Dear Colleague,

Let me say something plainly—without hype or selling.

Functional medicine is powerful.

But many clinicians feel one of two things:

Either overwhelmed
or stuck

And neither of those is because they aren’t capable.

If you’re newer to functional medicine

You may feel overwhelmed by:

• where to start
• which labs matter
• how to build a plan without missing something important
• It can feel like you’re collecting pieces—without ever being given the full structure.

If you already have functional medicine training

You may feel stuck because:

you know the systems

you know the protocols

but some cases still stall, flare, or behave unpredictably

So the work becomes trial-and-error instead of precision.

Here’s the quiet truth:

Most clinicians don’t struggle because they lack information.
 

They struggle because they were never taught a decision structure.

Functional Medicine University exists for one reason:
 

to teach functional medicine as a complete clinical operating system—
so clinicians know what to do first, what to do next, and what must wait.

Over the next several days, I’m going to explain:

• why good plans still backfire
• what elite clinicians do differently
• and how FMU trains that skill deliberately

This is not for everyone.

But for the right clinician, it brings clarity where there has been noise.

With respect,
Ron Grisanti, D.C., D.A.C.B.N., D.A.B.C.O., M.S., DIANM, CFMP
Founder, Functional Medicine University®

P.S. If you’re newer to functional medicine, this series will give you a clear starting structure. If you’re already trained in systems-based FM, you’ll recognize why readiness + sequencing are often the missing layer behind stalled, reactive cases.

P.P.S. Curriculum Preview (quick reference):

I’m including the Curriculum Preview PDF again so you can see the full structure at a glance. Many clinicians keep it open during this series.