The state of evolutionary medicine in undergraduate education.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Undergraduate courses that include evolutionary medicine (EM) are increasingly available, but quantified data about such courses are lacking. In this article, we describe relevant course offerings by institution and department type, in conjunction with information on the backgrounds and experiences of associated instructors.

Methodology

We searched course catalogs from 196 American universities to find courses that include EM, and sent a survey to 101 EM instructors to ask about their backgrounds and teaching experiences.

Results

Research-focused universities (R1) were much more likely to offer at least one course that covers evolutionary applications to health and disease than universities that granted only bachelor's or master's degrees. A

SUBMITTER: Grunspan DZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6557193 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature