Reflections on the Past and Future of Integrative Medicine from a Lifelong Student of the Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine

This issue of the Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine includes a discussion of integrative medicine （IM） from various perspectives. Dr. Andrew Weil provides a comprehensive overview of the field from the US and Western perspectives; doctors Dobos and Tao delineate those aspects of Western IM which relate directly to Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM）;