Hospitality industry executive search and recruiting firm Hutchinson Consulting has joined forces with functional medicine physician Mark Hyman, MD, as part of a programme designed to support functional and integrative medicine facilities and professionals.

Functional medicine is an alternative medical field, focused on lifestyle influences, genetics and the environment to determine the root cause of diseases or chronic conditions.

Hyman is a practising family physician and an internationally recognised leader, speaker, educator and advocate in the field of functional medicine.

He’ll work with Hutchinson to help source and refer facilities that need certified functional and integrative medicine physicians, nurse practitioners and other allied health professionals. He'll also help provide candidate leads for these coveted roles.

Hutchinson, in turn, is aiming to become a leading connector for the functional and integrative medicine communities, ensuring businesses and medical professionals come together in quality facilities to provide meaningful care for patients and clients.

“Hutchinson is thrilled to be aligned with Mark,” says Hutchinson Consulting partner Michael Tompkins.

“This partnership will further expand our recruitment ability to place medical professionals in leading facilities in North America.”

Hyman added: “I’m incredibly passionate about functional medicine and its power to be life-changing in the health and wellbeing of patients.

“I believe we can start a wellness revolution by making sure more people are exposed to the benefits of functional and integrative medicine and by making sure top facilities have the most qualified candidates to help lead this charge.”

About Mark Hyman

Hyman is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, head of strategy and innovation of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, a New York Times bestselling author and board president for Clinical Affairs for The Institute for Functional Medicine.

He is also the host of health podcasts, The Doctor’s Farmacy and is a regular medical contributor on several television shows and networks, including CBS This Morning, Today, Good Morning America, The View and CNN.