DFM STUDENT SYLLABUS - Flipbook - Page 2
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Purpose & Goals
● Equip learners to interpret functional lab tests comprehensively.
Integrate multiple reference texts for a 360° view (CBC, CMP,
Micronutrients, Autoimmune, GI, etc.).
● Incorporate hands‐on practice (Rupa, Evexia, including
specialty testing like Cyrex).
Overall Timeline
10 weeks total
20 hours/week = 200 hours
4 subsections per week (5 hours each)
Optional final project with integrated case study
REQUIRED READING & REFERENCE TEXTS
Primary Textbooks
● Integrative and Functional Medicine Approach to Basic and
Advanced Laboratory Interpretation: Clinician’s Desk
Reference by Wayne L. Sodano, DC
● A Practitioner’s Guide to Mastering Functional Medicine Lab
Values by Dr. Brandy Zachary (DC)
● Blood Chemistry and CBC Analysis: Clinical Laboratory Testing
from a Functional Perspective by Dicken Weatherby, ND &
Scott Ferguson, N
Quick‐Reference Guides
● Quick Reference Guide to Blood Chemistry & CBC Analysis by
Dicken Weatherby, ND & Scott Ferguson, ND
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