rebecca maury, MD

Founder, Board Secretary

Rebecca Maury MD (she/her) is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine, with over 20 years of clinical experience in both fields. Prior to medical school, she trained in therapeutic bodywork/energy work and clinical herbal medicine. She has maintained a dedicated meditation practice within the Dzogchen tradition for over 15 years. Motivated by profound experiences with both of her grandmothers during their end-of-life journeys, Rebecca has been drawn to working with the dying since childhood, and is deeply honored to support those at the sacred threshold of death. 

In 2021, she co-founded Threshold Collective, an organization that hosts community events focused on death and grief, fostering opportunities for communal connection, dialogue,and ritual with the aim of transforming societal relationships to these universal experiences. She works collaboratively with a group of artists on the Philadelphia Death and Arts Fest, which had its inaugural event in Spring of 2024. She works privately with clients who are facing the end of life and their families, providing emotional and spiritual support as well as support with systems navigation, medical decision making, and end of life planning.

She is also the founder and president of Herbal Care Rx, a service founded in 2018 that provides compassionate, affordable cannabis certifications and cannabis education within the PA medical cannabis program. 

Photo by Julia Lehman

titles, certifications, and training

Education

B.S. Biology and Chemistry, University of New Mexico 1998
M.D. University of New Mexico 2002

Specialty Certifications 

2006-present  American Board of Internal Medicine (Fellow)
2010-present American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 

Additional Training

1991

Natural Therapeutics Specialist, New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1992

Clinical Herbalist, Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1993

Reiki I & II Certifications

2009

Harvard Medical School Palliative Care Education and Practice Curriculum (2 year long training program)

2016

3 Doors Compassion Project for healthcare providers (1 year program)

2018

TJUH Lambert Center Cannabis Education course for Pennsylvania Physicians

2019

3 Doors North American Academy (3 year training program in the Dzogchen tradition of Bon Buddhism, completed October 2019)

2020

MDMA-Assisted Therapist Training (Parts A-D), Naropa/MAPS

2023

Somatic Abolitionism Training with Resmaa Menakem (3 year program through Education for Racial Equity)

2023

Sacred Crossings Death Doula and Home Funeral Guide Certificates

2025

Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research, California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) (1 year program)

2025

Certificate: End of Life and Existential Distress in Psychedelic- Assisted Therapy (Ketamine Training) Psychedelic Research and Training Institute (PRATI)

2026

Certificate: Spirit Pharmacist Psychedelic Screener Mastermind

contact rebecca

rebecca@thresholdhousephilly.org