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We are committed to expanding the number of clinicians who are trained to help individuals navigate ketogenic and metabolic therapies for brain health. On this page, you’ll find free CME courses offered by Metabolic Mind, as well as courses offered by the broader metabolic and mental health community.
We partner with leading clinicians and researchers to create new free continuing medical education (CME) courses offered on platforms like MyCME–with certifications to meet annual education requirements. Metabolic Mind’s free continuing medical education courses have been taken by over 18,500 learners to date. More courses are in development and will be coming online soon. Reach out to us if there are topics not yet covered that you’d like to learn more about.
Bridging psychiatry and metabolic medicine, this Harvard Medical School program gives clinicians a practical, evidence-based understanding of how insulin resistance, inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction connect to mental health. Live Online September 16-19, 2026

Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer offers a free AMA PRA Category 1 CME-approved course introducing his brain-energy theory, which views mental disorders as metabolic disorders of the brain. Based on decades of research, Brain Energy: The Metabolic Theory of Mental Illness provides health professionals with a practical understanding of how metabolic, psychological, and social factors contribute to mental illness.
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Harvard-trained, board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede offers a free AMA PRA Category 1 CME-approved training program designed for health professionals eager to explore metabolic psychiatry. In Managing Major Mental Illness with Dietary Change: The New Science of Hope, she provides a deep dive into the scientific foundations and clinical applications of dietary interventions, such as a ketogenic…
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Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Matthew Bernstein offers a free AMA PRA Category 1 CME-approved course to educate practicing physicians and other healthcare professionals about the most recent clinical trials and case series in the field of metabolic psychiatry. In The Evidence Supporting Ketogenic Therapy for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness, Dr. Bernstein shares the emerging evidence…
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Board-certified cardiologist and lipidologist Dr. Bret Scher offers a free AMA PRA Category 1 CME-approved course on the safety of ketogenic diets. As ketogenic therapy is being researched as a novel treatment for a number of other diseases that may be rooted in metabolic dysfunction – such as serious mental illness – it has become increasingly important to study and examine whether such therapy comes with serious risks. In Cardiovascular Safety Of Ketogenic Therapy, Dr. Scher explores the scientific and clinical evidence addressing concerns about keto safety, taking care to share where the evidence is strong and where it is weak.
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Harvard-trained psychiatrist Dr. Matthew Bernstein and Board-certified psychiatric pharmacist Dr. Deanna Kelly offer a free AMA PRA Category 1 CME-approved course examining the cardiometabolic effects of psychiatric medications, including metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, obesity, and abnormal cholesterol and triglycerides, and how to combat them.
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Dr. Zoltan Sarnyai and Baszucki Group Director of Neuroscience Dr. Julie Milder offer a free AMA PRA Category 1 CME-approved course to educate practicing physicians and other healthcare professionals on behavioral ketogenic metabolic therapy (KMT) for serious mental illness. They cover how metabolic dysfunction contributes to serious mental illness, the role of ketones and the microbiome in the therapeutic effects of KMT, and how KMT impacts neurotransmitters, inflammation, and mitochondrial health.
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Board-certified cardiologist and lipidologist Dr. Bret Scher and endocrinologist Dr. Mariela Glandt offer a free AMA PRA Category 1 CME-approved course examining the use of ketogenic diets in the management of Type 2 diabetes. In The Ketogenic Diet as a Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes, Drs. Scher and Glandt explore the mechanisms linking insulin resistance to diabetes and cardiovascular risk, review the latest evidence comparing ketogenic and low-fat dietary approaches, and discuss real-world strategies for improving insulin sensitivity and reducing medication use.
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We consolidate additional educational offerings from experts in ketogenic and metabolic therapies so you can find the courses that best meet your needs.
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