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  • Titulo Artículo: Including lifestyle medicine in undergraduate medical curricula
  • Resumen: Purpose Currently, there is no model to integrate the discipline of lifestyle medicine (LM) into undergraduate medical education. Furthermore, there are no guidelines, validated assessment tools, or evaluation or implementation plans in place. Background The World Health Organization predicts that by 2020, two-thirds of disease worldwide will be the result of poor lifestyle choices. Fewer than 50% of US primary care physicians routinely provide specific guidance on nutrition, physical activity, or weight control. Methods We are establishing a plan to integrate LM into medical school education in collaboration with the investing stakeholders, including medical school deans and students, medical curriculum developers and researchers, medical societies, governing bodies, and policy institutes. Three planning and strategy meetings are being held to address key areas of focus – with a particular interest in nutrition, physical activity, student self-care, and behavior change – to develop specific implementation guidelines and landmarks. Results After the first two meetings, the proposed areas of focus were determined to be: 1) supporting of deans and key personnel, 2) creation of federal and state policy commitments, 3) use of assessment as a driver of LM, 4) provision of high-quality evidence-based curricular material on an easily navigated site, and 5) engaging student interest. Implementation strategies for each focus area will be addressed in an upcoming planning meeting in early 2015.
  • Autores: Rachele Pojednic, Rani Polak, Jennifer Bush, Jennifer Trilk, Edward Phillips, .
  • Titulo Revista: Medical Education Online, .
  • Numero:
  • Volumen:20
  • Fecha de publicación: 2015.
  • Base de Datos Bibliográfica: Redalyc , .
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  • Idioma: Español
  • Página Inicial: 1 Página Final: 4
  • ISBN: 1087-2981