Governance and Update Process for Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies and Definitions

Brenda L. Rea, Sohaila Cheema, Sandra Lanza, Moyosore Taiwo Makinde, Simon Matthews, Mechelle Palma, Maria Ana Kadosh, Agnese Lapsa-Lešinske, Micaela C. Karlsen, Department of Education, Department of Education, American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, Institute for Population Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Chilean Society of Lifestyle Medicine - Universidad Andrés Bello, Viña del Mar, Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria, Lifestyle Medicine and Health Research Centre, Avondale University, Philippine College of Lifestyle Medicine, Portuguese Society of Lifestyle Medicine - SPMEV, Nutrition Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance, Temescal Valley, Department of Research, American College of Lifestyle Medicine

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on February 19, 2026

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Volume 20, Issue 7, Page 1116-1123, September-October 2026.
A governance structure and update process led by the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM) for maintaining the lifestyle medicine (LM) core competencies, the core LM definition, and core LM pillar definitions is being formalized. Although these ...