Institute of BioEnergetic Medicine
Dr. Meredith A. McCord, BSN, MS, BD, DNM, DSM
Board member and Instructor at IBEM
Return of the Nightingale Project
Institute of BioEnergetic Medicine
7400 East Arapahoe Road, Suite 212
Centennial, CO 80112
[email protected] 877.792.9084
Dr. McCord has been a professional nurse with 35 years of acute care nursing experience. She received her Baccalaureate Degree of Science in Nursing from the University of Madison in Wisconsin and Masters of Science from Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. For 18 years, she was an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at the Oregon Health Sciences University. She taught theory and clinical course in the undergraduate, graduate and post masters acute care nurse practitioner programs. She received a Doctorate in Bioenergetic Medicine, Docotrate in Natural Medicine and a Doctorate in Sacred Medicine from the Institue of BioEnergetic Medicine in Colorado. Dr. Meredith McCord is a board member of, and an instructor at, the Institute of BioEnergetic Medicine (IBEM).
While at Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU), Dr. McCord co-created, designed, and implemented the Integrative Health Series of courses, which bridged the ancient wisdom of our ancestors with the allopathic tradition for health care providers and members of the community.
In June 2000, Dr. McCord relinquished her faculty position to pursue her commitment to health promotion and stress management. She has a private practice with Dr. Schumacher with offices in Portland, Eugene and Baker City, Oregon. With her unique background, Dr. McCord is able to weave the tapestry of health promotion with compassion, scientific knowledge, and wisdom of the healing arts.
Dr. McCord and Dr. Schumacher have been Keepers/Teachers of the Sacred Oral Wisdom of the Ancient Egyptian Huna Way for the past 20 years.
Dr. Schumacher and Dr. McCord launched The Return of the Nightingale Project in 2004 to celebrate and honor nurses.
Dr. McCord was a principal investigator of a research project using biotechnology to explore the impact of upper arm activity/strength in relationship to breathing issues in COPD. Other research interests include: Using biofeedback technology to examine the biophysiological response to breathing techniques, sounding techniques, touching techniques and altered states of consciousness.