Complementary and Alternative Medicine introduced to American Medical Schools

Posted By Marlene on 2008-10-18 23:08

In recognizing the importance of prevention, medical student well-being, and humanistic medicine, AMSA (the American Medical Student Association) recently set out to bring CAM (COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE) education to medical schools. Efforts culminated in the AMSA Foundation securing a $1.2 million grant from the NIH-National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The EDCAM project, as it's now known, will pilot a comprehensive CAM curriculum at six MD/DO programs over the next four years. The curriculum was designed by experts in the field and includes modules on self-care and stress reduction; CAM therapeutics; holistic interviewing techniques; and CAM research, mentorships, and international electives. Congratulations to the six schools who have been selected:

CYCLE I
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine
University of California at Irvine School of Medicine

CYCLE II
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

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