CAM Curriculum Activities to Enhance Professionalism Training in Medical Schools

Elder, Willam; Hustedde, Carol; Rakel, Dave; Joyce, Jennifer M.

doi:10.1177/1533210107313917

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“…Many of the graduates’ comments reflect how their self- and/or situational awareness improved their ability to care for patients. Indeed, previous work has linked physician well-being with professionalism(18) and suggested that CAM education may enhance professionalism and humanism by encouraging an openness to explore patient preferences and cultural views as well as use of self-care habits that may enhance self-awareness and reduce the effects of work-related stress and burnout(19–21). …”

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A Medical Student Elective Promoting Humanism, Communication Skills, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Physician Self-Care: An Evaluation of the HEART Program

Dossett

Kohatsu

Nunley

et al. 2013

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Objective In 2002 AMSA created a fourth year medical student elective known as HEART that provided the opportunity for students to explore humanism in medicine, self-care, complementary and alternative medicine modalities, communication, activism, and community building in a four week immersion experience. The educational effects of this elective, and whether it has met its stated goals, are unknown. Method The authors conducted a web-based, cross-sectional survey of the first eight cohorts of HEART graduates in 2010. Survey questions assessed respondents’ demographics and perspectives on the educational impact of the elective. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample and qualitative analyses were guided by grounded theory. Results Of 168 eligible alumni, 122 (73%), completed the survey. The majority were female (70%), age ≤35 (77%), and trained in primary care specialties (66%). Half were attendings in practice. The majority of respondents felt the elective taught professionalism (89%) and communication skills (92%) well or very well. The majority highly agreed that the elective helped them better cope with stress during residency training (80%), taught them self-care skills (75%), and improved their ability to empathize and connect with patients (71%). Qualitative analysis of the personal and professional impact of the elective identified twelve common themes with self-discovery, self-care, and collegial development/community most frequently cited. Conclusions The majority of HEART graduates endorse learning important skills and benefiting from the experience both personally and professionally. Aspects of the HEART curriculum may help training programs teach professionalism and improve trainee well-being.

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A Medical Student Elective Promoting Humanism, Communication Skills, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Physician Self-Care: An Evaluation of the HEART Program

Dossett

Kohatsu

Nunley

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“…Educating conventional health care providers about T&CM may directly or indirectly improve trainee professionalism by expanding trainees’ knowledge, appreciation of diverse health care benefits and medical practices, improving T&CM physician-to-patient communication, enhancing self-care, and increasing sense of competence and job satisfaction. 7 …”

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The Current Studies of Education for a Traditional and Complementary Medicine in Malaysia

Kim

2017

J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med

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The aim of this study is to understand the current tradition and complementary medicine (T&CM) education in Malaysia. We referred to literature regarding to traditional medicine education in Malaysia, and collected the information via website or interview with faculty of T&CM in universities/colleges and Division of T&CM, Ministry of Health, Malaysia. T&CM education in Malaysia has been following China’s T&CM systems for 50 years. Currently, Division of T&CM, Ministry of Health; and Ministry of Higher Education has approved 11 institutions to offer T&CM education. Students may major in Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, or other T&CM subjects. Generally, clinical training programs in China, Taiwan, or Australia include substantial proportion of clinical training. We report on the general information of T&CM education in Malaysia. This result would be the first-stage information for the establishment of a strategy regarding the enhancement of T&CM education in Malaysia.

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“…In particular, there are no national standards for certifying CAM practitioners or what qualifies as a specific therapy [1]. Similarly, the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine is seeking to create “a seamless integration of effective complementary and conventional approaches to promote healing and health in every individual and community [15]. ” This consortium is made up of 51 academic health centers and institutions with a common goal to share ideas, increase academia’ s curricula, research, and clinical care related to integrative medicine, and inform others on research that supports the use of integrative medicine [15].…”

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Prevalence, predictors, and perceived effectiveness of complementary, alternative and integrative medicine in adult-onset primary dystonia

Fleming¹,

Schwab²,

Nouer³

et al. 2012

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

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Background Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use is on the rise in both the US and Europe, despite questions about its safety, effectiveness and lack of national standards. We aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of CAM and integrative medicine use (CAM-I) and perceived effectiveness compared to the standard treatment of botulinum toxin injections in patients with adult-onset primary dystonia. Methods This was a retrospective questionnaire study of 389 dystonia patients examining the effects age, gender, education level and number of anatomical regions affected on botulinum toxin and CAM-I use and their perceived effectiveness. Results 53% (208) of patients reported CAM-I use, while 90% (349) used the standard treatment (botulinum toxin), and 48% used both. Education was the only significant predictor of CAM-I use – individuals with bachelor’ s degrees were more likely to try CAM-I whereas those with high school diplomas were less likely. The mean effectiveness rate for botulinum toxin injections (59%) significantly exceeded that for and CAM-I (28%, p<0.0001). Conclusions Our work highlights the need for scientifically sound studies to determine the safety, effectiveness and expense of CAM-I treatments for dystonia and other neurological disorders given that CAM-I use is steadily increasing, there is great variability in what is classified as CAM-I, and the effectiveness of some modalities may be significantly less than conventional medical treatments.

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CAM Curriculum Activities to Enhance Professionalism Training in Medical Schools

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

A Medical Student Elective Promoting Humanism, Communication Skills, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Physician Self-Care: An Evaluation of the HEART Program

A Medical Student Elective Promoting Humanism, Communication Skills, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Physician Self-Care: An Evaluation of the HEART Program

The Current Studies of Education for a Traditional and Complementary Medicine in Malaysia

Prevalence, predictors, and perceived effectiveness of complementary, alternative and integrative medicine in adult-onset primary dystonia

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