Resources for Developing and Integrating Innovative Curricula in Complementary and Alternative/Integrative Medicine

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OPEN ACCESSNovember 30, 2009Resources for Developing and Integrating Innovative Curricula in Complementary and Alternative/Integrative Medicine Mary Guerrera, MD, Rita Benn, PhD, Emily Ratner, MD, DABMA, Esther Konigsberg, MD, Michelle Bailey, MD Mary Guerrera, MD University of Connecticut School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Rita Benn, PhD University of Michigan Medical School Google Scholar More articles by this author , Emily Ratner, MD, DABMA Stanford University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author , Esther Konigsberg, MD McMaster University Google Scholar More articles by this author , Michelle Bailey, MD Duke University School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.1738 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractThis resource is intended to disseminate key information on integrative, complementary, and alternative medicine to medical educators, health professionals, students, faculty, researchers, and others interested in this evolving and important area of health care and medical education. Through introduction to the history and work of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine, the learner will become aware of this academic community of health professionals dedicated to the mission to “help transform medicine and healthcare through rigorous scientific studies, new models of clinical care, and innovative educational programs that integrate biomedicine, the complexity of human beings, the intrinsic nature of healing and the rich diversity of therapeutic systems.” This web-based resource may serve to support curricular development and innovation for others working to advance the field of integrative, complementary, and alternative medicine. The resource has been presented at three of the AAMC Groups on Educational Affairs (GEA) regional meetings in April 2008, with excellent feedback from participants. As the resource was developed, we realized that key information and background content about the evolving field of complementary and integrative medicine, as well as the work and resources of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine, are not readily summarized or available to many in the academic and educational health professions arena who may benefit from awareness and access to such information. We also learned from feedback from our three regional GEA presentations that the resource was regarded as very useful to those attending. Thus, to reach a wider audience, a submission to a journal such as MedEdPORTAL seemed a practical way to achieve this goal and help advance and share our work in the field. Educational Objectives By the end of this resource, learners will be able to: Review the history and emergence of the field of complementary and integrative medicine.Summarize important national reports citing the relevance of complementary and integrative medicine within our evolving health care system.Introduce the history and work of the Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine and its available educational resources.Note the work of the R25 educational research grants initiated by the National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.Provide excellent resources for educational development in complementary and integrative medicine. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Consortium Slide Set.ppt To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2009 Guerrera et al. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike license.KeywordsEducationCurricular ResourcesCurriculumIntegrative MedicineR25 GrantsConventional Medicine Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Prior Presentations Presented at: AAMC Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Annual Conference; April 2008; Nashville, TN. Presented at: AAMC Northeastern Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA) Annual Conference; April 2008; Burlington, VT. Presented at: AAMC Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA) Annual Conference; April 27–30, 2008; Asilomar, CA. Loading ...