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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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Independent Report Reviewers
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Tables, Figures, and Boxes
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Current Approaches to Incorporating the Behavioral and Social Sciences into Medical School Curricula
  • 3 The Behavioral and Social Sciences in Medical School Curricula
  • 4 Strategies for Incorporating the Behavioral and Social Sciences into Medical School Curricula
  • References
  • APPENDIXES
  • A Methods
  • B Committee and Staff Biographies
  • Index

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