By Jeannette Bondurant
Physicians taking part in a new Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health study reported that professional medical intuitive sessions provided highly accurate patient assessments and helped improve their clinical decision‑making. All participants said they would keep using the services in their practices and recommend them to their peers.
The objective of the study, conducted by the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), was to evaluate the perceptions of physicians and patients regarding the usefulness, accuracy of, and satisfaction with medical intuition sessions as compared to usual medical visits, including physicians’ perceptions of the medical intuitives’ influence on their clinical processes. The study was conducted between April and August 2024.
“Medical intuitive” is defined by the U.S. National Institutes of Health Institute of Medicine as “the utilization of a focused, intuitive instinct to … ‘read’ energetic and frequency information in and around the human body.” Medical intuition is designed to provide a unique perspective in healthcare for an enhanced view of the origins of a patient’s health issues, not all of which may be solely physical. It offers a targeted approach intended to decipher between health conditions, assess underlying root causes, and perceive life events that may correspond to illness or disease, in order to help promote holistic health and well-being. Although medical intuition uses the word “medical” it is not to be considered the practice of medicine, psychotherapy, or any other licensed healthcare practice, and is not a substitute for licensed medical or psychological care, diagnosis, or treatment, but rather a skill to support all healthcare practices.
Medical Intuition Emerges as Promising Adjunct To Clinical Care
The six participating physicians recruited a total of 40 patients who had symptoms of no known cause or conditions that had been resistant to treatment. Five professional medical intuitives participated, each having previously completed 200 hours of education and/or certification in medical intuition. An online usual care medical visit between the patient and their physician was followed on another date by a 45-minute online medical intuition session with the medical intuitive, the patient, and their physician. The medical intuitives had no knowledge of the patients’ health information or life histories prior to or during the sessions, and patients’ cameras were turned off, blinding the patients’ identities and any visual cues. A 15-minute meeting between only the medical intuitive and the physician concluded the session. After each of the usual care visits and medical intuition sessions, physicians and patients filled out quantitative and qualitative surveys.
Key Findings in New Study
Physicians reported high overall usefulness ratings for the medical intuition sessions, exceeding those associated with usual care. They reported very high accuracy in the medical intuition assessments, and 79.5% found the information linking patients’ life experiences to their health conditions to be valuable. All of the physicians stated that they would recommend the use of medical intuitives to colleagues and were likely to continue utilizing their services.
Physicians further reported that the medical intuition sessions had a meaningful influence on their clinical decision-making and that they often helped to redirect diagnoses and treatment strategies, confirm existing management plans, reduce unnecessary diagnostic testing, identify possible emotional and life-event factors affecting patients’ health, suggest avenues for follow-up testing, and encourage exploration of new options. Physicians’ statements included:
- “The information I received was absolutely crucial to understanding the patient.”
- “This gave me diagnostic consideration and helped support working diagnoses.”
- “There is no question that medical intuition would be of great benefit to healthcare … decreasing laboratory and other diagnostic evaluation by targeting underlying causes of health issues based on medical intuitive insights.”
Patients also rated the medical intuition sessions favorably, reporting high overall accuracy and high to very high accuracy in relation to specific health concerns. In addition, patients expressed very high levels of satisfaction with the sessions, noting feelings of validation, gratitude, and insight; and felt the sessions were beneficial for their emotional and mental well-being. Patients’ statements included:
- “A very powerful session—blown away”
- “The medical intuitive read me like a book. I cannot believe how accurate my reading was.”
- “Extremely beneficial and confidence-boosting.”
This study supports the potential benefits of integrating professional medical intuitives into clinical healthcare to provide physicians and their patients with key insights regarding the patient’s clinical condition. The researchers suggest that future studies include larger and more diverse samples and extended follow-up periods.
〉About the author: Jeannette Bondurant is a branding expert, writer, producer, and owner of Larimar J Communications, and a member of the National Organization for Medical Intuition (NOMI) Advisory Board. https://www.larimarjcommunications.com/
References
Gentile M, Costello L, Colter W. “Medical Intuition: An Emerging Approach in Clinical Healthcare.” (2025) https://www.nomimedicalintuition.org/research. Accessed Accessed June 12, 2026.
Definition of Medical Intuition. National Organization for Medical Intuition (NOMI). https://www.nomimedicalintuition.org/what-is-medical-intuition-1. Accessed June 15, 2026.
