Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Sciences, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University; Assistant Course Director, Clinical Arts and Sciences Course, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University.
Intern, Primary Care Residency Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
MedEdPORTAL. 2020 Sep 18;16:10972. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10972.
Although lifestyle intervention and behavior modification are effective in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease, few medical schools provide specific training in stress management, nutrition, or physical activity. While the prevalence of chronic disease rises, medical students and physicians lack sufficient knowledge and skills to promote their patients' as well as their own wellness across these domains.
We developed three hour-long workshops delivered to third-year medical students. We employed interactive lectures, small-group discussions, and reflective activities to teach the pillars of lifestyle medicine. These sessions focused on knowledge and skills to advance lifestyle counseling and behavior modification interventions with patients and to promote student wellness. We assessed student satisfaction with each session as well as self-perceived knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward lifestyle medicine and behavior change before and after the curriculum.
Over 2 years, 183 students participated in the workshop series. The sessions received high ratings, with a mean of 4.2 on a 5-point Likert scale. Participating in the curriculum significantly enhanced students' understanding of the connection between lifestyle factors and the health of patients and improved their confidence about counseling for behavioral change.
Lifestyle medicine provides an evidence-based framework for teaching students about the impact of lifestyle modification on chronic disease. While receiving knowledge and skills to advance patient care in the domains of stress management, nutrition, and physical activity, students who completed this curriculum also had the opportunity to reflect on their own health promotion, which could mitigate professional burnout.
尽管生活方式干预和行为改变在慢性病的预防和治疗中很有效，但很少有医学院提供专门的压力管理、营养或身体活动方面的培训。随着慢性病的流行率上升，医学生和医生在这些领域缺乏足够的知识和技能来促进患者和自身的健康。
我们为三年级医学生开发了三个时长为三小时的工作坊。我们采用互动讲座、小组讨论和反思活动来教授生活方式医学的支柱内容。这些课程侧重于知识和技能，以推进与患者的生活方式咨询和行为改变干预，并促进学生的健康。我们在课程前后评估了学生对每个课程的满意度，以及他们对生活方式医学和行为改变的自我感知知识、技能和态度。
在两年的时间里，有 183 名学生参加了该工作坊系列。这些课程的评价很高，平均得分为 5 分制的 4.2 分。参加课程显著提高了学生对生活方式因素与患者健康之间联系的理解，并增强了他们对行为改变咨询的信心。
生活方式医学为学生提供了一个基于证据的框架，让他们了解生活方式改变对慢性病的影响。在接受压力管理、营养和身体活动领域的知识和技能以推进患者护理的同时，完成本课程的学生还有机会反思自己的健康促进，这可以减轻职业倦怠。
