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A focus Group Study of Medical Students’ Views of an Integrated Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Curriculum: Students Teaching Teachers
BACKGROUND: Student views of new curricula can shape training outcomes. This qualitative study elicited student opinions of CAM instruction to examine and distill best strategies. METHODS: 49 second, third and fourth year students participated in focus groups using a predefined question route. Inter...
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Medical Education Online
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759094/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19823690 http://dx.doi.org/10.3885/meo.2008.Res00252 |
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author | Lie, Désirée Shapiro, Johanna Pardee, Sarah Najm, Wadie |
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description | BACKGROUND: Student views of new curricula can shape training outcomes. This qualitative study elicited student opinions of CAM instruction to examine and distill best strategies. METHODS: 49 second, third and fourth year students participated in focus groups using a predefined question route. Interviews were audio taped and transcribed. RESULTS: Students successfully differentiated CAM curricula from other academic content and were supportive of a longitudinal integrated approach. They had positive disposition toward CAM use for themselves but this did not necessarily translate into patient recommendations. They agreed that goals of the CAM curriculum should center on awareness of patient use and evidence and information relevant to clinical practice. They advocated a case-based, hands-on, experiential strategy vs lectures. Students proposed greater institutional commitment to strengthen curricular effectiveness. The majority did not intend to practice CAM modalities but valued skills to assess them. Patient-centeredness was recognized. As training progressed, students exhibited a growing tendency to evaluate CAM efficacy, and therefore value, exclusively according to evidence. CONCLUSIONS: In-depth student input allowed examination of the effectiveness of a CAM curriculum, permitting improvement and assessment of program effectiveness. |
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spelling | pubmed-27590942009-10-08 A focus Group Study of Medical Students’ Views of an Integrated Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Curriculum: Students Teaching Teachers Lie, Désirée Shapiro, Johanna Pardee, Sarah Najm, Wadie Med Educ Online Research Article BACKGROUND: Student views of new curricula can shape training outcomes. This qualitative study elicited student opinions of CAM instruction to examine and distill best strategies. METHODS: 49 second, third and fourth year students participated in focus groups using a predefined question route. Interviews were audio taped and transcribed. RESULTS: Students successfully differentiated CAM curricula from other academic content and were supportive of a longitudinal integrated approach. They had positive disposition toward CAM use for themselves but this did not necessarily translate into patient recommendations. They agreed that goals of the CAM curriculum should center on awareness of patient use and evidence and information relevant to clinical practice. They advocated a case-based, hands-on, experiential strategy vs lectures. Students proposed greater institutional commitment to strengthen curricular effectiveness. The majority did not intend to practice CAM modalities but valued skills to assess them. Patient-centeredness was recognized. As training progressed, students exhibited a growing tendency to evaluate CAM efficacy, and therefore value, exclusively according to evidence. CONCLUSIONS: In-depth student input allowed examination of the effectiveness of a CAM curriculum, permitting improvement and assessment of program effectiveness. Medical Education Online 2008-03-26 /pmc/articles/PMC2759094/ /pubmed/19823690 http://dx.doi.org/10.3885/meo.2008.Res00252 Text en © 2008 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Material in Medical Education Online is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Lie, Désirée Shapiro, Johanna Pardee, Sarah Najm, Wadie A focus Group Study of Medical Students’ Views of an Integrated Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Curriculum: Students Teaching Teachers |
title | A focus Group Study of Medical Students’ Views of an Integrated Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Curriculum: Students Teaching Teachers |
title_full | A focus Group Study of Medical Students’ Views of an Integrated Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Curriculum: Students Teaching Teachers |
title_fullStr | A focus Group Study of Medical Students’ Views of an Integrated Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Curriculum: Students Teaching Teachers |
title_full_unstemmed | A focus Group Study of Medical Students’ Views of an Integrated Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Curriculum: Students Teaching Teachers |
title_short | A focus Group Study of Medical Students’ Views of an Integrated Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Curriculum: Students Teaching Teachers |
title_sort | focus group study of medical students’ views of an integrated complementary and alternative medicine (cam) curriculum: students teaching teachers |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759094/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19823690 http://dx.doi.org/10.3885/meo.2008.Res00252 |
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