Development and implementation of an herbal and natural product elective in undergraduate medical education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students have consistently expressed interest in learning about alternative healing modalities, especially herbal and natural products. To fill this void in medical education at our institution, a novel elective was developed and implemented for fourth year medical students. This herbal/natural product course uses guest lecturers, classroom presentations, and active learning mechanisms that include experiential rotations, case-based learning, and team-based learning to increase student knowledge of herbal/natural product safety and efficacy.

Methods

Knowledge outcomes were evaluated via administration of a pre- and post-course test (paired student t-test). End-of-course evaluations (Likert-type questions and narrative responses) were used to assess student

SUBMITTER: Karpa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3358235 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature