The Academic Consortium for Complementary and Alternative Health Care (ACCAHC) is a multidisciplinary, collaborative not-for-profit charitable organization created to improve patient care. This mission is accomplished through fostering mutual respect and understanding between various disciplines and emerging fields, mainly through interprofessional education, engagement in key policy initiatives, and the promotion of whole-person research. There are five core disciplines involved in ACCAHC (acupuncture and Oriental medicine, chiropractic, direct-entry midwifery, naturopathic medicine, and massage therapy), and three emerging fields (Ayurveda, homeopathy, and Yoga therapy). Membership seats are held by the council of colleges, plus the accrediting and certifying agencies of these disciplines. Other members are emerging CAM professions who are striving to meet regulatory standards in the United States. Why Is ACCAHC Necessary? The structure of health care in the United States is changing. Based on recent statistics, four out of ten Americans utilized some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) within the past 12 months(1). According to the Bravewell Collaborative(2), “Over the past two decades, there has been documented growth in the number of clinical centers providing integrative medicine, the number of medical schools teaching integrative strategies, the number of researchers studying integrative interventions, and the number of patients seeking integrative care.” With such extensive growth, integration of CAM and conventional health care is imperative. ACCAHC is an organization dedicated to the optimal integration of CAM practitioners and professions into mainstream medicine. Such collaboration among the CAM disciplines and emerging fields strengthens and unifies this effort.