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Samueli Institute is a non-profit research organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, supporting the scientific exploration of healing processes and their role in medicine and health care. Founded in 2001 by Susan and Henry Samueli, Samueli Institute is advancing the science of healing worldwide by applying academic rigor to research on the science of healing, well-being and resilience.

Samueli Institute’s research areas include integrative medicine, optimal healing environments, the role of the mind in healing, behavioral medicine, health care policy, and military and veterans’ health care. Its stated mission is to “create a flourishing society through the scientific exploration of wellness and whole-person healing.” Wayne B. Jonas, MD, has been the President and CEO of Samueli Institute since it was founded in 2001. Dr Jonas blogs at SamueliInstituteBlog.org and hosts a podcast available on iTunes called On Human Flourishing.

As part of its work in the area of optimizing health and well-being in a health care setting, Samueli Institute coined the term Optimal Healing Environments in 2004 and developed an organizing framework containing 4 environments and 8 concepts.

To evaluate the state of the science on a particular topic, Samueli Institute developed a systematic review methodology called SEaRCH™ (Scientific Evaluation and Review of Claims in Health Care) and has conducted evidence assessments on integrative medicine, self-care for chronic pain, acupuncture for the trauma spectrum response, acupuncture for post-traumatic stress, omega-3 fatty acids, mind-body therapies for pain.