Improving medical education : enhancing the behavioral and social science content of medical school curricula /

Roughly half of all deaths in the United States are linked to behavioral and social factors. The leading causes of preventable death and disease in the United States are smoking, sedentary lifestyle, poor dietary habits, and alcohol consumption. To make measurable improvements in the health of Ameri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Behavioral and Social Sciences in Medical School Curricula
Otros Autores: Cuff, Patricia A., Vanselow, Neal A. (Neal Arthur)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Medical education.
Medical colleges > Curricula.
Social sciences.
Medicine and psychology.
Education > Curricula.
Medical colleges.
Education, Medical
Curriculum
Schools, Medical
Social Sciences
Enseignement médical.
Écoles de médecine > Programmes d'études.
Sciences sociales.
Programmes d'études.
Écoles de médecine.
social sciences.
curricula.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Medical colleges
Education > Curricula
Medical colleges > Curricula
Medical education
Medicine and psychology
Social sciences
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Roughly half of all deaths in the United States are linked to behavioral and social factors. The leading causes of preventable death and disease in the United States are smoking, sedentary lifestyle, poor dietary habits, and alcohol consumption. To make measurable improvements in the health of Americans, physicians must be equipped with the knowledge and skills from the behavioral and social sciences needed to recognize, understand, and effectively respond to patients as individuals, not just to their symptoms.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (147 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780309530019
0309530016

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