Introducing integrative East-West medicine to medical students and residents.
Over the last several years, many medical schools and residencies have introduced complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) into their curricula, prompting a discussion as to how CAM should be taught. In this paper, we share our experiences teaching medical trainees integrative East-West medicine, an approach to health and disease that brings together modern Western and Chinese medicine. A 2-week clinical rotation that is intimately tied to our busy clinical program is described in detail as we explore some of the challenges and opportunities involved in teaching a CAM-related field to medical trainees. We also demonstrate how such a clinical experience offers an opportunity to impart on our students a broad view of medicine and to discuss novel approaches to clinical problem-solving.
Hui
Ka-Kit
KK
UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, Santa Monica, and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Khui@mednet.ucla.edu
Zylowska
Lidia
L
Hui
Edward K
EK
Yu
Jun Liang
JL
Li
Jie Jia
JJ
D002140:California; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000458:organization & administration; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*