Turn your degree into clinical confidence
BioLounge Clinical Immersion offers immersive, supervised clinical training designed for master's level nutritionists to pursue their Certified Nutrition Specialist board certification, earning hours, while learning to apply their education in a functional medicine setting.
Gain the hands-on experience, supervision hours, and clinical tools you need to become a confident, practice-ready nutrition professional.
Gain the hands-on experience, supervision hours, and clinical tools you need to become a confident, practice-ready nutrition professional.
Transform your knowledge into clinical results
If you're a recent graduate pursuing CNS certification or building a private practice,
this is where your next chapter begins
Our programs are specifically designed to:
- Bridge the gap between academic learning and real patient care
- Guide you through clinical reasoning, lab interpretation and treatment planning
- Provide supervision hours and case exposure, necessary for CNS certification
- Help you feel ready, not just credentialed
Choose the program that's right for you
Earn all 1,000 CNS hours with our
Clinical Immersion Plus program
Clinical Immersion
Are you a nutrition and/or functional medicine graduate student or a graduate looking to apply your skills in real-life situations? Earn up to 120 CNS hours or 42 CE credits with us.
Monthly CNS Supervision
Pursuing your CNS board certification? Earn supervised hours under the guidance of experienced CNS providers and gain meaningful experience with us.
Which program is right for you?
Meet your supervisors
Patrick Jones - Course author
Megan Barnett, MS, CNS
Megan Barnett is a board‑certified Clinical Nutrition Specialist and functional medicine leader based in Portland, Oregon. As co-owner and lead clinical nutritionist at BioLounge, she empowers patients—both in‑clinic and virtually—to uncover the root causes of chronic symptoms and design personalized, science‑based nutrition and lifestyle protocols to restore long‑term health.
In addition to her work as a clinician and supervisor, Megan serves on the board of the Certified Nutrition Specialists, serves as co-founded and Chief of Product Development at Florasophy and co‑hosts The Whole Health Podcast. Megan holds a BS in dietetics from Kansas State University and a MS in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from University of Western States.
In addition to her work as a clinician and supervisor, Megan serves on the board of the Certified Nutrition Specialists, serves as co-founded and Chief of Product Development at Florasophy and co‑hosts The Whole Health Podcast. Megan holds a BS in dietetics from Kansas State University and a MS in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from University of Western States.
Patrick Jones - Course author
Vanessa Lara, Ph.D., CNS, LDN/LN
Dr. Vanessa Lara is a passionate functional medicine nutritionist dedicated to helping individuals achieve optimal health though personalized integrative care. Dr. Lara holds a Ph.D. in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology from the University of Miami, where she completed her research on the effects of food quality vs. food quantity on cardiometabolic markers and microbiota of overweight individuals. In addition, she is a board-certified as a Certified Nutrition Specialist and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist.
Are you ready to get better results
for your clients?
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