Chow Grace, Liou Kevin T, Heffron Robert C
first-year resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY.
first-year resident, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
R I Med J (2013). 2016 Mar 1;99(3):16-9.
In the past few decades, the public's use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has steadily increased. The term "integrative medicine" is often used to refer to the combination of CAM with conventional medicine. Many medical schools have incorporated didactic content on CAM and/or integrative medicine into their curricula. A frequently cited rationale for these course offerings is that medical students ought to be taught the basics of CAM in order to counsel patients on safe, effective therapeutic options. Schools have also offered these courses to meet the needs of students who are interested in incorporating CAM into future practices. In this article, the authors suggest that the core principles of integrative medicine--holistic worldview, centrality of the doctor-patient relationship, emphasis on wellness, and inclusiveness--are aligned with the goals of contemporary medical education and serve a critical function in the development of effective, humanistic physicians.
在过去几十年里，公众对补充和替代医学（CAM）的使用稳步增加。“整合医学”一词常被用来指代补充和替代医学与传统医学的结合。许多医学院校已将补充和替代医学及/或整合医学的教学内容纳入其课程。这些课程设置的一个经常被提及的理由是，应该向医学生传授补充和替代医学的基础知识，以便为患者提供关于安全、有效治疗选择的咨询。学校也开设这些课程以满足那些有兴趣在未来实践中纳入补充和替代医学的学生的需求。在本文中，作者认为整合医学的核心原则——整体世界观、医患关系的核心地位、对健康的强调以及包容性——与当代医学教育的目标相一致，并在培养高效、有人文精神的医生方面发挥着关键作用。
