Teaching Behavioral Sciences to Medical Students

Less is more: The case for “basic” psychiatry and the Colorado medical student log

“…Students must "be taught to focus on the patient as a person," is a commonly stated goal (11) but others question whether psychiatrists should be-or are-the "repository of humane values" (12). At Colorado, we have concluded that attitudes about patients --and psychiatry-are more usefully improved when students are taught things obviously useful for medical practice (13).…”