Monique Class, MS, APRN-BC is a co-founder and advanced practice nurse at The Center For Functional Medicine since April 1992, focusing on comprehensive patient care that integrates physical, nutritional, emotional, and spiritual health. In addition to this role, Monique Class serves as senior faculty at The Institute for Functional Medicine, a leading organization in the promotion of Functional Medicine, and is a senior content developer at the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy Inc., which offers Health Coach Certification in collaboration with IFM. Monique Class is also a clinical instructor for the Graduate Nursing Program at Yale University and previously contributed to research at Columbia Memorial Hospital on complementary care for cardiac patients. Monique Class holds a Master of Science degree in Registered Nursing from the University of Virginia, earned between 1981 and 1986.