medical education

Doctors Lack Sufficient Knowledge of Body

March 21, 2008 By Jacqueline Laurette Jones 1 Comment

Until yesterday, a friend of mine constantly chastised me for being disillusioned with the U.S. health care system. “We’re the best in the world,” he said. “You turn people off by being so negative. Doctors are only human.” One of my concerns now has come to roost on his own doorstep.

Filed Under: health care reform Tagged With: AMSA, chronic disease, chronic disease/chronic illness, health care system, health policy/public policy, medical education, medical schools, pharmaceutical companies. health care reform

AMSA Develops CAM Curriculum for U.S. Medical Schools

August 29, 2007 By Jacqueline Laurette Jones 4 Comments

By Jacqueline L. Jones The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Foundation has just ended a pilot study designed to develop a curriculum for including complementary/ alternative medicine (CAM) training in MD and DO programs nationwide.

Filed Under: health care reform Tagged With: AMSA, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), curative model, functional medicine, health care reform, health policy/public policy, integrative medicine, medical education, National Institutes of Health (NIH), osteopathic schools

Change in Health Care Will Require Change in Other U.S. Policies

August 20, 2007 By Jacqueline Laurette Jones 2 Comments

One of my readers respectfully disagrees with my last post. Martygrn believes universal health care cannot work in this country.

Filed Under: health policy, public policy Tagged With: appropriate care, health policy, medical care, medical education, public policy, universal health care

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