Teaching Psychosomatic (Biopsychosocial) Medicine in United States Medical Schools: Survey Findings
Psychosomatic MedicinePublished 1 May 2001
Shari R. Waldstein, Serina A. Neumann, Douglas A. Drossman, Dennis H. Novack
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Variable coverage of specific psychosomatic medicine topics in the medical school curriculum and differential use of nomenclature to refer to this field are revealed.
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Results of this survey reveal variable coverage of specific psychosomatic medicine topics in the medical school curriculum and differential use of nomenclature to refer to this field. There is a need for further curricular development in psychosomatic medicine in US medical schools.
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