It became all too clear to Dr. Rose that the current model of sick care too often creates more disease, and has dedicated her career to bringing a different approach to care for her patients. She quickly became disillusioned with the trappings of conventional medicine, especially the focus on treating symptoms rather than understanding the root cause of illness. This led her to pursue additional training in functional medicine, becoming certified through the Institute for Functional Medicine in 2016. 

Dr. Rose’s dedication to helping her patients achieve optimum health has led her to seek extensive post doctoral education. In addition to her training in functional medicine, she has studied integrative psychiatry, integrative cardiology, peptide therapy, women’s health and hormone therapy, psychedelic assisted therapies, shamanic healing, breath work, and mindfulness based therapies. She practiced both family medicine and functional medicine for 22 years at Pacific Medical Center before leaving to pursue a dedicated integrative medical practice. Her interest in psychedelic assisted therapies led her to study with the California Institute for Integral Studies and completed their Certificate in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and Research.