenda Hendrickson, RN, BN, MN
Dean, Faculty of Health and Community Studies
Mount Royal University

Chad London, PhD
Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Community Studies
Mount Royal University

Norma MacIntosh, B.Ed., M.Ed.
Dean, Faculty of Continuing Education and Extension
Mount Royal University

Special advisor

Marja Verhoef, PhD.
Canada Research Chair, CAM
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary